The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-18
LABOR WAR IS
ON IN ENGLAND
Railway StrikeOr OrderFlashed
Over Wire.
UNION LEADERS ARE FIRM

Observed by Railway Employees.
Lloyd-oeorse Seeks Withdrawal Of
order Until Special Commission
Can Hear Both Sides Of Case.
Americans Unable to Return &c
Native Land.
London, Aug. 1S.--A general strike
clared, but It may yet oe that the
declaration will be withdrawn. Many
hours were spent in fruitess ncgotia-
tions between the government and
the leaders Of the railroad employees.
The prospects fluctuated violently
from time to time. until the leaders
telegraphed the heads of the local
unions to bring out the men.
Three hours later the see-saw took
another turn, when Lloyd-Ge1rge an
nounced that negotiations had been
reopened. AS the matter now stands,
the strike order remains operative,
notwithstanding the renewal Ct nego-
tiations. The executive members OF
various unicns met to consider the
whole position. but while the session
was going on. the assistant secretary
Of the Amalgamated Society Of Rail
way Employees had this to say to the
newspapers:
II heard Lloyd-George's statement
and | know what it means and why
it was made. The position IL not al
tered by the statement and the pres
ent strike is going forward. There is
absolutely no truce to be given"
If the government today appoints
three commissioners, as suggested in
Lloyd-Gcorge's announcement in the
house of commons, and the appoin-
tees prove acceptable, truce may
be called.
In the meanwhile, compliance with
tho strike order throughout the coun-
try is in no wise general. II is true
that the union leaders officially de-
clared that a census Of the results re.
ccived from various centers exceeded
all expectations, and point 10 an
early and decisive victory but on the
other side press kilograms received
at the same hour reported a lack of
unanimity among the railroa1 work
men.
North Responds Promptly.
The largest responses have been
In the midland and northern counties
and in South Wales. AT some cen.
ters the strike feeling is strong. For
instance men at Bradford, Wolyer-
hampton, Blackburn, Crewe. Coven-
try, Bury. York Cardiff, West Hartlo.
pool, New Castle and Accrington are
among those who have responded i'm
mediatelr These and others prob
ably aggregate some thousands.
There were some disturbances
among the provincial railway men,
but the police baked attempts to
tear up the Midland line in suburb
of Sheffield. The freight handlers at
Derby cashed with the police and
some heads we're broken. Il is fig
ured thai 5000 struck at Leeds, 900
al Bradford, 1000 at Blackburn. 400
at Bristol 200 at Derby. 700 at Pres
ton. 900 at Doncastor, 1000 ot York
1000 at West Hartlepool 1000 at
Hoswich. 1000 at Lancashire, 1000 at
Wolyerhanpton. 900 at Cardiff, 500
at Bury, 500 at Lancaster and 500 at
Stockton.
The National Transport Federation
called a meeting to declare formally
a national strike. II was stated that
the explanation of the sudden de.
cision of the railroad leaders to make
the settlement of the dispute condi.
tional upon an all-round agreement
embracing every section OF the trans
port workers, lies in the fact that the
Amalgamated Society and other rail
road unions are cooperating With the
transport workers federation.
The Thames lightermen struck to
day. The text Of the telegrams sent
out as a signal for the beginning Of
the strike was as follows:
Your liberty is at stake, All rail
way employees must strike Mt once
Loyalty to each other is victory"
The messages were signed by the
leaders of the men.