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Newspaper
Winnipeg Citizen
Location
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 20, 1919
Page
3
The Labor News published a claim that T. Eaton Co shipped strike-breakers from Toronto and that women strike-breakers were put off at Port Arthur. Eaton Co denies the report as absolutely false, stating it can hire all needed workers locally in Winnipeg.
The Board of Trade Building is the town’s busy hub with a fire brigade run by citizens and the Committee of One Thousand overseeing utilities and emergencies. Volunteers fill every room and lines of cars stand ready outside as committees operate amid ongoing organizational work. Some churches with hydraulic powered organs saw their music falter during a Sunday solo.
A controversial move by Winnipeg's Strike Committee includes placarding delivery rigs and city trucks with permitted by authority messages. Critics say it signals de facto governance by the committee, restricting mail and telegraph service and arousing civic outrage while workers and unions hold firm positions ahead of a decisive finish.
Labor Temple reports show culinary workers plan to pull out cooks and waiters from open restaurants. Unions will target both union and non-union staff with aim to build unity, while many cafes with strikes show placards torn and doors closed. Marshal Foch arrangements noted amid peace terms.
At City Hall a confrontation featured Mayor Gray and Alderman Queen over strike actions in the bread industry. The Citizens Committee initially limited operations to Spiers Parrell then expanded to all factories, with disputes over control and protection. The meeting ended with a union of the Citizens Committee of a Thousand backing the council lines of action.
A 1919 document from the Executive Committee of an association calls enemy aliens to register their names and gather at club rooms to maintain public peace amid unrest. A response from the Strike Committee pledges that no enemy alien will commit untoward acts, implying collaboration suspicions between groups.
The Western Labor News Special Strike Edition detailing city operations under Strike Committee permits. Theatres milk bread hospitals water light police and gas stations run to sustain life during the strike with officials protecting and guiding essential services. Hawker reports on a missing figure with conflicting wires and British press critique of US and naval leadership.
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