The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-08-25
COMPROMISE IN LIVERPOOL
TRAMVAI MEN To GET BACK
SOON-SHIP OWNERS WARLIkE.
News Of settlement with Municipal Com.
mittee Is Received With tlec-Sends
OO.OOW Men Back to WOrk-Cars
stoned Earlicr-(IOuds on Horizon.

StOneO EafuCf-OlOuus OH HOri1Ons
Special cable Dispatches 10 THE SrN.
5LIvERPooL. Aug. 2i.-After a prolonged
and frequently hot discussion the Liver
pool tramways committee decided this
evening that the $50 tramwaymen. whose
case has been holding up the settlement
of the big strike here. should be rein
stated "as and when required and as
satisfactory to the management" The
strike committee wanted the wording
Of the decision made more definite. But
after consultation and after receiving
assurances hat the decision would be
interpreted sympathetically. with a view
70 reinstating the $50 at the earliest pos
sible moment. the committee issued an
order for all men to return to work.
The news was received with glee. az
many were hungry. Between eighty and
ninety thousand men will return to work
on Friday and it is hoped that the situa-
ton will become normal rapidly.
1t is not certain, however. whether the
ship owners will allow the locked out
lockers TO resume. They are strongly
averse to the tramways committee 5
decision and announce that the doCkers
will not be permitted to return TO work
any way on Friday. The ship owners
committee will meet in the morning to
consider the Question
The Cunard Steamship Company has
cancelled the next sailing date OF the
steamship Campania from this port be-
cause of the labor disturbances.
A committee OF the ship owners had
asked the tramway managers to refuse
to reinstate the strikers. The ship
| owners pointed out that il the tramways
should surrender to the men it would
mean unendng demands by the unions
for more concessions.
The city was greatly disturbed all day
by the striking tramcar men. The cars
were stoned at many points. A number
Of cotton convoyers were attacked by a
mob. which did not withdraw until the
police had clubbed them into submissio on.
Several arrests were made. D
L, would be rash because OF the present
temper of British workmen TO predict
that the Liverpool compromise, although
il favors the men more than il does the
employers, will end the unrest in the
country The most that can be said at
the present moment is that the threatened
attempt again to tie up the transportation
| facilities of Great Britain has been avert ed
There are several disputes looming
! above the horizon. Signs of dissatisfac-
ton are showing among the London
lramway men and it is believed that il
will be some time before peace will be
! thoroughly restored TO the commercial
and industrial interests Of the country
| The Amalgama'ed Society Of Railway
Servants estimates that the strike pay
during the recent trouble will require
1896 600 from its funds
Riotng continues in South Wales and
several more shops have been looted and
wrecked. The police called upon the
| military to-day to assist them in sup
pressing a riot in Gilfac, The combined
forces were compelled to make many
charges with bayonets and riot clubs
before the mob was disper rsed Many
were injured by the clubs of the police.
That fears of a recurrence Of the labor
troubles are active is shown in the fact
!, that Lloyds to-day increased the rate
against a national railw ay strike before
the end of December to ten guineas per
cent.