Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 21, 1919, Winnipeg, Manitoba A maps tuija Job Keiu Jisa Migjda 1 21 5nkhai, advertising gun Altal advil using took at poker meeting greets. Gray arid stand Hii cals present heckle layer s statement indicates widespread mis guiding. I voters j citizens candidates candidates were. Nominated by open meetings of the Ward elec acid Are pledged. To serve every class in the for mayor Charles. Of Gray. For Ward j. A Ward Aid f. Fowler Ward. R Aid. Gea., Fisher. Ward. F. In. Davidson h Wil d or Ward Aid e. H. Hamlin am Latex. Lennan. For school 1 Duncan Cameron Ward 2 Arthur. . Ward a. W. John t. Ward Max Stern Kopf. R the Fri Loving is an accurate copy of a letter from Tom Moore president of the trades and labor Congress of Canada to the Secretary of the trades and labor Council of Winnipeg written Jane 24th, the trades and labor Congress of Canada v office of Tom Moore president., Hope Ottawa. Ont. Ottawa june 24th, 1919. Or. Robi Soji Secretary i Aud labor of Imrij Man. A car sir ask Al am giant line Liis resume Tabroff ers Foster and Brown so that can place. Our position As representing trades arid labor Congress executive ecu cutuly before Yon without danger standi uhf. Of wednesday june. I11 13ih, i _ received a Telegram signed by you r Siili to. The repeat ing a Resolution from Saska Toiv. Its to for the release of of the. Labor move rent in Ziuni. I Fri. Secondly that the trades and labor a on a general strike As a pro rest ii Faihst lie action. Of Joy the trades quest for a general strike to be called through out the Dominion of All workers affiliated with the Congress to Aid in the achievement of vie try for the Winnipeg strikers. This was not incorporated in their Fri Tacti statement but i. Think. Will be Carreed was in Harmony with. Requests. I was surprised to find that thong ii Cuni had been received from Yon signed on behalf of the Winnipeg trades and Lator Ocineil. Which is the Only Kip a ii and recognized by us in. And. Our. Nesit was to the Winnipeg trades Council. To Send representatives yet on the arrival of these Brothers they presented Ere Den waned by w. In. C. Logan As Cli Sirinan the general strike committee Lilieni As representatives of tin these credentials did not. Bear the seat of trades labor Conneil which is i with the our. But had another which seemed to emphasize the fact thai your Council did not de sire., to recognize affiliation with our body. Fown of these credentials however though drawn at a Public meeting in support of a a Sullivan Avard 1 citizens candidate for Ald Erman in Kelvin. .schoq.1 Ait individual -whose1 it whig As poker poked into i with disa Stroud re sults to information and he got in. Whereupon he ally that he could no longer sup i port or. Suju this Point t to citizens marked or. Poker i As in individual who had gained the i of or. Sulvan s com in the Early stages of the Campaign and. Simultaneously Start with the Radical labor sup j of Ward it was alleged. Or. Poker attempted a de voice failed to function and. From the re Laform to a chorus which but word traitor predominated. Friday nov 21. Ward. School s . F. H. Davidson. C. Of. Gray. Ward school. S . Aid. N. H. Hamlin. Mayor Chas. F. Gray m. King s . Aid. G. Fisher. Mayor Chas. F. Gray. Ward Alban Hall ii . J. G. Sullivan. Mayor c. F. Gray and others. Ward s . Mayor Chas f. Gray. J. G. Sullivan and others. Steinman s mayor Chas. F. Gray. Monday nov. 24. School s . Of h. Davidson. Mayor Chas. F. Gray. Brock school Aid. Geo. Fisher. Llu Lvey school. Mayor Chas. F. Gray. Monday nov. 24. Ward Corner Flora Anil h. E. Wilder and others is tuesday nov. 25. I n Elson school. S ." Aid. R. H. Hamlin. Ward Maple Leaf school s f. H. Davidson f. A Ward school. S Aid. G to. , 26. S . Ujj Aid. R. H. Hamlin. 4t f. H. Davidson. Ward pc Hooi. S . Aid Geo. Fisher. To i Iii b lit i it 11-1-1 l i. I i i Canada be requested to demand the resignation Valr did not m any the "a.5 our actions in meeting with interest in contest growing pay of decision comes at hand uie civil clock Giorl Citi incr Asins hourly. Volun Oer women world is fire we tic Nins f the preset ii executive of the trades in Zibor can rare is of Canada. Al .11.52 the Samo evening i received a fur ther wire i rom you calling upon me As exec. Advance further in to their enthusiasm Al Citi Sferis rooms the Al Ward to a Minitte men Bloch ii a is being offered from every of. -t.i. The c-ili7.eri.s the women s organisation is proving very . Cornell persuaded with Little difficult-.-. Iuri out. Tile ran Vuss of he Gioi a -1 Piete i. And tile of the citizens is than was at Sirsi. cd. Mayor Gray i. Speak at two meet Nus or or. Sullivan at s Toni Ruht in St. Al ban s rial Aad at Grey Mil tool. Rua Nixa of the s com Mittee in Ward 2 is to to Coin morning at a in Aid Onu Pittee Ruboni 3 50 main and canvass of to he proceeded Vav it a of have arc confident out a heavy vote in support of Aid. Fowler Arthur cungtion school trustee -both.-, o f whom asian d Cor re election on ticket. Mayor Gray to speak. In Ward 3 ily Fruct the to in organization of the Dis Tri to North Portage Avenue Haa of Volun tiers. More in Crl apply Eom Rifine a rodins. Leo a sure i Ward address a. Meeting in John m. Seh Noi at s o clock Toni rat. Mean Navo 1 i flavor Uray and others Alac Are Sehe a Jsu on behalf of h. Silvan to Ude manic Candi in Wail 4." flu speak it a meeting in Duffer in Scho Ofat s o Veiock other r Tif Joc a for. . Citi i school irus tee la i t a iat Forni Trie to a illness. K. So. Chairman of the school Board w in speak at various meetings. Co Ramie Seq workers express. Selves As cafe Volo Jimenis of the Hist tiny or two. Citizens candidate in Ward has accepted an invitation speak at a meeting arranged for Radical Ian 6 a. In. nip it. Two citizens meetings in connection with or. Bea arranged. One will be held at w school a tarsier and n Roth a Wod Nosiay in Council of Winnipeg. Four minutes inter i re Conr Icil which read wire reply to previous .nietliat.oly. Re id , Hipo is ibid for me Todo any Juvin go As j. Hart already taken what action Lay Witlin -. ,6nr along. , Yter Fil Grams did idiot reply to " Yon until a ached the office the immediately you. Pointing out How past actions pre Ance necessary of o have full decide could i m by past action is Al first. The the trades and labor Council to accede to my request for a meet Agi or i Jrade unionists which i de sired to address on the loth Lith or 12th of May. R secondly. Th6-indifference shown by your Council and the Reft Isal 6-f-both Brothers rus sell and Armstrong to give any information As to the strike situation when i was in Winnipeg on the Date mentioned. Thirdly the open of the at Onomy of Eracli Craft Union to Deci de for itself. Member would in a sys pathetic repudiation of of International executives to Grant or with hold strike to their Winnipeg local unions and the. Blurring attacks and repudiation of the trades Congress and Exall of these three actions made it impossible for us any assistance to bring about an amicable the trouble existing Between the building Trade s., and meet Iii with hese two Brothers and discussing the Winni Peg situation. Hiring the. Continuance of your strike we , carefully the press comments so far As Poss Lwe it has always been our policy to. Fake such press statements As general Irr for Inatio ii Only and not in any Way Worth w.liile.-. Basing any. Action on account of so. Many in stances l was disappointed therefore m these delegates to Itiat we would secure no. Different kind of in formation but that Only general statements As to the number on strike Hie void cast. For. O clock women after women urbanized strongly j Jit a Ine tins -.against, of unions involved the situation As. To tile in inner Olio May live returned to work and Many other such vital Are necessary to the so Mil Ion Corre Efly Eoula lube secured from father the not this or did not us sufficiently to give us what information we desired in a Frank and Ope ii manner. This i again repeat May be because they did not know the answers to the questions we asking. If. That is the Init Ortu Natch that they should have patched from without such tails. In answer to their request i am submitting this Writt ii Stater ent our answers will be Clear and your Council. The demand of your Council to a this take measures to bring about. A general strike in this Dominion on Many occasions since assuming office As president of this it has been made very Clear that this Congress does not intend to conflict wit jurisdiction of International Trade unions by recommending or instructing any affiliated membership to take part in or with hold their Sii port from strikes. Further the principle involved in a sympathetic strike is one contrary to our As it does the putting on one. Side agreements entered into Between respective Trade unions and thus destroying of collective bargaining on this Point i might remark that successful1 trades and. . You collective bargaining ends in1 the reaching of agree to the general statement that these a an employer is tons plainly pointed Tot the that tinder stand Itiat conditions will be stabilized Winnipeg was determined upon is own line of for a fixed period in return for conditions str Angly with the. Granted employees. Further the calling the a general strike would be the admittance . And n Power of the policies of the Trade Union movement International executives by Winnipeg to present time had been wrong and trades Council strilt6 made that the policies adopted by the Winnipeg .1 strike committee . In our estimation the Winnipeg situation divid Clinto Twa distinct Hayesl vis the Assis Vanee. That can be granted in securing common British Justice for accused and the second is the. Settlement of the Industrial situation. As Tox before receiving any Munican inns whatever acting Oti press a i counts lit the action our government in passing hurried legislation on the 5th general organizer Bruce and my moment withdrew Troni the commission the Premier this situation re from him Endeavor to . In inc Unity of Winnipeg and other ;