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ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2D, 1D1 (»
PRICE TEN CENTS.
LONGSHOREMEN'S
Refusal of Employers to Accept Last
Proposal of Strikers, Leads Secre
tary Madsen to Make Violent
Threat Against Commerce.
( SEATTLE, Sept. 20.—“We nov, ;jroj>c^e to destroy the
commerce of Seattle and every other port on Puget sound,’’
said Secretary Madsen, of the Pacific coast division of the In
ternational Longshoremen’s Union, when informed last even
* ing that the employers had rejected the last proposal of the
union for a settlement of the strike on the waterfront.
Gordon J. Kelly, vice-president for the state of Washing
ton for the international union, departed this morning, en route,
to Buffalo, New York, the headquarters of the international
union, to confer with President O’Connor and other head offi
cials, and to secure financial aid and other assistance to carry
g on the strike on Pu<>t sound.
The local longshoremen’s union, speaking through its of
ficers, said today that it would be a fight to the finish; that no
more concessions would be made; that they would bring the
employers to their knees before the strike was ended.
A board of mediation, composed of Messrs. White, of the
federal government; Blackman, of the state government, and
Madsen, secretary for the longshoremen, have been seeking to
bring about a settlement of the trouble, but the employers de
cline to consider any basis other than the old wage scale and
open shop practice. In a final effort, the board submitted a
scale of 55 cents an hour, conceding the open shop policy. But
this basis of settlement was likewise rejected yesterday,
r In the meantime, the Water Front Employers’ union are
procuring all the help required, the employes joining the em
ployers’ union. The dock laborers and stevedores are mostly
residents of Seattle. They are being paid from 40 to 60 cents
the hour for dock working, trucking, etc.; and from 50 to 75
cents the hour for stevedore work on the vessels. In addition
they receive board and lodging.
The Water Front Employers’ union say they can get along
very nicely without the aid of the Longshoremen’s union mem
bers; that all the traffic is being handled, and that concessions
to the longshoremen will not be made.
Andrew Furuseth, president of the Coast Seamen’s union,
who has been here in an effort to effect a settlement, has re
4 turned to San Francisco. He declares that the Longshoremen’s
union is in error; that the strike should have been settled at
the time the San Francisco, San Diego and other strikes were
called off.
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ME DEATH
WHEN DAM BURSTS IN BOHEMIA
* LONDON, Sept. 20.—Hundreds of people inet death when
^%^reat dam near Gabton, Bohemia, burst, permitting the flood
\v~aters to inundate the valley below. Seven villages were com
pletely wiped <\t, all inhabitants being lost, Details are lack
ing. **»*• . . ..
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DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TICKET.
NEW YORK, Sept. 20.—Latest—The worst riots yet,
growing out of the strike of the street ear employes, are pre
vailing in New York city today. The rioting began last even
ing, continued throughout the night and is on today. The situ
ation is very grave. The local authorities will not long he able
to handle the strike, if the disorders continue, and the state
militia will he called on to take a hand.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.—Politicians and side-line ob
servers in both the republican and democratic parties are ex
pecting a big coup by the administration with respect to the
Mexican situation, which will be sprung sometime in October,
growing out of the conference of the Mexican-American coin
mission, sitting at New London, Connecticut. Republicans, it
is reported from New York, hear intimations about it, and are
uneasy. They do not quite know what it is, but fear that the
president is getting ready to “hand them something.”
PARIS, Sept. 20.—The French troops have captured Fior
ina, an ini' 'riant town in northwest Macedonia, which opeus
the road fur tin* entry of allied troops into Mouastir, in Serbia,
according to an official communique issued this morning.
SEAM BANK DEPOSITS REACH
TOTAL OFJNETY-NINE MUMS
SEATTLE, Sept. 20.—The total hank deposits in fiduciary
institutions in Seattle reached the enormous figure of ninety
nine million rlpUars yesterday. This is the record amount of
deposits in this city...
SKA I IKK, Kept. -0.—President, Barnum and General
Manager Ward, ol the Pacific Coast Steamship company, and
President Alexander, of the Alaska-Pacific Navigation cnrapa
nv, are in secret conference in San Francisco, in an effort to
reach an agreement whereby the Pacific Alaska Navigation
company will take over, under a lease, a merger agreement or
possibly a sale of the fleet of the Pacific Coast Steamship com
pany.
Negotiations to this end were taken up in Seattle several
weeks ago. following the arrival here of President Barnum
from New York city.
.Local representatives ol the Admiral line declare that some
sort of a deal will be made, looking toward the taking over of
the Pacific Coast company’s fleet.
EFFORTS TO PREVENT
GENERAL STRIKE FAIL
.
NE vV YORK, Sept. 'JO.—The effort by the committee rep
resenting the business interests of New York city to avert a
general sympathetic labor strike, to aid the striking street car
employes, met with failure last night, when President Shouts,
of the Interborough company, absolutely refused to consider
the plan suggested by the committee. The committee sought to
prevail on the transit company to reopen negotiations with the
striking employes, but Shouts declared that the company was
through with negotiations with the strikers, whom, he said,
had violated their agreement and must accept the consequen
ces.
PEORIA, 111., Sept. 20.—Charles Evans Hughes, republi
can candidate for president, opened his second presidential
campaign trip in an address yesterday before the republican
state convention. Hughes declared that the democratic party
“was one of broken promises, which now presents extravagant
claims of accomplishment.’’ Touching on President Wilson’s
speech of acceptance, Hughes said, “The claims made therein
are extravagant and that nothing of the sort had been ac
complished.”
DEMOCRATS FROM FIVE STATES
ME TO PLAN FOR CAMPAIGN
SACRAMENTO; Cal., Sept. 20.—A democratic convention
is in progress here today for the purpose of framin; plans for
the coming presidential election. Delegates from tive adjoin
ing states are in attendance. Every democratic political star
in California is present. United States Senator Phelan is the
presiding officer. __