Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: CHAPTER TWENTY-SIXife in jail was simple.The men took their fate calmly and philosophically.They read, exercised, and enjoyed discussions with one another.There was a lot of mail to answer.Visitors were permitted almost every day.The highlight of the week was their wive Sunday visit.In mid-April, a message was sent to the provincial jail informing Ivens that his small son was seriously ill with scarlet fever.A week later, on the approval of the Minister of Justice in Ottawa, Ivens was allowed to go home for two days.Two constables were assigned to guard him, one during the day and the other during the night.Ivens was at home barely an afternoon when hi child died, lea ing M .I en o a e i h g ief.The Western Labor News reported on the funeral: Thousands of union men and women Internationals and members of OBU units attended the funeral [ ] The cortege men and women walking four abreast extended a distance of six blocks.A body of 150 returned soldiers headed it.About 100 automobiles were also in the line of procession [ ] At the graveyard another large crowd had assembled, and were standing patiently, in spite of the cold weather, when the funeral party reached the grounds.It was estimated that nearly 8,000 surrounded the grave and watched and listened to the solemn rites as they were performed by Mrs. Woodsworth.Fred and Winona Dixon received a similar blow later when their young son Jimmy died of scarlet fever on October 31, 1920.Save a few exceptions, the men and their families were separated.Trade unions from across the country planned moral and financial support for the convicted men and protested against their imprisonment.The Winnipeg Trades and Labour Council appealed to the internationally affiliated labour organisations for contrib ion o a f nd o o he im i oned men wives and children.The number of dependants totalled twenty-i : I en ife and h ee child en, John ife and one child, P i cha d ife and h ee child en, Q een ife and h ee child en, A m ong wife and two of their child en, and B a ife and eigh child en.While in prison, Armstrong indulged in light-hearted pranks.The prison officials and prisoners all ate in the same large area.Armstrong sat down one da and calml a e he a den b eakfast of bacon and eggs.When his e o a oin ed o , he ga e a lo d and anima ed a olog , m ch o he delight of fellow prisoners.In addition, the prisoners entertained themselves i h a a co e ion of Gilbe and S lli an H.M.S. Pinafore.Pritchard boa ed, If o an o ee Gilbe and S lli an in a fo m o can enjo , don go o he o e a ho e, go o he Winni eg jail.L
Source: Manitoba Law Journal
DOI: 10.29173/mlj1189
Author: Manitoba Law Journal
Language: English
Topic: Labor Movements and Unions
Subfield: Industrial relations
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4396715998