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{ ) { 'FORTY YEARS AGO "Winnipeg In Grip "Of General Strike a well attended meeting a call-outjmark tne dividing line between Retin A iter of all union workers as advo [the two factions. Although many Winnipeg Free Press | cated, James Winning, TLC pres-|teturned soldiers took part In the ev (ident, urged a moderate course. parades, other veterans planned WINNIPEG (CP)--Forly yeardip "5 "Russell declared i wasiparades in favor of the: strikers, igo Winnipeg was in Wrmoll | lise io strike. It was decided l0|Mayor Gray halted parades of For more than 40 days the ¢ take a vote of all unions repre-|any kind was in the grip of a gener jsnted. The result, 18 THE OSHAWA TIMES, Seturdey, Mey 36, 1959 ind. announced (DATLY CONFERENCES strike. At times between 25:00 May 13, showed more than 11,000 Gideon Robertson, federal min. ad 30,000 workers orld War. | workers in favor of a generalligter of labor, was in Winnipeg b ot ee pes ost of the|strike and 500 against. about this time, holding daily con- turning Joe. ns t down. The| 1t Was also decided (0 ask rail Iferences in an attempt to reach dispu " JEON In ig May "5 to way trainmen locomotive fire-|a settlement. A, J. Andrews, a Sispute ind HAY 17 "men and others to join the strike; Winnipeg lawyer and former, Tr hil the ¢ity was an Which was called for Thursday,imayor, was retained fo advise on |r le he milla and May 15. The runaing trades voled|any action to be taken. a in control Thelt0 join but were overruled bY| Trouble was about to explode. oumina, police d by Mayor|their head offices. It was touched off by the arrest | com A in' the 'disorders| commitiee was named 10|of Russell, Queen, William Ivens, : gel TAY wo persons were handle details. Members were Heaps, R. F. Bray and George ed Thirty pn were in. Russell, John Queen, Winning, L.|Armstrong. R. J. Johns, one of ' Shots were fired, A street|M: McBride and H. Veitch. the leaders, was brought back a fife. Before it| Later, this was changed to an|from the Fast where he was on a ied oy hi pr the prime lead. |outer committee of 300, and an jecture tour, and William Prit. ey fed \d some sent| inner committee. of 15 who in-shard was arrested on a train at og all iter trial pr conspiracy | cluded the five already named. Calgary, The men were taken he {W. H. C. Logan was named chait-into custody June 16 and whisked er ided i o/ man, W. H. Lovatt, secretary andioff 15 Stony Mountain Peniten- ing ig fives tue yi R. Durward assistant secretary. iyj.ey Thev were released on bail Strikers, Just as many lined up GENERAL STOPPAGE the next day. with the hastily organized Citi-| Almost all work in the city] The action incensed the strik- zens' Committee, formed to see|ceased May 15. Street cars went ors, Widespread disorders bro'e that essential services were main-|to the barns. Weston and Trans-|out. Main Street in front of the tained. There were daily encoun-|cona railway shops were closed. [city hall was like a battle field, ters between the two groups, Postal workers were out. Most The street for many blocks was Street fighting and beatings were restaurants shut their doors. jammed with people. Mounted mot uncommon. | There were no milk or bread | police and volunteers armed with i= |deliveries Friday, No news- basehall bats chased many hack STORMY NEGOTIATIONS 1y| PAPETS; no telegraph; no phones; to side streets, Mayor C. F. Gray headed early 0 taxis; no express. | An attemot was made to keep attempts to settle the dispute, The strike committee tried to|traffic moving, to no avail, The without results. He was Joined iy keep essential services open by| climax came on June 21 when an these efforts by Premier T. C.lg ioning signs to those who ap-|attempt was made to overate a Norris. The city council also tooki 1 1ied stating that they were oper- street ear past eity hall. Tremen- a hand in negotiations. The coun-| cone by authority of the strike dous erowds onposed this, Roofs ell, however, was badly diy ided| ommittee. These were used|were lined with veople, shots and violent clashes took place IN argely for deliveries to hospitalswere fired, by whom, no one the council chamber hetieen the| and similar services. These signs/knew, The street car was at- two factions. were later removed and they|tacked hy the mob and set on "Events leading up to the Beni oured in the trials of some of fire. It was at this juncture that a ne of the strike leaders, later arrested Mayor Gry ig the Riot An a Y on conspiracy charges. and the militia was soon on the of labor unrest in joie nd i sot rani the theatres operated scene. ; nto full swing in 1919. The a "by permission of the strike com-| For a while it looked like a ing trades and metal wor ers mittee, and displayed the signs. [pitched battle, However, a counle were pressing for higher wages. "gion deliveries were hadly dis:|/of overhead volleys from the Negotiations were lengthy and) ganized. Horses were unhitched troops calmed things down. One the workers sought aid from gn, delivery wagons and tires/man was killed by a bullet, a many of the other unions in the |g... on motor trueks. number of others were wounded city. a This disruption of services re-|and one died later of gangrene. The general unrest was noting jy formaiton of the Citi-|It was never established who was confined to Manitoba. It spread) ong Committee to keep public responsible for the fatalities. With across Western Canada. The oorices going and stores opened. |the soldiers drawn up in battle unions finally decided to do Soe (Volunteers manned some of the order, it was too much for the thing about it. Leaders gathered po yrycks, An attempt was made huge crowd and people soon in Calgary March 16, 1919. The|i; yeep gireet cars operating but|started to flee. To all intents, this meeting was attended by more|;. i jittle success, Bread and|was the end of the strike. The than 200 delegates and resulted | i), deliveries were resumed troops were lined up across Main| In formation. of One Big Union. | after two days and the committee Street near the city hall for sev-| Hie Sdegiies Seelgred incite | hwarted a later attempt to lt] ovat Jiowrs, They were finally dis-| i [the deliveries. Imissed at 11 p.m. of proletarian dictatorship, ~~ | Aid of the federal government BROUGHT TO TRIAL While there was some tal 2 aso was sought and some offi-| Later on trials of arrested| Communist influence, the dele: clas, including the federal min-|strike leaders and others took gates were fairly well divided|ioion' of Jahor, were sent to Win place before Mr. Justice Met 4 ae and leftist CAMPS. |nineg from Ottawa. |calfe, It was a long - drawn - out One Big Union was an attempt gApriES IN COUNCIL [battle with some of the defend % organize workers industrially) qu oity council at this juncture ants conducting their own cases. in opposition to the dominant ...'t1e scene of several spirited| They had been charged with] craft unions. It continued active|p,ijies among the mayor and conspiracy to excite subjects of| Im Manitoba until 1956 when al1qarmen favorable to labor, as/the King to resist the law and merger with he Cauadish Toby well as some who leaned the resist persons, some being mem. | Congress Provice Aa id 5000! her way. Mayor Gray, Alder-|bers of the police of Winnipeg. | members would be nue unionesimen Queen and A. A. Heapsiand also to procure unlawful Seven hundred Manitoba Power, were central figures in these meetings and cause some to be-| Co = ission employees thus Clashes. Council members were lieve that the laws of the Domi A y Plo ational | 21 concerned over the actions of nion were unduly administered. shaved by re Wig on police and firemen. Police Russell was tried separately by ers two months ago were the last and firemen who supported the judge and jury amd on being OBU members.) strikers were later dismissed. |found guilly was sentenced to two ls About this time, the 27th Batta-|vears in jail. ; ACTIVE IN WINNIPEG |lion, City of Winnipeg Regiment] Heaps was found not guilty. He, Many of the men who attended|returned from overseas. It was|later represented Winnipeg North the Calgary meeting were later suggested at first that the men|in the House of Commons from prominent in the dispute that de-|be kept on active services. How-|1926 to 1939. F. J. Dixon, charged veloped in Winnipeg. ever, the regiment demobilized. with sedition, also was acquitted. | It was not until May 6 that the| Several machine guns were| Bray received a six months' Nenipes Trade and Labor Coun- brought into the city for use if jentence, quest, Ive. Johr took a hand in the trouble. required | Pritcha an rmstrong wer The building trades and the metal] Newspapers were back on the/each given one year in jail. A workers had presented a new streets May 24 charge against J. 8. Woodsworth wage schedule to their employ-| Although efforts continued to-|was thrown out when the Crown, ers late in April. The building|ward the end of May to halt the entered a nolle prosequi. | trades workers decided to strike sirike, it was reaching a climax.| Several of the men were later April 30 and the other workers General strikes threatened Van. elected to civic and provincial May 1. {couver and Toronto, office, Queen, Ivens and Arm-| As action was asked from the, In Winnipeg, citizens protesting |strong entered the legislature. other unions, the Trades and La-|the strike staged daily marches Queen became mayor of Winn. | bor Council went into action. Atito the city hall, which seemed to!peg. Debate Continues WORLD Niws On Energy Board CONTRACT LET public all reports on its studies. | NIAGARA FALLS, Pnt., (AP) Canadian Press Staff Writer | oppPOSITION CLASH {A contract for a 78-hed paediat-| . . " ; ! {rie wing at the Greater Niagara OTTAWA (CP) --~ This has; The two opposition 4TOUDR | Genera! 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