Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-08-11
STRIKE SITUATION !
SLIGHTLY IMPROVED.
Tentative Agreement With Team
sters---Traffic Still
Paralyzed.

London. Aug. IL The strike situa.
tinn WAS somewhat clarified today by
4 tentative agreement with the t-amsterS
brought about through the Board Of
Trade All the strikers will remain
cur, however, until the demands OF the
lighternIsn~ara met. The war ofiire.
in anticipation of complete settlement
during the day. suspended the order for
further troops from Afiershot, bul TO-
600 men were under arms and ell
tfained there ready tn he rushed to
London upon moments notice
Street traffic was till paralyzed and
the CITY was only slightly relieved OF
tie pressing need Of food supplies. The
price OF ice nas trrhled aud with the
intense heat serious situation pre-
walls IN scores of hospitals The FAINT
lies Of stcikers are in dire distress, tens
OF thou. auds heing reported On the
verge OF i; rration. PaGushops are
refusing loans becauS? their shelves
are overcro1ded.
Representatives oi the Board Of
Trade declare that negotiations now
IN progress with the IIght1rmcn,
barge men and Carters, have
taken hopeful turn, but leaders OF
all The unions declare their men will
remain out until the demands of the
stevedorcs, fish porierS, quay man and
eugnemen are granted.
: bile i is believed that the
agreement with the tcan>ters will he
approved it IS subsequent 10 con-
sideratiou by the employers fedora
ton.
Owing to the shortage of forage the
postmaster general was c"mpelledto ask
ask Strike Leader Ben TifoEtan agree
meut permitting the transportation OF
forage for the cavalry horses. 1t was
promptly granted.
The shadow OF tamin- and CONNER
cial ruin is the force being brought to
! aid the strike The board OF concilia-
. ton committee held an all night session
with the leaders of the leamsters and
car meD. The committee will next
take up the demands of the stevedores,
porters and enginemen.
The employers federation is being
forced to accept the agreements drawn
| up by BY the Board Of Trade. Vi5iualI"
the committee is acting for the en1rJ oyes
who are in the position nf having to
agree Or taking the responsibility for
| distress and misery,
Tie strike il affecting every indus
try, and today operations at the GOV.
ernmeut mint were discontinued be,
cause the Rothscbilds could not secure
lvehicles TO convey bullion.
| One OF the largest cargoes OF Cali
fornia fruits ever brought across tht
Atlantic is rotting in tho bottom Of th,
liner Minnehaha in the Thames.
! Liverpool, Aug. 1.-THE strike sit
uation here is more critical today
Trade is dead and during the nigh
strikers controlled the city. Clashe
with the police were frequent. Th
police reinforced by soldiers finall,
! !d,ova the mob. which hurled stone
into their ranks, into the side street
and some provisions and other good
we're hauled to the shops, The striker
continued to gather and soon regainct
control. Strikers stopped the coalini
| of the White Star liner Teutonic ant
| officials OF the line admit the ves:e
| will be unable to leave port. Report
from Hull and Manchester say tha
the strikers have succeeded in tying III
| all transportation there.