Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-08-17

General Secretary Williams of the
Amalga,nated Society of Railway Ser.
wants, stated this evening that the
conferences with the Board of Trade
had been adjusted. The president OF
the Board of Trade has telegra phed
the members of the executive commit
tees cf the three railwaYmen's unions
at Liverpool to come to London and
Join in a conference tomorrow. Appar-
emily Mr.. Buxton still hopes for a
settlement but the leaders of neither
side appear oVer-hopeful. It was stat
cd that in the event of a strike all the
railroads would he placed under one
manager
The lord mayor of Cardiff. Wales,
telegraphed the officials of the war
Office late today asking for 500 infantry
and $50 cavalry To protect the food
supplies Of that city.
London. Aug. l6.-There was little il
any abatement of the strike fever that
has spread through Great Britain to-
day. At some points such as the Lon
don decks, conditions continue to inn
Prove but this WAS Offset by the out
breaks elsewhere.
With the exception Of al Liverpool,
where there was rioting nearly all last
night, the men generally are orderly
and beyond picketing and peaceably
inducing men to join the unions. did
not interfere with those desiring to
werk..
The fighting at Liverpool last night,
which resulted in the death OF two
rioters who We're shot by Hussars in
defending five prison vans occupied by
riot prisoners whom the mob attempt
ed unsuccessfully To release, has not
tended thus far TO improve the situa-
tion except as it has helped To keep
the peaceably disposed outside the
strike area. This enabled the police
more easily to handle those who were
causing trouble.
This was particularly noticeable this
morning when the streets were quiet,
the rioters having retired for much
needed rest after the nights battle and
also probably to keep out Of the way
of the strong forces opposed to them
during daylight. The police and SOL
iers. however. prepared for renewal
of host.lities when night fell.
Today teams were busy removing
goods from the railway stations to
business houses. They were unmolest
ed. Along the docks, however. work
was AT a standstill and the men show
ed an ugly spirit. The continued riot
ing on the Mersey port Was not calcu
lated 70 restore confidence elsewhere
and men at other ports were refusing
20 discharge steamers diverted from
Liverpool. Glasgow. for example.
which had just dispose of street
railway strike. now has dock strike
as a result OF the men declining TO re-
move a cargo of fruit from a steamer
sent frem the Mersey.
Another ominous sign was the
choice by the leaders of the railway
WORKERS of Liverpool as the city from
which to direct the threatened strike
on the railways which was declared
last night by the executives Of the
Amalgamated Society Of Railway Ser
wants. the Society OF Locomotive En-
gineers and Firemen and the General
Railway Workers Union; to become ef-
feetiye within "A hours unless IN the
interim the companies express a will
ingness 10 negotiate for a settlement
ot grievances.
Heretofore the railway strikes nave
heen managed usually from London or
some central punt III III 80 -"
threat 70 tie up all the railway lines
IN the United Kingdom caused more
upeasiness than all the other strike
movements combined for II was known
that If the effort was successful, II
would completely cut off the 1000 sup
plies from the greater part OF the
country. The government exerted every
Influence to avert such calamity
This forenoon sydney Buxton, pres
ident of the Board of Trade. conferred
with the managers of all the railway
lines and i'm the afternoon he met the
leaders of the employees in the nope
of bringing about joint conference.
The managers had insisted upon ad-
herring 10 the system of eonclllauoh
boards with which the men are as
satisfied An arrangement through
which the boards will deal more eX-
peditiously with the grievances Oh
the workers might lead to settle
ment. it was thought, and the mem,
hers of the Board of Trade worked
along these lines.
Should the railway strike take place
the managers hope 10 MAINTAIN pai
| tial service on all lines and for moilths
have been preparing for such an eVehtu-
ality. They have already mace up
timetables for a curtailed service win
the aid of non-union men who compose
about three-fourths of the workers Inc
| unions have about 10000 members
| The residents of many OF the poorer
districts already are suffering from
prolonged idleness and in some sec
tions of London and the other large
| cities where the husbands ana wives
equally contribute to the support OF
their homes, both are on strike anu ue-
pendent upon charity for food.
The trade of Manchester mas peeh
| completely dislocated by the strike IN
the transport service. Today the sls-
nalmen ioined the strikers, preventing
the movement of trains, so even II 'he
teamsters were at work there would pe
nothing for them to transport
| The striking freight handlers at
birmingham returned TO work To-Day.
There appeared to be no danger ol
resnmntion of the dock strike at Lon
don. The men were slowly returning
to their places and it was expected 'ra'