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Show Government Charges Seditious Sedi-tious Utterances; Ten Are. Taken During Raid, "WINNIPEG, Man., June 17. The federal fed-eral government today made a dramatic niovo to end the general strike hero. Ten labor leaders, most of whom have played an important part in directing 'the sympathetic sym-pathetic walkout, tonight are in y tony Mountain penitentiary. "Warrants are out for four others. Tho arrests were based on warrants charging- "inciting tlie police force to neglect of duty," and responsibility for publication in the strike bulletin last Wednesday of a snecial article containing contain-ing "false and libelous statements.'' The story was headed "Police Uerj'n.'ed by Thugs," and vigorously attacked the special spe-cial roturned-soldier contablrs. ("h h; authorities were assailed for dismissing the regular police force. The ten men in prison are: It. D. "Russell, "Rus-sell, R. K. T-!ray, Moses Cbaritormff, Moses Almazoff, Mike licrenozuk and A. fcichop-pelrei. fcichop-pelrei. The police also raided the labor temple, tem-ple, Ukrainian half and Liberty hall, whern a vast quantity of literature was seized. The utmost secrecy surrounded the plans for the arrests this morning. Every man arrested submitted quietly on being shown the offictal warrant. Of tho four men for whom warranls were issued. Sam Blumenbrrg is reported to have crossed the border into tho United States; r . A. Prit chard, a prominent Vancouver labor leader, is said to be on his way to the Pacific coast; R, John?, local labor leader, is in Montreal, and li. Devyatkin, Russian, cannot be located. . J Inferring to the federal government's action. Mayor Cha rles F. Gruy said ; "I have consistently deplored nny attempt at-tempt at strong-arm methods, especially when we appear to have puH.-i-d the danger dan-ger crisis. These men have already earned tho condemnation of labor men, and their overthrow was simply a matter of days." Ijabor men refused to comment on the new development?. Street cars will be running in Winnipeg" tomorrow, it was announced by E. AmU-r-i'On. . counsel for the Whin i peg Fleet ric railway. The com pa ny is t rymg to get Its regular men back, hut. In the event of their refusal, volunteers will be used, it was said. The situation in tho various railway yards ir; rapidly improving, according to company off icial-r. |