Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-08-19
Great Railway Strike Is
Under Way
GOVERNMENT POWERLEss
Strike Leaders Declare that
100000 Railroad Employ
ees Have Gone Out. Small
Ter Sympathetic Move
ments in Many Places.

London, Aug. 1S.-Scores Of thous-
ands OF railway employees through
out the United Kingdom, are on
a strike tonight. and traffic every
where is disorganized Leaders Of
the strikers declare that 100000 men.
nearly half the total of emplcves
Of the railways of the United King
dom, have answered the call t. stop
work. Managers of the railways SAY
these figures are greatly exaggerat-
ed.
Never before have British Minis
ters worked SO hard To- stave off
labor war that threatened 50 much
misery To- millions and yet they have
been unable 70 stay the movement
in the least particular.
London tonight has the appearance
of an armed camp. on all sides are
soldiers. fully equipped for war. while
from the dome of st. PauTs cathe-
dral engineers are keeping in touch
with the general in command. bv
means of electric signals.
Minister Premier ASCuith spent the
whole dav in fruitless conference
with the labor leaders. \ statement
issued from the home office tonight,
says the strike has spread all over
the country. though as yet. it has
caused but a partial disorganization
Of traffic. 1t says the companies are
receiving a number of applications
for employment.
The statement notes the absence Of
serious disturbances ard adds that
the military authorities have the sit
uation well under control. 1t also re-
fers To the settlement of the lockers
strike and says there must be a re-
sumption OF unloading tomorrow. Pro-
pOsals for a peaceful settlement Of
the strike will he resumed by the
ministers tomorrow.
One of the gravest features of the
London strike is the walking out Of
800 employees of the underground
railways Though the number is
small. the train service is greatly
curtailed. The men say they viii not
return To work until all the other
railwaymen are restored To- their for
mer positions. under governmental
guaranty
The Lord Mayor Of London tonight
requested all citizens willing to act
as special constables i'm case they are
needed. to assemble at Guild Hall to
morrow TO enroll Special constables
have not been used in London since
the Trafalgar Square riots i'm 1887.
Most of the newspaper trains have
| been abandoned. the papers using
automobiles All telegraph messages
are received subject to delay. while
the telephone service IS overworked
| Sporadic strikes in al trades are oc-
curing All the BARRIERS in Bristol
are gong out. while the mi,iner
helpers and working girls parade the
| streets Of London. with banners. read
ing. We are Fighting for fair play"
The situation in Scotland is un-
certain The Edinburgh men are out
| in the general strike. while in Glas-
| gov action was deferred until next
! Sunday. There is much less dsor-
| der than was expected. and only spor-
| adic attacks are reported. Broadly
| speaking the strike is most effective
| in the north of England and the
south of Wales. where many towns
are completely isolated. II is partly
effective east and in the midland, but
but has not caused much trouble in
the south Of England and Ireland.