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Newspaper
Winnipeg Citizen
Location
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 19, 1919
Page
3
An appeal urges sane Canadian workers to oppose the Winnipeg general strike and Bolshevik influence. It argues many strikers acted against their wishes, cites coerced union membership, and condemns agitators, urging workers to defend Canadian institutions and resist a “bloody revolution.”
The Winnipeg Medical Society led by secretary Dr G S Fahrni petitions rational action amid scarlet fever fears. The resolution protests suspension of streetcar service and cutting hospital supplies, urging continued care for the sick and protection of infants, aged, and wounded soldiers. It requests copies to mayor, veteran associations, Board of Trade, strike committee, and press.
A Portage la Prairie motorist bound for Winnipeg was accosted in the streets and warned not to carry food supplies into Winnipeg. He was told his car would be searched and wrecked if found to contravene the strike committee dictates seeking to starve Winnipeg into submission.
The Manitoba premier T C Norris reported that after meetings with the mayor and business leaders the two sides showed no agreement on arbitration. He said four names were proposed for a five member board and that workers would not consent to arbitration over union recognition.
Officials urge automobile owners to curb trips beyond essential use to conserve gasoline and aid civic authorities. Joy-riding accelerates fuel depletion, risks public safety, and hampers fire and emergency services during the strike.
The city agrees the current order stems from business closures by merchants amid labor troubles and threats. Milk bread and food shortages fuel fears a deeper political movement aims to topple democracy, yet most urge peaceful, nonviolent return to normal industry and liberty without submitting to violence or sandbagging.
The Citizens Committee formed a Thousand strong executive during a general strike to maintain law and order and keep essential services running. Volunteers manned fire halls and aided bread and milk delivery while authorities supported conciliation and rapid restoration of normal business. May 18 1919.
Mayor Gray speaks to Winnipeg citizens by broad distribution and church notices. He vows water milk and food supplies, police protection and orderly law enforcement while seeking a peaceful settlement and preserving British institutions.
Alderman Ernest Robinson, labor leader in Winnipeg, declares a revolutionary strike plan to spread from Halifax to Vancouver. He says workers will own industries, Winnipeg leading the fight and press being barred, with production controlled by labor and no public release from capitalist papers.
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