Shipyard Owners Refuse Talks With Existing Striking Leaders
Seattle shipyard owners break silence on the strike, saying they will not treat with current Metal Trades council leaders but are ready to bargain with new officers representing the workers. They cite Piez and the shipbuilding firms pledging to build for the United States while avoiding idle time.
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Seattle
Metal Trades Council
Piez
Shipping Board
Tacoma
C. W. Wiley
Todd Co
Plex
D. BK. Skinner
Skinner & Biddy Corporation
Ames Shipbuilding & Drydock Co
J. F. Duthie Co
Seattle North Pacific Shipbuilding Co
Skinner & Eddy Corporation
Todd Dry Docks, Inc
Todd Dry Dock & Construction Co
United States
American Labor Denounces Bolsheviks in Seattle Meeting
After a long absence the voice of Americanism was heard in Seattle’s Labor Temple. B H Nauman asserted that Bolsheviks I W W and revolutionists will not be tolerated on this floor and urged change through the ballot. The crowd applauded as Seattle labor pledged to reaffirm Americanism and outlaw un American elements.
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Labor Temple
B. H. Nauman
Seattle
Labor
Wilson Indicates League Won’t Be Finished Before Return
Paris Feb 13 President Wilson told members of the French Association for a Society of Nations that work on the league will not be completed before his return to the United States. He expressed confidence that after his return to France they will celebrate its completion at least in its advanced stages.
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Paris
Wilson
French Association For A Society of Nations
Murat Palace
League of Nations
United States
France
Igreond
Good buys in homes and autos are featured today
Real estate and automobile bargains headline today’s page with listings of affordable homes and used cars. Local dealers advertise specials and readers are urged to act quickly for limited offers and value prices.
League of Nations to discuss international military force
Paris February 13 The league committee meets to thresh out a proposal for a large international military and naval force under the league. French delegates are said to have submitted the plan while American and British delegates reportedly oppose it.
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League of Nations
League Committee
Romanians Favor Republic Amid Bucharest Turmoil
A Bucharest demonstration for a republic was suppressed by troops as crowds tried to storm King Ferdinand’s auto. Berlin dispatch cited by Tidende notes strikes spreading across Romania and severe labor disruptions hindering industry.
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Copenhagen
Bucharest
Berlin
the Tidende
Ferdinand
Republic
Romania
Lenin Escapes Assassination Attempt Reported
Refugees from Moscow tell the Stockholm correspondent of the Morning Post that a recent assassination attempt on Bolshevik premier Nikolai Lenin was thwarted. The report, dated London February 13, cites refugee accounts describing the thwarted plot and ongoing security concerns.
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London
Moscow
Nikolai Lenine
Russia
Stockholm
Morning Post Today
Wives of Overseas Canadian Soldiers Return to Homeland
About thirty thousand women who married Canadian soldiers abroad have traveled to Canada for the first time, reuniting with the country after long separations. The movement reflects wartime ties and the evolving status of families connected to the armed forces.
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Canada
Radical strike plans collapse after Philadelphia meeting
Information from Washington reports that plans to call strikes in shipyards nationwide have fallen apart. A three day Metal Workers union conference in Philadelphia failed to translate discussion into action as international union officers met with delegates and reportedly defeated the plan.
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Washington
Metal Workers’ Uniona
Philadelphia
Hanson Praised by Speaker at Denver Banquet
Denver public tribute honors Seattle Mayor Ole Hanson for his stance during the general strike. Dr John Weasley Hill of Lincoln Memorial University lauded Hanson for resisting alien sedition and proposed harsh treatment of undesirables, stating they should be sent to sea.
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Hanson
Denver
Ole Hanson
Seattle
John Weasley Hill
Lincoln Memorial University
Hill
Sean
Oakland Strike to Be Settled Soon Says Trade Leader
M J McGuire president of the San Francisco Metal Trades council says the Oakland strikes will end within a few days. He reports he is empowered by the international body to settle the controversy. Eighty five shops were tied up as workers walked out.
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McGuire
San Francisco Metal Trades Council
United Press Today
Oakland
International Organization of the Metal Trades Council
Oakland Metal Tradesmen
Tacoma Boiler Makers Face Strike Demands in City
Shipyard workers in Tacoma press for a blanket wage scale of 6 to 8 dollars daily while labor leaders denounce a circulating theft story as disruptive. Employers at Pacific Car and Foundry report workers back, tailors resume work, and a general strike committee plans a Sunday meeting as open shop protests continue.
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Bert Swain
Metal Trades Council
Seattle
G. G. Read
Inf
Yes
Pacific Car and Foundry Co
Altho
Master Tailors’ Association
Labor Temple
W. A. Cole
San Francisco
The
Carpenters
Sv. L. C. Marshall
Macy Adjustment Board
Marshall
Pacific slope cut from East as wires fail in storm
Feb 13 reports say all Pacific telephone and telegraph wires were down from San Francisco to Denver and beyond. Only one line remained between Denver and Chicago with others out. outages across Nebraska and Kansas severed east connections, crippling Denver's stock market quotations and broker activity.
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San Francisco
Pacific Slope
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co
Western Union
Chicago
Denver
la Junta
Kanaan
Col
Europe
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Nebraska
Kansas
Bell Company
Postal Telegraph
North Platte
Neb
Kinsley
Stafford
Kas
City Strikers Commit to General Strike Fallout
City employes who went on a general strike will lose two weeks of vacation this year. Those who did not return by Saturday will face an additional two weeks’ suspension. The civil service commission will be asked to draft a regulation requiring an oath of allegiance to the city government. The mayor convened the meeting in his office with city heads to decide on penalties and potential permanent discharge under civil service rules.
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Lister
Wilson
Altho
Suzzallo
the State University
Tan
Civil Service Commission
Hanson
Howard Taylor Slated for Senate President Pro Tem
Howard Taylor of King County, current majority leader, is slated for election as president pro tem by the Senate when it convenes. He will replace Senator P. H. Carlyon, who serves as president of the senate in place of Lieutenant Governor Hart. The caucus to elect Taylor was held in Seattle Wednesday night.
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Hart
Govieee
House
Senate
Steilacoman
Olympia
Howard Taylor
King County
P. H. Carlyon
Taylor
Seattle
Striking Leaders Accused of Violating Boilermakers Rules
The international boilermakers constitution is alleged to have been violated by current strike leaders. Signers pledge support to the cause of American ism.
There Are More Reporters Than Delegates at Peace Meet
Paris February meeting draws a polyglot press crowd of editors correspondents and magazine writers far outnumbering peace delegates. Reporters crowd the Salon de l Horloge at the Quai d Orsay while under secretaries archive clerks and room staff fill the adjoining spaces. A brass bell used by Clemenceau quiets sessions as one journalist dozes through a translation and napper wakes to alarm.
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Paris
Salon de l'Horloge
Quai d'Orsay
Reds Clash at City Council Meeting Over Bolshevik Charges
At a heated Central council session, B F Nauman denounced Bolshevik charges while urging ballot reform to change government. T H Bolton and Frank Turco clashed over radicalism as delegates warned of red scares and Seattle bloodlit fears.
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REDS
B. F. Niman
Tee
Central Council
Nauman
T. H. Bolton
Bakers
Frank Turco
Chicago
Turco
Mayor Hanson Denies Strike Agreement
Mayor Hanson states under his signature that any claim of reaching an agreement with the strike committee is absolutely false. He rejects rumors of a negotiated settlement and defends his position publicly.
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Hanson
Labor tensions rise as mayor clashes with strike leaders
The article reports a rift between labor factions and Mayor Hanson over strike tactics and street operations. Nauman criticizes militia use and police display while praising peaceful strike conduct. no arrests were tied to the general. The council passes a resolution condemning the situation.
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American Federation of
Nauman
Hanson
Neuman
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Louis F. Hart
State Senate
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Yilou
World Military Plan
Robert J. Bender
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Lenine
M. J
Pier
Boilermakers’ Union
Reeves Aylmore, Jr
Peti
City Strikers
Edward M. Thierry
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