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VOL. XLZI. BOJSE, IDAHO, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1919. No. 25
SEATTLE GRADUALLY EMERGES FROM STRIKE PARALYSIS
1,100,850 MEN
OUT OF KHAKI;
236,824 HOME
FROMFRANCE
Gen. March Says Troop Ship
ments to Reach 100,000 This
Month; 51 Cargo Ships Are
Converted Into Transports.
DEMOBILIZATION IS NOW
ON THE HOME STRETCH
Big Reduction Made in Yanks'
Missing Roster; Denies U. S.
Camp Conditions At Brest
Are Unsanitary as Charged.
Washington, Feb. 8.—American troop
shipments from France will be in
creased to 160,000 during February,
Chief of Staff March announced to
day. This is an increase of 50,000 over
January.
To further Increase the shipments.
General March has ordered conversion
of 51 cargo vessels to transports. In
'addition, it is expected that several
German ships will lie added soon to i
'the fleet bringing home the aYnks.
according to cables to Chairman Hurley
©f the shipping board.
Troops shipped from Franco up ta
Feb. 1 numbered 236,824, March staled.
Demobilization in this country is
characterized as being on the "home
stretch." Total discharges to date
number 1,100,850, including 67,038 of
ficers and 1.033,812 enlisted men.
7583 ON MISSING LIST.
Demobilization orders number 1.443,
•00. including men already discharged.
The number of American* soldiers
missing in action has been cut from
approximately 10.000 to 7583 and re
ports from General Pershing show that
from 100 to 200 men a day, previously
reported missing, are being accounted
for.
General March stated it is expected
to lut down this list to a comparatively
«mall figure.
To
tal c
* suai ties of
the first
division
were
5284
, divided as
follows:
Killed
In a
•tion.
2303; died
of wounds, 1050;
miss
np.
1789; prison
ers, 106.
Sc
:ond
division—tot
al 5260,
ncluding
kill«'
l in
notion, 2716;
died of
wounds,
1329
mis
sins, 1067;
prisoner,
148.
Fifty-one per cent of all troops com
llncr from France passed through the
debarkation camp at Brest, General
March said. It is planned to make
itliis camp the largest military center
'<n the world.
DENIES BREST UNSANITARY.
At present, the Brest camp has a ca
pacity of 50,000 men and this will be
increased to 100,000, March said.
He vigorously denied reports of un
healtliful conditions at Brest.
"Our last sick reports from there
were most excellent.
"And the charge that we are trying
to accommodate 12.000 at Brest when
there is only room for 4000, is shown
to be ludicrous by the statement that
the present capacity of the camp is
60.000."
An Increasing number of army offi
cers are applying for commissions in
the regular army or in the reserve,
corps instead of asking discharge.
During the week the number of appli
cants for the reserve increased from
10,000 to 13,000. Applications on file
for transfer to the regular army now
number 5113.
EIGHT NATIONS PLANNED
IN SOUTH SLAV KINGDOM
London, Feb. 8.—Acting Premier Pro
tltch, in an interview' with the Bel
grade correspondent of the Times, an
nounced that the Jugo-Slavs' program
provides for a new kingdom of the
pounthern Slavs, including Serbia,
Croatia, Montenegro, Siovania, Bosnia
and Dalmatia, under rule of King Peter
of Serbia. The kingdom will also seek
to Include Trieste and Piume.
The Italians claim Dalmaita, Trieste
and Fiume.
ARIZONA MINE OPERATORS
MAY EASE WAGE SLUMP
Jerome, Ariz., Feb. 8— Officiale of
the United Verde and other copper
mines In this district were In confer
ence with employee' committees to
day regarding the 75 cent reduc
tion of wages announced yesterday.
Althoughh it was first declared the
wage reduction was effective imme
diately, notices were posted late yes
terday deferring the cut until after
consultation with employes.
It was indicated today a new sched
ule would be announced making the
(eduction less than 75 cents par shift
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Hanson Declares War to Death on
Soviet Strike Agitators in Seattle
Mayor Issues Statement Denouncing Walkout as Attempt to
Overthrow Government; Says Only When He's Dead Can
Traitors Accomplish Base Ends; Declares no Concessions
Will Be Made to Unions, Betrayed by Bolshevik Aliens.
Seattle, Wash., Feb. 8—As business
was resuming in Seattle today and
conditions settling toward normal,
Mayor Ole Hanson issued the follow
ing statement;
By OLE HANSON.
(Mayor of Seattle.)
Two yeaj-s ago 15,000 workers were
employed in the industries of Seattle.
There are now 65,000. The unions
have admitted to their ranks under
the stress of war conditions every
Bolshevik and I. W. W. who desired
to Join. These men have secured con
trol of many labor organizations. The
conservative members have shown
their yellow streak by allowing the
foes of organized government to run
their unions and their affairs.
When the shipyard strike was called
the men went out, willingly in most
instances, as there was a feeling that
the lower paid men were not getting
sufficient wage as figured on the
present cost of living.
RADICALS STEP IN.
Then the radicals having read of
the revolution in Petrograd tried to
duplicate the initial steps of the same
here. They wanted to run our light
plant and all industries, believing that
we would surrender because of eco
nomic pressure and suffering of our
people. They had forgotten the les
DATE OF RETURN TRIP
Defers Departure to Feb. 16 or
17 Owing to Mass of Work
on League of Nations Proj
Win POSTPONES
ect Yet Uncompleted.
Paris, Feb. 8.—Tbe league of nations
commission held a special meeting at
10:30 this morning in an effort to speed
work on the draft of the constitution.
It was officially announced that sub
stantial agreement was reached on the
chief points discussed at last night's
meeting, but that the commission had
decided to refer certain changes it had
made to the sub-committees for classi
fication.
Owing to the amount of work in con
nection with the league that is yet in
complete, President Wilson will defer
his sailing for home—scheduled for
next Friday to Feb. 16 or 17.
With continued progress at the two
sessions scheduled for today and a
meeting for tomorrow night it was be
lieved the draft would be ready for
presentation to the general peace con
gress early next week.
The committee working on interna
tionalization of waterways will get
down to business next week. One of
Its first subjects will be the question
of whether the Rhine is to be an open
waterway or replaced under a com
mission similar to that which will con
trol the Danube.
WEARLY11ÄKS
SAIL FOR THE U. 8. A.
Battleship Kansas and Four
Transports Left Brest Feb.
5; Are Due at New York
From Feb. 16 to 18.
Washington. Feb. 8.—Nearly 11,000
Yanks sailed from France Feb. 5, the
war department announced today.
Following are the ships and their
contingents:
The battleship Kansas, Brest for
Newport New s, due Feb. 16, carries
troops for Camp Dix.
I The transport Harrisburg, Brest for
I New York, due Feb. 15, carries the
■following: Three hundred and fifty
eighth infantry for Camp Meade.
The transport Louisville, Brest, for
New York, carries troops for Camp
Meade; 205 sick and wounded; 14 na
val officers, 272 naval enlisted men
and 13 sailors' wives.
SENATOR JOHNSON TO PERSIST.
Washington, Feb. 8.—Twice beaten
In his efforts to have the senate pass
on a resolution for return of American
troops from Russia, Senator Hiram
Johnson will call it up every day next
week, if necessary, he said today.
son Germany acquired when they
tried the policy of ruthlessness. The
city government told them to go to
hell; that all things would run as
long as there was a government, and
made no concession to the revolution
ists. They closed down the newspa
per plants through fear of injury to
the employes of newspapers. Business
cowardly hunted its hole for a little
time until I announced that all peo
ple would be protected to the last
man and that we had 1500 men armed
with rifles to kill on sight any one
that caused disorder. Yesterday I
notified the strike committee that S
o'clock this morning everything would
operate.
UTILITIES ALL RUNNING.
Everything is in activity in Seattle
this morning. Every municipal cur is
running. Our light plant has never
shut down one minute. Neither has
our water plant. Gathered together in
Seattle is Joe Ettor, of Lawrence,
Mass., fame, Muckey McDonald and
men of his stripe from all over the
union.
Gathered here are thousands and
thousands of Russian Bolshevlki who
have arrived here during the past two
years. These scroundrels want to
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TACOMA STREET CAR
MEN BACK AT WORK
Repudiate the General Strike
Order After Day's Idleness;
Some Talk of Forming New
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Tacoma, Wash, Feb. 8—Street cars
of the Tacoma Railway and Power
company and municipal lines were
operating on full schedule again to
day. The men went back to work
early this morning after a day of idle
ness during which there was general
complaint at the order which called
them off their jobs yesterday.
The union car men Issued a state
ment saying:
"Our international will not endorse
a general strike and does not recog
nize the central labor council as hav
ing any authority to call us out
against our own vote."
The return to work of the street car
men along with the repudiation of the
central labor council's order, will go
far to va rd breaking the general
strike, in the belief of many persons
here today.
PLAN NEW UNIONS.
There was much talk of forming
new unions among the many workers
who are opposed to the general strike,
with a possible sweeping reorganiza
tion of the central labor council and
affiliated bodies under new charters.
A majority of the teamsters who
quit work yesterday morning were re
ported to have returned to their jobs
in the afternoon. The barbers, who
declared a "vacation" Thursday, also
were returning.
Markets, groceries and restaurants
were serving the public as usual,
many operating under "permits" from
the strike committee.
TACAMBAR0, MEXICO, IS
SCENE OF MASSACRE
E. Paso, Texas, Feb. 8.—The plaza in
j Tecambaro, Mexico, was the scene of
a bloody massacre of federal soldiers
by a rebel mob led by JesuB Sontora,
according to advices reaching here to
day. Sontora himself beat Colonel Pu
lido, shot him, and then caused the
body to be dragged through the streets
and strung up to a tree.
The soldiers held out for several i
hours but were finally taken and
hanged.
KEJ1IY0N ASKS DEMOCRATS'
AID IN JOBLESS PROBLEM
Washington, Feb. 8.—Senator Ken
yon has appealed to Democratic lead
ers to submit plans for solving the un
employment problem if they are un
willing to accept his bill creating a
public works board.
Kenyon also will put the question
before a Republican caucus and urge
the party to adopt sortie policy for
meeting unemployment.
SILK MILLS 8TILL DARK.
Paterson, N. J., Feb. 8.—Despite re
ports that the strike of 27,000 silk mill
workers has been practically^ settled,
work was not resumed today.
FIRST AT WASHINGTON.
Washington, Feb, 8.—This winter's
first snow fell here today.
NATION LEAGUE
PATTERNED ON
UNITED STATES
CONSTITUTION
Executive Committee to Lead,
However, Instead of a Presi
dent, With Greater Powers
Than Has U. S. Executive.
LIMITED ARMAMENTS OF
MEMBERS HAS APPROVAL
League Board Virtually Com
pletes Entire Constitution;
Redrafting to Delay Presen
tation Until Middle of Week.
By WILLIAM PHILLIP SIMMS.
(Copyright, 1919, by United Press.)
Paris, P'eb. 8.—Organization of the
league of nations, as favored thus far
by the committee preparing the draft,
promises to be similar to the constitu
tion of the United States .according to
an outline given the United Press to
day by Professor Ferdinand Larnaude,
one of the French members of the
committee.
An executive committee will head
the league instead of a president, and
its power will exceed those of the
American chief magistrate. Under the
executive committee come the judicial
and legislative branches. The execu
tive and judicial bodies will sit per
manently, while the legislative will
gather annually unless specially con
voked.
LIMITED ARMAMENT.
Limited armament for all member
nations has been approved, Larnaude
said. Land and sea forces will be
controlled by the league, except in the
case of domestic matters.
Disputing nations will be summoned
before the league tribunal. In the
event a nation refuses to abide by the
judiciary's ruling and ignores all other
attempts at effecting a settlement, It
is planned to allow the disputants to
fight. Apparently, the opinion is held
that by the time the judiciary hands
down its findings sufficient airing will
have been given the trouble by the
newspapers so that public opinion and
other moral weights Inevitably will
prevent actual war.
DRAFT ABOUT DONE.
Paris, Feb. 8.—The league of nations
committee virtually completed the en
tire constitution at its meeting this
morning, it was asserted. Redrafting,
necessitated by the several changes,
«'ill delay its adoption until the
middle of next week, however.
Lord Cecil of Great Britain, Premier
Venizelos of Greece, Senator Bourgeois
of France and Paul Hymans of Bel
gium, were appointed as a drafting
committee.
The next meeting of the committee
will be held at 10:30 Monday morn
ing.
SIGNS OF DISCORD IN
GERIW ASSEMBLY
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Leaders' "Steam Roller" Tac
tics Rouses Ire of Other Par
ties ; Coalition Regarded Un
stable ; Resembles Reichstag.
By FRANK J. TAYLOR.
Weimar, Germany, Feb, 7—The
second session of the national assem
bly today began to develop evidences
of lack of harmony. Aside from po
litical disputes there was a strong
feeling in all parties against the
leaders' "steam roller" tactics. The
strong coalition formed has given the
proceedings much the same, cut and
dried atmosphere that obtained in the
old relchstag.
The coalition, which at present in
cludes the Democrats, Catholics and
Majority Socialists. Is believed by
many to be unstable. The Socialists
demand general Socialization of all
Industries as a part of tbe national
constitution. The Democrats anil
Catholics consider partial Socializa
tion as the only meuns of insuring
the payment of Germany's debts and
re-establishment of her credit. Also,
they want Socialization as a political
program and not fundamentally
through the constitution. Reconcilia
tion of these contrary views is certain
to be difficult.
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HENEY SAYS PACKERS
SOUGHT TO BRIBE HIM
WITH RETAINER OFFER
Investigator Charges Armour Counssl
Dangled Material Reward in Shapa
of Increased Legal Business.
Washington, Feb. 8.—Packers
tried to bribe Francis J. Henry to
work for them, with offers of
"more business than he could han
dle," ho charged today at the sen
ato packers' hearing.
Heney accused Levy Mayer,
counsel for Armour & Co., of try
ing to buy him at a recent session
of the senate.
''I think such a man should be
disbarred from practicing law,"
said Heney. "I make this charge
now while Mayer is in the city.
The offer was made at a previous
hearing of this committee.
"I had asked Mayer regarding
some phase of the hearing when he
made the offer in a low tone.
" 'You work for our interests and
I'll give you more business than
you can handle,' were his words.''
Heney also said that Mayer in
cluded Frank P. Walsh, former
member of the war labor board, in
the offer.
BRITMIKE
MENACE EASED
AS MEN AGREE
FOR ARMISTICE
Subway Walkout Called N 0ff,
Electrical Workers Resume
Posts; Unions to Decide
Final Action Sunday.
London, Feb. 8—An armistice ap
parently has been effected today in
the industrial war being waged in
Great Britain.
While the subway strike was called
off and all electrical workers were
back at their posts announcement was
made that a mass-meeting of trades
unions would be held tomorrow to de
cide whether there shall be a nation
wide general strike.
Rival tube unions reached an agree
ment with government representa
tions shortly before dawn today. A
settlement was thought to have been
made Thursday night but the agree
ment was repudiated by some of the
factions of the subway organizations
necessitating a new conference last
night.
TRANSPORT RELIEVED.
This resulted in the tube workers
deciding to return to work today en
abling thousands of other workers wiio
had been forced to sleep in their
places of business or take their chance
with makeshift transportation or walk,
to resume their normal methods of
travel. One of the factors resulting
in partial accession to the tube work
ers' demands was the threat of Alfred
Smith, representing the motor bus
drivers, to call them out if the gov
ernment persisted in running army
motor lorries for passenger service.
The return to work of the electri-
cal workers relieved a tense situation
resulting from the government's
threat to imprison any who threaten-
ed with the city's poker or light ser-
vice.
- WAITERS STILL OUT.
The Waiters were still on strike,
however, affecting all of the first
class hotels, restaurants and clubs in
London. The situation was said to be
nearing a settlement. * The employers
have offered the strikers a 47 hour
week, agreeing to concede a 44 hour
as soon as peace is signed. The Even-
ing Star, however, published a Belfast
dispatch stating that warrants have
been signed authorizing arrest of
most of the strike leaders. The situa-
tion In the Glasgow shipbuilding
strike was said to be unchanged.
KIEL SHIP WORKERS STRIKE.
Copenhagen, Feb. 8—Shipyard work-
ers in Kiel have struck to prevent
foodstuffs from reaching government
authorities, according to the dis-
patches received here today.
BAKERS THREATEN WALKOUT.
Glasgow. Feb. 8.—Bakers, demand-
ing 40 hour week .threatened to walk
out at. noon today.
THE WEATHER
Forecast for Boise and vicinity:
POSSIBLY RAIN OR SNOW TO
NIGHT AND SUNDAY; WARMER
tonight.
For Iduho: Tonight and Sunday,
possibly rain or snow; warmer toi
night.
Highest temperature yesterday, 35.
Lowest temperature this morning, 32.
Mean temperature yesterday, 40.
DOWNTOWN SHOPS REOPENING,
FEW CARS RUNNING, ALTHOUGH
NO STRIKE AGREEMENT MADE
No Trouble Reported as Tinge of Normal Life Resumed; Order
ly Crowds Walk Streets and Theaters Plan Reopening;
Mayor Hanson Declares Strike Is Broken; Decides Not to
Call for Government Aid.
Seattle, Wash., Feb. 8—Labor men in close touch
with the general strike committee intimated this aft
ernoon that the sympathetic strike may be called off
within 48 hours.
The strike committee of 330 officers, representing
ing 110 unions embraced in the sympathetic walkout,
was in session at the labor temple when this word
was passed about.
No official statement, however, was made or prom
ised and it was not known what the labor men based
their prediction upon.
SHOPS REOPEN, CARS RUN.
Seattle, Wash., Feb. 8.—At noon today resumption of
business was going forward slowly in downtown streets of
Seattle with no reported interference, although there had
been no settlement by agreement in the general strike at that
hour.
Some restaurants had opened, and theaters were planning
to give the first performances in three days. A small number
of shippers were beginning to drift into stores along the main
avenues. Orderly crowds walked the streeats. A few munici
pal cars were running under guard.
Latest advices received by Police
Chief Warren were that Major General
Morrison, commander of the western
department of the army, who will be
in charge of the troops under discre
tionary power, would arrive in Seattle
at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
500 MORE SOLDIERS.
Chief Warren stated that General
Morrison would at once take charge of
500 soldiers who had arrived at Fort
Lawton from Camp Lewis earlier in
the day.
There was difficulty In determining
to what extent traffic had been re
sumed on the municipal street car line.
At 11 a. m., Thomas MUrphine, su
perintendent of public utilities, said
six cars were operating on the city
lines, and that each had two soldiers
aboard.
E. B. Ault, spokesman for the strik
ers, said at 12:15 p. m. that cars No.
318 and 102 were the only ones run
ning on the city lines. The police and
guards were the only passengers, he
said. This data, he said, had been
verified by two checkers.
BROKEN, SAYS MAYOR.
"The strike Is broken," Mayor Han
son declared at 9:15 a. m. today.
Municipal street cars had begun
running on regular schedule, he said,
and preparations were under way to
run cars on the Puget Sound trac
tion company's line.
The mayor indicated he would not
ask the government to step in and
declare martial law unless it appear
ed violence might result from the re
sumption of normal activities.
The mayor announced he would in
augurate a system of municipal jit
neys. He invited everyone with an
automobile to operate it as a jitney.
Every union man employed in the
city lighting department had returned
to his job, it was said.
E. B. Ault, spokesman for the
unions, took direct issue with the
mayor's statement that the strike was
broken.
ONE CAR, SAYS AULT.
"There is only one municipal car
running at 9:45," said Ault. "It has
nearly a dozen soldiers on it and the
strikers are Ignoring it."
"There will be no 'scab jitneys.' The
people are with the strikers."
Thomas Murphine, superintendent
of public utilities, said at 10 o'clock
that municipal cars were running on
full schedule. "We started the first
car off at 7 o'clock," Murphine said,
"and by eight we had in operation six
ears, which for that time of day is
the normal number.
"It is expected that the Puget Sound
Traction company will bof&n opera
tion by noon but If they do not the
city will run municipal cars over the
Puget Sound Traction city tracks."
ULTIMATUM TO MEN.
Seattle. Wash., Feb. 8.—Mayor Han
son served notice on the 70,000 men
on strike here early toduy that unless
the sympathetic strike is called off by
8 a. m. today he will ask the federal
government to declare martial law at
9 u. m. (Tonern! Morrison, commander
of the western department, is not ex
pected here until 3 p. m.
One thousand troops, armed with
bayonetted rifles, hand grenades and
machine guns, are on guard here under
command of Brigadier General Hayden
of Camp Lewis.
General Morrison was expected to
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LABOR STANDS
FIRM; MAYOR'S
DEFY BRANDED
PURELY BLDFF
Strikers' Official Spokesman
Declares Not Slightest Sign
of Break in Ranks; Ridicules
Threat of Martial Law.
Seattle, Wash, Feb. 8—"There le not
the slightest Indication of a break In
labor's rank. The strike will go on
until tile demands of the shipyard
workers are granted. We are pre
pared to feed the entire city if neces
sary for an indefinite period."
This statement was made at 8 a.
m. today by E. B. Ault, publisher of
the Union Record and official spokes
man for the 70,000 strikers, who, for
the first time in history, tied up an
American city in a general strike.
"At 8 o'clock this morning there was
not the slightest indication of a re
turn to work by any of the strikers,"
said Ault.
"The various committees are reach
ing out In every direction for a set
tlement, as they have been since the
strike started—and for many weeks
prior.
"RATTLE BRAIN MAYOR."
"Last night was one of the quiet
est ever experienced In the city.
"We do not fear martial law. It is
inconceivable that the government will
back up the hysteri^ declaration of
a rattle brain mayor, who is appar
ently spoiling for a riot. We do not
believe the United States government
can be used in this day and age to
force nun to work who are striking
for a principle.
"The strike wil go on until the de
mands of the shipyard workers are
grunted. , There is not the slightest
Indication of a break in our ranks
and we are prepared to feed the en
tire city If necessary for an Indefinite
period."
PLAN GENERAL STRIKE
IN BUTTE; MINERS ARE
'BITTER AND RESOLVED'
Butte, Mont., Feb. 8— Plans are
under way today for a general
strike in Butte.
Members of various unions in
mass meetings last night Mt it
to the "woVkera' council" to call
and handle the proposed universal
walkout against ths proposed re
duction of a dollar a day in tha
pay of minors of this district,
which became effective Friday.
Union leaders say thair men are
"bitter and datarminsd,"