Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-08
STRIKE IN SEATTLE
NEAR SETTLEMENT
Mayor Ole Hanson Holds Con-
ference With Union and
Business Men.
RUN GUARDED STREET CARS
City's Executive Threatens to
Put Town Under Federal,
Control at Once.

SEATTLE. WASH. Feb. 7.-Mavor
ole Hanson expressed the opinion to-
night. following ~ conference between
"a committee Of. business men, which
ne headed and special committee OF
union men, that settlement of the
general strike tomorrow was poss-
BILE
The Federal government Sll be
asked by Mayor ole Hanson To as
sumo complete charge Of Seattle if
the strike Of 5000 union workers
in sympathy with 25o0o shipyard
workers. who laid down their tools
January 2l is not called off by 8
o'clock tomorrow morning Mayor
Hanson notified the strike executive
committee late to-day OF this inten-
ton.
The first street car to run in the
past iwcnty-four hours was operated
through the business district. Muni-
cilril cars Will be put back into opera
tion as rapidly as crews TO operate
them can he secured according 10 an
nounccmcnt tonight. All ears will he
guarded by heavily armed plain
clothes men. About l.Oco extra uiain-
clothes men have been sworn as spc-
cial officers. and these men will ,de
on every car in operation.
SOUP KITCHENS OPENED
ron BENEFIr OF STRIKERS
Soup Kitchens are open, and the
strikers who have been in the habit
OF eating IN restaurants, are getting
their meals in this manner. many OF
them furnishing their own utensils
Mayor Hanson has announced his in
,ention OF running every business en-
appeals to the larger commercial houses
TO open their doors. All manufacture
ing, plants and public utilities are
under heavy. guard. Schools Will he
Monday. am
day. School janitors and engineers
went on strike. causing all schools TO
be closed but these men have re-
turned 20 their work
:, No violence has been attempted.
MAJOR Hanson Tonight is firm in his
protected and that business viii again
be normal within u few days
SITUATION IMPROVES Ar
TACOMA, IL REPORT
Al Tacona. where similar synpa-
thet!c strike Is in progress the situa-
tlon was reported to-day 10 nave given
indications OF improvements. Only q
few trades unions participated in the
general walkout The street car men
to-day, as It was said their strike or
-lsrs were issued through .tnisunder-
standing. The ba:bers also were TO
reopen their shops. Other Tacoma
Crafts on strike were tn. timber
Workers and the retail clerks.
In SAN francisco. in order to force
between l.aro and 1000 nachnists in
contract shops outside of the ship
yards are out on strike. san Fran
cisco boi!ermakcrs in similar shops
are also out for the sam. scale. with
full retroactive pay.
LEA DE:IaS
OPPOSE CALLING STRIKE
An order directing the san Fran
cisco boilermakers to disregard the
efforts Of the Pacific Coast district
council OF boilermakers To call gem
eral strike OF the craft in coast ports
has been received from the intcrna-
tionai organization.
Five thousand boilermakers in Oak
land. Cal. to-day took Il holiday 10
sake strike vote for 81 an hour Half
the members of This union are already
on strike, and ii the vote taken favors
the strike ii will become effective Mon
day.