New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-17

there is no occasion FOR panic. Although
there inevitably will be certain amount
of dislocation of traffic and inconven-
fence to the public. myself and my COL
leagues are satisfied that We will be able
to give service which will meet the
first requirements Of the situation.
Food Transport First.
I'VE have three objects in view in the
event of a general strike. In the first
place we will provide. as far as posi-
BILE, for the conveyance of the food of
the people. Our second object will be to
feed the principal manufacturers and
merchants with coal and raw material.
When these two objects have been at
tanned we will, to the utmost of our
ability. deal with passenger traffic de-
mands and meet them as amply as posi-
BILE"
When the reporters told Mr.. Buxton
that Sir Guy had made this statement
he was somewhat displeased, saying:
"Sir Guy makes 1t on his own authority
In the course of the conference at the
Beard Of Trade the railway managers
contended strongly that they had entered
into an agreement in 1907 with their men
for a Cancellation board for the settle
ment of all differences. They said the
agreement was reached under pressure
from the government, and that the en-
ployes had promised to abide by 1t loyal
ly. AS the agreement had not expired
they contended that the companies were
entitled to the governments moral and
night that Mr.. Buxton was deeply dis
appointed at the failure of his attempts
at Cancellation.
When the delegates of the employees
left the Board of Trade at II o'clock to-
night a reporter asked them: What is
going to happen now?" To this Dele
gate Louis replied: "A strike"
Meetings of railway men were held in
various provincial centres tonight. and
at all of them enthusiastic resolutions
were passed favoring strike.
A Labor Manifesto.
The Railway Review" the official
organ Of the railway workers, edited by
George James Wardle, member Of the
House of Commons, will publish to-
morrow strong manifesto to the men,
beginning as follows:
The momentous hour has come I'm
less the railway companies are prepared
to concede to their employees the ele-
mentary hut important, right of being
represented by their unions general
strike will take place. The railway men
are determined to be Helots no longer.
Their long years of bondage will be
brought to an end. The Cancellation
boards have broken down, and their ex-
istence in their present form can no
longer be tolerated. They have become
Instruments Of oppression and carica-
lures Of justice and fair play.
The manifesto continues in the same
vein by calling upon the men to unite and
join in q general strike
Ramsay Macdonald leader Of the Labor
party, declared tonight that the resent
ment shown in the present crisis has
been accommodating for years and that
the men have been driven to the con-
c!usion that they cannot obtain justice
without force.
He said the trade unionists were Of
opinion that they did not get fair play
when they appealed to the law. l. was
the duty of the House of Commons be
continued not merely to talk about law
and order. but to see if they could not
establish something like justice for The
poor. Rents and the cost of food had
gone UP. but wages had not increased,
he declared.
To-day London seems gradually set
Ting down 10 normal conditions, but
elsewhere there was 10 Improvement in
the strike situation A. II. STANLEY, the
American manager of the London Flee
trio Railway. including most of the rn-
derground services, conferred all day
with his employees After the conference
he announced that the companies had
made conc essions which the men ac-
ever that although the inen are satisfied
with the concessions, If there should be
a general strike Of railway employees |
;hey will join it.
The government is blamed for the |
strikes both by the Conservatives. who |
to the socialistic policy of the ministers,
and by the Laborites. who denouncc The !
Cabinet for its reactionary spirit in en-
rloying the military in labor disputes
Military Activities.
At Aldershot the military authorities !
are taking every precaution to insure |
the working of the railways in the event !
of a strike being called. Every soldier |
in the Aldershot command has been
placed under orders for duty. Previ- |
ously only the cavalry and infantry had |
been under orders but to-day the Royal |
Engineers, the Army Service Corps and |
the field and garrison artillery were |
warned To- have every man in their !
ranks ready to move on moments no.
tice.
If a strike is declared three regiments |
Of cavalry and three batteries of Royal |
Horse Artillery will first he moved di- |
rect to London, to be followed at short |
intervals by infantry battalions, field ar
tilery. the Royal Engineers and the |
medical units of the command only |
the barracks guards will be left at AL
dershot.
ALI the soldiers will he armed with |
rifles and ball ammunition. They will |
be stationed along the railway lines
north and south of London, while the
cavalry will be employed at stations and |
also will patrol the lines SO as to be
able to get quickly to any point of dan