Show S ON STRIKE I n A H D lN II S. S EA J J LE LEI LEIt It I t. t Camp Le Lewis js Troops Called Out tj to to 4 Prevent Outbreaks Activities of City Halt Gars Cars Stop Industries s QuitS Quit S SEATTLE Ya Wash h. h Feb cb G. G United United States Stales troops from Camp vis Le arc are quartered tonight in S Seattle attle and ami Tacoma n to It stand and ready for y for any emergency ns as army officers said to today today today to- to day r suIting resulting from hc general strike this morning of oC union men men cn j in i sympathy with shipyard workers work work- ers pIS who walked out out- out January January 21 l to en enforce J force JOice demands for increase o of P. P pay Major John I L. L IIa hayden commands U the tho e contingent oC of JOO SOO soldiers lera n nASe Se attic attle arid and Brig Erig Gen Frank 1 fc Watson has under tinder him him in T Ta S pix pix miles from he here e two ti 1 t. t 2 a machine gun Iun compan Ki Ot the soldiers in includes ludes hand et nj MaJ John McD Thompson of th the th Cj ewi j in intelligence department n nr nr Department Authorise II Authority for the tho use tse of or was wai granted r b by Secretary of- of 1 War Baker Daker upon at advices from Cot Gov O Ernest Lister r of oC the s situation in Ta Tacoma oma and Se Se- Se attic attle l' l Thirty fly thousand union m mn n In hi tho ti-ic vicinity of ot Seattle quit emit w work rk 1 u. u da day labor leaders til it jn JJ li Ta rc response was not so ao an and id the principal unions unions' Involved r a ILM CU ther yg r the time carmen carmon timber Umber workers and ret retail clerks nand Street cars ars stopped r nn th a attic attle schools clo closed d T vu S t I f th theatres theatre closed their doors door 1 jv suspended 1 an and other othier I 5 5 t operating operating- soUn fc kt ri nV fj 1 were rere e t by it mA i toT J. J feed ej nl ll TS and anid others othera 10 lf upon tipon re rental rant ta for tor me tt of ot the kitchens were Y re J up a anti served In military r Y f parben par Bar ber ben shops closed ank I st l running T Jpe lv XO No n Jle l r 1 4 Only Only- emergency 1 telegraph t bu BUS O from vas Seattle h handled IJ by the graph r companies The tel telephone phone s 's sy tern continued In service NTo No o disorder disorder- has resulted from the U strike Mayor Ole OJe Hanson or ot Seattle said The city government Is prepared for an any emergency he added and 1000 extra police pollee will bo bo deputized J If it noce S ear a aNo Xo No o disorder had bad been reported from Tacoma Presence of a provost pro guard of soldiers on the streets of ot Spokane It was stated b by MaJ laJ A. A M. M Jones commanding com corn mandin manding officer at F Fort rt ceo Georg Wright near there was due to th th strike troubles at Seattle and Tacoma and anti was was' ordered b by himself in response re response re- re to requests b by the Spokane civil chU authorities Mayor Pron ei Iro Protection Mayor Old Hanson announced tonight that Seattle would oud continue continuo to o be bo sup- sup with light and gas as tho thu ho strike The TO m 1 r. the newspaper nO Ii to re and the time closed stores to open Ho He promised ample amplo po police police police po- po lice und mid troop protection If St ne' ne nc C Pont PC let Jet a few ten r radical union lc load load- d- d ry La move c all our Industries from n I tur 11 channels ho lie asked aked I i l Arbitration Sought Efforts are nrc being being- mati made In Wa D. D D.c. c. to lo Ju have Juc c Charles dl- dl l- l tor general of oC tho the Emergency Fleet FleetS Fleet'S S 'S arbitrate with the r r. Se shipyard workers and 6 their t- t L 2 heir strike and the general genera strike J J h ding to a n telegram received hero herol l' l Frank Morrison secretary of or th the f jp lean Federation of or Labor 1 by m Sh Short rt Seattle president of ot the State Federation of ot Labor t said Bald h ho appealed to Morrison S 'S that every erT effort be bc eX t ti Iii I i ector cetor General PI Pie tb to avert a av v ft- ft d strike Troop to told Al ld loll kL I IIan in said faId the troops ii af ild be uC assigned to co operate 5 1 i 1 police in keeping n g order ordet and d r rth ing public utilities n- n r p 6 o is not under martial la law Jaw t I It it- be placed martial v Vor or said The tr troops K f rf k t t g at nt tho the request 0 of Gov GO iri ir- ir i to tu with ier ei I simply co operate j n I- a th and protect protectS L. L T S If jf need for tor protection arises arise x cars wore vore not operated today I. I r. r when the conductors S mfr ran th their lr cars to tho the 5 of the sec sec- 5 used many and I P Af r V hl les o e rh their r F r j leR appeared l 5 I k c tA aj 1 Jl ld decrepit auto- auto br brought from fron rain r retirement t. t inn n im Municipal Cas Ca's treet cars cars will nil be open open- ty 3 lines 5 as ns S Chief I Warren cnn can provide ont ow S vo 0 of ot police pollee S S eer every car It was ans an- an d on pa tae page e 41 s S k I 5 I SOLDIERS ON STRIKE GUARD AT SEATTLE Continued From Page One I flounced b by Superintendent of oC tho municipal line Seattle was lighted b by electricity early tonight the firemen fireman and engineers engineers engi- engi at the municipal light plant haIn having having hav hav- In ing refused to oue obey their unions' unions order that they strike Only one Seattle newspaper appeared on tho the streets to today a and reports said It t was printed In Tacoma The newspapers news news- newspapers papers were tied up b by tho the strike of oC I the truck drivers and newsboys Machine Run Gus heady I Seattle police pollee said the they were wore ready I II I for lor any emergency A big Ig truck carrying car car- carrying a a. machine gun un and with sandbags built up around It Its edges stands at tit tho I police station Three former Cormer army lieutenants have o been assigned to tho the truck Motorcycle police were Instructed to watch sharply for offenders who might possibly spread tacks on the streets to puncture automobile tire tires For several sO days stories of vC enormous sales of or tacks for Cot this purpose have o been circulated here A statement Is Issued b by the strike committee of oC tho the central labor council which is directing tho the strike said the walkout was nas a n. success tI All 11 lines of industry in industry In- In I in which union workmen are arc employed were crippled the statement said Ocean Truffle Prattle Tied Up Steamship operators and others were worried over o the thc handling of oC fresh fish shipments duo clue from Crom Alaska and fruits and vegetables coming comins from Califor- Califor because c. c of rf the th strike of or the tho lon long long- who who defying their international officers have o virtually tied up UI coastwise e and shore off traffic Vessels coming hero hOlo to discharge It was as said ald would bo diverted to other ports nearby Two Japanese steamers steam steam- ers the llo an Maru olar and were or ordered ered to tv San Francisco to tn load car cargo o tor the orient I Oakland Ship 1 Workers Go Out Oakland Cal Cat Feb 3 Three 6 Three thousand thousand thou thou- sand shipyard workers termed as helpers helper to other crafts went eu on strike e In Oakland toda today for tho the right to call themselves full mechanics and ancl to secure a a. wage age increase The strike I 1 it Jt continues employers sal said will tie up lip the l last East Bay Day section shipyards completely complete In the next two days i i i Portland Unions Neutral l in iii Affair 1 1 v 6 B 11 Dr ei 1 Str Series Portland Ore Oro F Feb IJ 6 Or 6 Organized labor la labOI la- la bor bOI In lI tune the c Portland district In Its relation relation rela rela- I tion to turbulent conditions existing at other coast COaRt centers Is neutral Following a me meeting lIng lIng- tonight ht of or rep rep- I of oC affiliated crafts held for the purll purpose e of or discussing the tho ad adv ad- ad v of or a 8 sympathetic strike it was stated b by officials that no change chongo had taken place in the tho attitude of ot Portland labor toward tho Seattle strike if Iti a strike is recommended they Huey said It t would rest on tho the result of oC a a. referendum vote Shipyard ard workers In ht Portland consider conaro consider con- con sider that they aro are getting pretty prett fair Calr treatment and the members of oC the e Metal Trades council and the thc Central Labor rn Council n ll generally c are not in fa- fa avor avor a- a vor ort or of a strike k as n necessary ary to improve O their the condition m n at this time lime In vIew or of fact that another meeting of oC C wage n adjusters usters JUsters i Is adjusters scheduled explained ex- ex for April I 1 1 exPlained ex- ex Arthur Arthul Jones federal wage waSe examiner ex- ex Can Camp Lewis Levis Soldiers Leave C Tacoma Wash Yash h Feb maud mancl C. Under 6 Under con com com- t soldiers rs or of J John m L U Hajdin left Carn Lc Lewia 1 shortly Portly after o'clock fn b ix for COr Seattle it was announced by the 0 army Intelligence ce department rho soldiers I flirty Were accompanied by trucks c Pp provisions ro and ammunition It was also announced Camp CamJ officials Would be bc staled that a lie hp Ir men ready for placed i In n Seattle to stated stand an any emergency sodas tOda Demobilization under tion at Lewis Levis halted Joseph orders order's from raJ Maj D Bus Dus And Camp lines lilies Lewis Operating bet between cen Tacoma ant j. j were o com com- soldiers o ot of the were re Placed In operation to Sea wishing to to Seattle HIe re denied go o j MCD Thompson I of oC flue rhe pounced tin Is afternoon department nu- nu nuIs Grenades had been that h Hand nd IssUed to th the s. s s S. I F. F Machinists Machinists' l Refuse to lo Work ork ork San an Francisco Ich More Ioro 1000 l OO ma than flue rh shops wen is employed cl etl In eighty eighty- went vent on n a t. t strike o here a as toa to to- a o or f f a co s with basic wage 19 seal ole ol luJ the tho 31 c Saturday halt half e pa and rhe Walk walkout Ut does not a affect ct Sill yards hip and helpers men ns to T other rated Oakland and Alameda craft S 8 truck ln In tho he Shipyards for to tiro tho a as Journeymen me- me I hanUs 1 and ancl to secure an Increase oj of from 6 4 64 to G GIO 10 a da cla day The Oakland Oakland Oakland Oak Oak- land boilermakers have ha declared d a a. holiday tomorrow to vote ote on a strike for Cor a a. flat wage of ot 1 an nn hourI hour Pacific district I executives of or the tho council of boilermakers embracing t twelve twel unions alon along the Pacific coast announced today that eight of ot the tho unions had II voted a strike on February 10 for n 1 1 an hour hom wage Silk Sill Mill hill Walkout 1 I May lay Be Settled I Paterson N. N J. J Feb 6 The 6 The strike I of oC New Jerse Jersey silk mill operatives e who I are arc demanding a hour 47 j week weel spread To 10 West est today while 1 two wo woI I conciliator of oC tho the United States State de department tle- tle I of oC labor were conducting a conference lucre hero between mill owners and es representatives es which It was hoped would end the strike About noo of oC tho the Schwarzenbach Schwarzen- Schwarzen bach tuber Huber Schoon NIgel I el Mistletoe c mills j at West Hoboken walked out bringing the total of or strikers to more than The conciliators J. J R. R Hughes and J. J William Burns were In conference with representatives of the mill owners an and l for se several seral ral hours hour No o statement was given out but It was said unofficially that some Iome progress had hal haleen been een made mado and It was predicted that a settlement might be reached to tomorrow to- to 0 morrow N New Y T e York r Shops 1 To Be Picketed New York Feb Fob Fifteen G. 6 Fifteen thousand women's garment workers now out on strike will begin picketing nonunion shops Monday morning In in an nn attempt to recruit additional members In I their fight is-ht to enforce a hour 44 week weel anI and other demands Benjamin Inger president of or the International Ladles' Ladles Garment Workers union announced an announced an- an tonight He declared that a I largo large fund had been ral raised ed b by tho the workers and antl that the payment of oC strike r e ee t f t I II I j i t i I I benefits apportioned a to Indi nl Individual vidual nee needs s would begin Monday Ion a No Havana Papers Are Published Havana HaIna Fob Feb C The G-The The strikes of oC tho the of oC the tho mechanical departments departments departments depart depart- ments of oC tho the newspapers continues and no newspapers were wore published to today a A committee committee representing the thc thirty thirty- seven unions which concluded conclude the las last t general strike will call caB on President Menocal today to request him to find finda 1 a solution for tor tho strike The They will Inform the president that the they disclaim disclaim dis Ills 1 claim responsibility for future de tlc tlc- English R. R R. R Men l Put End to Strike e London Feb Tho S-Tho 7 Tho union of or locomotive loco Joco- locomotive I motive engineers and firemen Issued notices at midnight ht ending tho the strike e. e Secretary Bromley said aid nil all the men would he be at work earl early Friday lie Ile added 1 that I If consideration had previously been given II to tho the physical ph disabilities of or the men working working- In continuous continuous con con- service sor tho the strike e never would have havo occurred Arrangements which had been ma made e etor for tor a n. national strike at noon Frida Friday y have havo been canceled yr Londoners have h not J known n another week so demoralizing to business since tho the air raid week In n September 1917 when there was a bombardment of th the city almost almoster er night The trouble e has been een due clue to strikes cs by railway workers This morning many thousands o of oC commuters depending on the Southwestern Southwestern Southwestern South South- western and antl Brighton railroads to ge get them to their businesses In town arrived arrived ar ar- rived ed at their stations and nd found n no 0 trains The electrical trades union has ad addressed addressed ad- ad dressed a I letter to the Newspaper Publishers Publishers' Pub Ushers lishers' association informing that or organization 01 that thal unless the n newspapers controlled b by the tho members of or tho the as association association as- as n are more sympathetic toward tho strikers in published articles th the e tra trade e unionists employed in newspaper offices will be 13 called upon to act a as os s censors and to deal with articles which give offense to the thc strikers |