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Newspaper
Winnipeg Citizen
Location
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 19, 1919
Page
2
The text asserts the Dominion government's action protected strikers and the public, arguing loyalty to the state over individual opinion. It claims revolutionary plots threaten ordered government and praises measures as unexceptionable given the alleged crime against Canada.
The article defends Canon Scott against attacks from the Citizens’ Committee of One Thousand. It claims Scott came to support workers, was expelled after meeting the committee, and portrays the committee as misrepresenting the strike and labor unrest in Winnipeg.
The piece claims the Labor News spreads deliberate fabrications to sway returned soldiers who, it says, mostly think for themselves and reject the newspaper's alleged lies.
Winnipeg resumes streetcar service as public utilities restore operations after five weeks of unrest. Authorities deploy special constables and crowd control to uphold constitutional government and prevent further rioting. The piece argues workers and citizens endure while those who caused trouble face accountability.
Geo A Watson the Telephone Commissioner reports rapid return to normal. Winnipeg shows 192 applications for permanent operators with 43 experienced workers back on duty who pledged not to join sympathy strikes. Storm damage disrupted 500 lines, four repair crews are working. Provincial exchanges are restored except Dauphin, long distance offices mostly back online.
An editorial portrays R. E. Bray of Miami as a returned soldier and Sovietist agitator leading Winnipeg strikers. It notes Bray’s former butcher work in Miami and his role spurring demonstrations at the provincial government building.
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