The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-19
RAILROAD MEN ARE
JOINING STRIKERS
Situation in the Big Cities of
Great Britain Regarded
as Desperate.
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and signal boxes, the cutting of wires.
etc.
Prices OF food, as far as London Is
concerned. show little change and re-
sumption OF work tomorrow by the dock
crs in unloading fifty ships that are
waiting to discharge their cargoes Will
NAL. Should the strike continue a serious
question Will be the milk supply, for
I which London is wholly dependent upon
the railway service.
The strike is throwing a large amount
OF extra work on London's tramway
service and tonight the tramway men
are reported to be complaining, There
have been serious fears of a strike OF
these employees and II il should come il
would deprive Londoners of almost their
last means OF cheap TRANSFORMATION.
Tonight the railway companies an
nounced that all excursion trains had
been annulled. This will make the usual
week -end trips TO the country by the
populacc impossible.
Threatening Feature.
don is threatened strike by the en-
pIovees of the underground railways.
Hundreds OF thousands Of persons use
the tubes TO get TO and from their busi-
ness. and their stoppage would greatly In
crease the suffering caused by the strike
on the steam roads.
Thus far. according TO the officials OF
the underground lines, only 500 of their
employees have struck. This is but n
small percentage o. 1he men, but their
detection already has curtailed the serv
ice and only few trains we're running
tonight. The underground strikers held
a mass meeting tonight and adopted
resolution not TO return to work until
satisfactory terms had been arranged
through their executives or until all the
other railway men who have struck
restored 10 their positions under govern
ment guarantees,
Mr., Churchill. the home secretary. to-
Gerald Kyffln- TAYLOR. members Of par
lianent for Liverpool to recommend
measures the government should take to
settle the strike there and restore good
relations. Mr.. Churchill also requested
that they consult with the lord mayor OF
Liverpool and report concerning the food
supply and general conditions.
Mr.. o'Connor and Mr. Kyffln-Tayor
started Immediately for Liverpool.
Special Constables,
In addition TO his appeal TO the mem
bers OF the National Reserve. the lord
mayor OF London tonight requested all
citizens who were willing to serve as
special constables in case Of need 10
assemble at the Guildhall tomorrow 10
enroll. Special constabes have not been
used In London since the Trafalgar square
riots OF the unemployed In 1887.
AT that time John Burns. now presl-
dent OF the local government board, who
was a labor sRitator: was one of the
many persons arrested for creating dis
turbances
The Scottish office tonight issued in
structtons TO the chief constables of Scot
land to enroll special constables II neces-
sary.
London newspapers are enoountering
great difficulty in making deliveries in
the suburbs. Most Of the newspaper
trains have been abandoned and the pub
fishers are using automobiles
Pressure CT work the telegram Of
fices by reason OF the strike Is tremend-
GUS The postoffice department has no
tIned the public that all messages are
subject 10 delay, Telephone service also
Is overworked.
curing throughout the country as a re-
sui OF the railway movement
The BARRIERS Of Bristol quit work to-
day and the working girls from Ber-
nohascy' a parish Of London. struck and
came To London and paraded the streets
With banners bearing the words, I'VE are
hEhtinS for fair play"
Dock Strike Ended.
The strike Of dockmen, coal porters
and carmen. which began here August !
and resulted In dislocation Of trade
almost famine conditions and rIoting for
nearly two weeks. was finally settled to-
IL nnder the promise that the differ
ences between the men and the shinown
ers would be arbltrated.
The chief points OF the agreement
gagged for work outside the dock premises
and that anT differences which may arise
shall he referred 10 John Burns or 10 an
arbitrator appointed By the president nf
the local government board
The great central station al MarIov
bone and local stations closed tonight
land restricted service on the lives S,,t
OF London Is announced for tomorrow.