The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-03
RESULT OF BALLOT
EAGERLY AWAITED
1t Will Determine If England Is
to Have Another
Strike.
ALL IMPORTANT QUESTION
Labor Trouble Now Would
Prove to Be National
Calamity.
ALL IMPORTANT QUESTION
BY pHu.LlP EVERETT.


3 OF the four great railroad unions will
{ be made known from their headouar-
I lots, Unity House in Euston Road Are
Z we to have another railroad strike
J, greater and more formidable than any
+ the country has ever seen? This Is
The au-important question of the mo-
ment. for strike declared now, a few
weeks boforo Christmas, when every
business house In the country Is work
ins at high pressure. would be a ma
tional calamity indeed
The railroad employees themselves
arc evidently In dead earnest, the bal
lot is going on in an orderly fashion
all over the country, but there are
signs which prove that the result OF
inc vote may be the calamity that the
"noie nation breads. When the ballot
+ papers were sent out some three weeks
ago, the Swansea railroad mems Joint
committee unanimously recommended
that the whole of the ballot papers he
returned en- bloc and that the mem
beTs call upon the joint executives at
once 10 declare a national strike FOR
iull recognition of tho unions a mini
mum WACO. and a reduction of work
ing hours.
The Sheffield strike committee passed
a resolution condemning the action of
Inc JOINT committee In asking the gov
G{nment TO bring the representatives
OF the companies and the unions to-
Sethef, seeing tnat the commi sIon's
report has been rejected BY the men at
mass meetings all over the country"
me committee calls upon all railroad
men 10 vote for direct recognition and
Il national program
Though the railroad strike. II II doc.
come, Is not expected TO be accom-.
panied By serious disturbances or
sabotage, the authorities are naturally
preparing for 1t. and as IL is thu in
tenton of the governments, to employ
the military as little as possible the
newly created volunteer police force
an Eohdon and the special COASTAL les
enrolled by the Home Office are ar
present receiving a thorough training
Tor their duties
or these two forces, the volunteer
pohce is undoubtedly the most inter
estinS, because 1t is to be a permanent
nody, which is being ofticered and
drilled ready TO go on duty at a mo-
ments notice. More than $4,000 appii-
cations for enrolment have already
been received from people in all wake
oil He. 1t is 10 be divided into COM
Panies OF 100 zach, under the com
inand OF captain, two lieutenants and
ten sergeants.
An adjutant will command each dis
tTct. The minimum age for entrance
is eighteen, and certificate OF fitness
Is essential.
I'VE are disregardlng social s,a,u.
absolutely said the secretary. "in the
allotment OF posts. We have one CON.
pahy caPtaiEed by a foreman, with the
heir Of lord as senior lieutenant.
Inc motto OF the force Is law and
order and TO obtain that we shall use
al! peaceahle means Of persuasion and
utsS u"sioh, puh I'VE are prepared 10
ny. ~ u
II railroad strike happens within
the next fortnight we shall have an
eihclGnt body of men ready to CO.
operate with the railroad companies
and having two great objects In view:
me lnsnring Of the peoples food sup
ply and tne protection OF all those men
VINO desire TO continue working. In
any serious public disturbance we
shouiu place ourselves under the or
ders OF the police and act as ordinary
'>t-Ustables."
The Royal Geographical Society
has received news IF an important
discovery Of Goals in the wiIds Of New
Guinea-one OF the many discoveries
made during daring and romantic
eHpeditlon in Central Papua unaer-
.akeh oy MT. Donald Mackay and Mr.
William Little.
the expedition, Il star. was made from,
nle Island, which was reached in the
government steamer "Mcrrie England >.
Inc travellers were transported TO the
mainland In whale boats Various
creeks were crossed. and ii was IL,
these that coal was found. I. an
peared TO be OF excellent quality On
the Journey up the Purari River heavy
rains were experienced, aud il was
aihcult to make Roadway, especially
In the rapids. Natives were me, with
but they were not altogether I'M.
friendly.
The explorers put them to flight h =
hrins over their heads, and Villages
were mostly evacuated in advance. Ar
one point the party suffered severely
from want OF water, and they penc.
rated into a blind waterless VALLEY
from which II was necessary To re.
trace their steps
AT Stroe the natives were found n
be well developed physically. The men
htteo small cylinder through their
hostris' from each end OF which a
thin spine Of bone extended som,
inches. They wore arrow proof bar
belts and earrings, armlets and neck
lsees- They used Gtone tomAhawk.
Tor killing animals. and bows ans
arrows as weapons of war The No.
tives were of a low type
During the expedition the party,
advance wes stopped by precipitou,
gorge. which they named Hatbo,
Gorge, and 1t was d.cEded 10 retrcat
and attempt TO cross TO the south side
OF the river.
Rats proved failure. but tn,
crossing was at length effected il
canoer. several OF the tributaries nm
peared to flow underground }or -
siderable distances.
a fortune estimated at 100000
awaits the next Of kin OF Peter Tay
Tor, an American millionaire. formerl
native OF Falkirk. a firm OF Scot
t!sh lawyers Is now busiiy engage
sitting the credentials OF several hun