Evening star., 1911-08-15
British Land Soldiers Fire in
Liverpool Streets.
SAILORS STRIKE SERIOUS
Great Shipping Town Is Storm Cen
ter of Britain's Labor Trouble.
CABINET TAKES UP MATTER
Committees in Several Cities Also
Endeavoring to Settle
Wage Disputes.

LONDON August 15.-Liyerpou., center
of the strike which is menacing the trade
OF Great Britain vas under arms today.
In addition to her own police and rein
forcements from the surrounding cities
5000 troops of infantry and cavalry under
Gen. Mackinnon Wood were quartered In
the city. These troops, as was shown
during the riots of the early morning.
were prepared TO back up the police with
force of arms in maintaining order.
The riot in Great Homer street, while
not directly connected with the strike. had
a good effect in it's outcome, as the rowdy
element was subdued The trouble began
when a constable arrested a man for
having assaulted a woman Roughs
rescued the prisoner from the officer. and
police reserves who were hurriedly called
could not control the mob. which vented
its fury in wrecking the shops OF the
neighborhood.
Troops Brought Forward.
Then 300 troops were brought to the
scene. The soldiers were at once made
the targets of bricks bottles and other
missiles hurled from roofs and windows
of nearby buildings Several soldiers and
onet charge was ordered, and when this
failed to clear the streets an order to
fire into the air was given. Two volleys
were discharged over the heads of the
rioters with great moral eject. num-
ber of the rioters were wounded by bay
Onet charges. but none was hit by bullets.
Many of the mob We're arrested.
This forenoon things were somewhat
uuieter. The response to the midnight
appeal by the strike committee for
x-,lr % all eros korG
including the railway men. was not unan-
imous. and trucks continued to move in
the streets under guard while partial
forces We're at work on some or the
docks. However. the Cunard steamer
Caronia, due to sail from Liverpool for
New York today. with other liners. was
still in the stream unable TO get away.
London Is Quiet.
There was little change in the situation
at London. A few more dock laborers
returned TO work and the carriers en-
ployed by one OF the big railway lines re-
sumed their duties, The settlement made
with these men was not permanent and
resumption of the general strike. particu-
larly on the docks, was possible at any
moment.
The grievances of the men are not
serious compared with those upon which
they received concessions from their en-
ployers. but the men felt that the moment
was opportune toget everything that they
wanted.
The number Of railway strikers through
out the country increased today and In
some places the passenger service was
disorganized.
At Manchester the streets were as quiet
as were those of London, last week. all
the carriers having gone out.
The only Sussess won thus far by the
employers was at Glasgow. where the
street railway strike has collapsed.
Cabinet Discusses Strike.
Today Premier Asquith held confer
ence at his Office with the other m n
listers and the labor leaders, when the
whole question was discussed.
The conference was officially described
as IAN informal exchange of views as
to the present unrest and the possibilities
Of Shortening or preventing Industrial
disputes - '+e =
There was also q conference between
the ministers and representatives of the
Employers Association interested in the
great sta pie trades. The employment OF
soldiers. while hear lily approved by the
unionist party. threatens to involve the
government in warm conflict with
their own supporters The laborites and
the ultra-radicals are totally opposed to
lending military assistance to the police
In auelling riots, and, curiousiy. the only
support accorded Home Secretary
house of commons yesterday that a
brigade of troops had been ordered to
Liverpool. came from the opposition
benches.