Show STRIKE LEADERS REFUSE DEMAND TO END TROUBLE Extension of r Walkout Is Favored Favored Favored Fa Fa- Fa- Fa by Committee Despite Protests Winnipeg WinnIpeg- Man Ian June 7 Despite 7 Despite terrific pressure from union men representing representing rep rep- resenting tho the faction demanding demanding- set- set Winnipeg general strike the the tho c central strike commIttee committee this this of ai f declined to call off oft the sympathetic sympathetic theBe walkout It was Intimated that such action probably would have led to adjustment 0 of the general labor controversy W. W T. T D. D Barker chairman of ot the tho conciliation conciliation con con- committee of or the railroad brotherhoods announced tOda today that In Indications indications In in- were that there could bo be no settlement before next week eek The brotherhood f executives obtained settlement set set- settlement proposals from both the thc metal trades council and the thc industrial employers em ern but the employers with tho the federal provincial pro and municipal governments governments gov gov- solidly behind them insisted that peace not n come until the sympathetic sympathetic sym sym- pathetic strike termed the lead weapon of ot the tho One Big BIS' Union promoters ers had been repudiated I i cn lon Instead of going back we are arc C ex extending extending ex- ex tending the strike Let no one ono talk of starting work ork next week Xo So local will go back but back but will try hard to pull pullout pullout out one or two t thousand workers who today are unorganized said the thc Western West West- Western ern Labor News Ness's the thc official organ of or orthe the strikers toda today Statements were made at the ell city hall and at the board of ot trade where the citizens citizens' committee of 1000 has Its headquarters that tho the action of the thc labor leaders indicated their determination nation to stake their fortunes on the fate tate of ot their sympathetic strike act There were n no parades although union i men again protested Mayor Charles F. F Grays Gray's proclamation prohibiting such Continued on Page Pago 2 I I I I I I STRIKE LEADERS AT WINNIPEG OBDURATE Continued from page pago 1 demonstrations Tho The on only 1 gathering of at Importance was Ins a strikers' strikers mass meeting meet meet- In ing at which the mayor was as tho heading leading leading lead head ing speaker Two days ago strike e attempted to assault him but hut the mayor went tc to the tho meeting today alone The mayor maor denounced the sympathetic ic strike of ot dt city rity and and the efforts ef- ef efforts ef cr- forts fort of or the union leaders to control the Winnipeg food tood supply Ho He Insisted that hat he lie was a a. friend of or labor as labor as warm a friend of honest union labor as ho 10 awa aws a a. bitter enemy o of anarchy and Bolshevism I have ha been press pressed d time and again as-aln to o Issue a proclamation calling upon tho ho military to act but I refused said tho the mayor maor I hI told 1 those these people that such action was not necessary Tho The statement was al applauded The Labor News says sas I am am a craz crazy man When hen this thing is over and antl you Oll know all the facts you Oll will thank ank God you had hall an Idiot In the executives executive's chair Asked what would be clone done If labor men decided to parade in opposition to tho proclamation the thc mn mayor or said We c cwill will stop the para parade e. e I R R. R E E. Bra Bray leader lender of or the minority I returned soldier faction which has been supporting the strike announced that a union considering tho the parade problem d decides decided clde there thero would not be he beany beany hean I an any more more- parades more parades and that if Ir a parade was attempted tho the marchers will have havo to pass over the tho dead bodies of or your committee T Vancouver Strike Is Extended Vancouver B. B C. C June 7 j-Garba j Garbage Garbage e emen men street cleaners and other outside civic es numbering about bout ro men Joined in the general strike here tOda today As some o of the waterworks are on strike the cIt city has d arranged to obtain an emergency crew in case the water mains break breal Strike of or meat cutters and slaughter slaughterhouse slaughterhouse slaughterhouse house has diminished the supply of oC m moat meat Lt In tn local butcher shops So far tar there has been no actual short short- age ae The Federated Trades union here her embracing embracing em em- bracing all railway shop workers with the e exception of ot blacksmiths has voted to withdraw f from om the Vancouver ver er trades and nd labor labo council It is stated that their action was decided upon owing to the persistent efforts of or the tile trades and labor council to have Join the 6 sympathetic strike Canadian Unions' Unions Charters Revoked Washington June 7 7 Martin n Ryan an president of or the lie Brotherhood of Rail r road Carmen has revoked tho the charter I of ot two local unions' unions of or that order at Winnipeg and a third at Edmonton Canada It was announced at nt American Ameri Ameri- can Federation of or Labor headquarters on the tho ground that action of or their members members members mem mem- bers in appropriating money m n y for or organizing organizing or- or tho One Ono Big Dig Union which has lias led to strikes now progressing in in western Canada Is a disregard ard of union law lan Other heads heads' of or International International international unions aro said to b be preparing preparing In ing similar orders affecting their traits The Tho revocation rc President TI Ryan an said was vas only incidentally based on tho the strike now in n pro progress ress The locals affected affected af ar- are arc alle alleged ed to have hao spent tho the orders order's money mone to assist In creating the thc theOne theOne One On Big Dig Union Including all nIl other crafts which thereafter called the tho general strike Or Organizers ho he said had been beon sent into Canada to be begin ln re reorganizing reorganizing re re- organizing org now locals of or the brotherhood brotherhood brother brother- hood In place of oC those abolished It was also said at federation headquarters headquarters headquarters head head- quarters that William II Johnson prel president ont of or tho International Machinists Machinists' Machinists Machinists' Machin Machin- union had taken similar action affecting a local of that order In Vancouver Vancouver Van Yan- couver and for Cor tho the same reasons |