New-York tribune., 1907-08-14
TROOPS QUIT BELFAST
icTRTKE NAY BE SETTLED.
Soldiers Withdrazcn and Priests
Keen Order-Medidtion.

,,o,fas+ Aug l3-The strike situation is held
. beve improved to-day. since steps have been
,-an 70 arbitraue the differences between the
1oborers and their employers
--ha exneriuent OF keeping both the police and
~ -roops outside Of the disturbed area OF the
- has been attended with q great measure OF
1-'-.ass and the day passed without any serious
s5c- between the strikers and the soldiers
- he eonstables. There has been much ef-
[---ssoenoe among the strikers. but no violence.
-.rge and excited crowds collected and assumed
--a.+sn5ne attitudes. but listening TO the ex-
..+iors Of the priests and other peaceTnakers
-, onnortunity for their energy TO evap-
- IN shouting and at 11:30 o'clock tonight
-. s-reets Of Belfast practically deserted
= --oons OF policemen have been seen since
= s4+e- ; O'Clock. when, IN accordance with
- .,, decision reached by the authorities, the
-, v,e-e withdrawn 10 their barracks.
.s-anrIv doubling the sincerity of the au-
.,.o-;+ies several large crowds spent some time
- 5ioging I'D and stacking paving stones TO be
- - ss5ir.ss for the soldiers should they re-
.-sa- Tonight Joseph Devlin. Nationalist, of
- F4o.sa OF Commons for Belfast. and num-
- = nriests and magistrates patrolled the dis
..--rss area, urging the people to keep the peace
- .-ois collisions with the Orangenen- AT
- -s-ae time The troops were held in readiness
in barracks
This afternoon body Of city workrnen at
..as 10 repair the streets which had been
- ND Yesterday 10 get ammunition in the
s1-o of having stones with which 10 pelt the
ro1s,e-s They had not been at work for five
-.-,+ss before mob Of young men and girls
,sran % stone them, and they had TO run for
80 lives leaving their tools behind them
Tha belfast Trades Council has enrolled a
..ar,sl body OF men described as Trades Union
-, +o-aav and tonight assisted the
--sssts in preserving order. Their efforts were
highly successful
p ++,a mean while. Sir Antony Patrick Mac
,,.-,sll. under secretary TO the Lord Lieutenant
:. Trelsn6 has been IN conference with the local
,Hc,sis and the labor leaders, with the view OF
,--sngfng q settlement Of the disputed points.
.,a another conference has been held for the
ss-1e purpose between the master carriers and
-s--esertatives Of the men
Alexander Carlisle director Of Harland &
,ro,S sh.pbuilders, is ecting as mediator. He
aHciaIiv announced tonight that no decision
raj vet been reached, but that the proceedings
were most satisfactory and he hoped a settle
-ssut would be effected
After these conferences there was q meeting
sa-zeea Sir Antony, MI. DevIin and Mr.. Car
rsle 81 the conclusion Of which MI DeVlln
.,nressed himself as confident that all the ques-
,sa-s ga disrute would be settled tomorrow.
In the rioting last night g woman and two
r,en we're Killed The magistrates sat to-day
continually and captured rioters were taken be-
fore thera at the point Of the bayonet Rein
forcements are expected from Dublin, and a
ssarchlight company Of army engineers Is on ITS
WY here from Aldershot camp.
Some Of the streets were strung with barbed
wire to entangle the cavalry. and the gas mains
were c1rt BY the rioters last night