Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-08-17
INDUSTRIAL CHAOS
IN GREAT CITIES
Of BRITAIN
TROOPS M0BlLlZED TO
COPE WITH DISORDERS
Paralysis Of Entire Railway
System of United Kingdom
Threatened Efforts At Con-
ClIiation Apparently Futile.
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London. Aug. 16,-Meetings with a
view to settling the controversy be-
tween the railway companies and their
employees were held today and tonight
at the board Of trade but when they
we're adjourned late tonight the situa-
tion remained as far from being solv-
ed as when they began.
The railway managers declared they
had been promised protection in run
ming their trains and would not yield
to their men; the representatives OF
the railway mems union declared the
strike would take place at the eXpir-
alton OF their ultimatum tomorrow
morning.
AT Aldershot the military authori-
ties are taking in every precaution to
insure the working Of the railways II
strike is 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 today the
royal engineers. the army service
tillery were warned to have every
man ready to move on a moments no
tice.
II a strike is declared three regi-
ments OF cavalry and three batteries
of royal horse artillery will first be
moved direct TO London. to be follow.
ed at short intervals by an infantry
battalion field artillery, the royal eng
neers and the medical units of the
command.
All the soldiers will be armed with
rifles and bali ammunition, They will
be stationed along the railroads north
and south of London, while the oaval-
ry viii be- employed at stations and
also will patrol the lines so as TO be
able to get quickly to any point OF
danger. Trains will be worked by
flag signals.
ftiS estimated 2h.eo0 men from Al.
dershot will I've prepared to3move in q
few hours. similar precautions have
been taken at all military stations In
Great Britain.
Though the government today made
an energetic attempt to avert the
calamity of general railway strike,
indications are that one will material
ire at o'clock tomorrow morning
when the ultimatum of the employees
expires. In the conference today and
tonight at the board of trade repre-
sentatives of both sides met sydney
| Buxton, president OF the board, but
there was no meeting between the
contending parties. An Adjournment
of the conferences until tomorrow a.
arranged late tonight In order to en-
al BILE Mr.. Buxton TO see the executives
| OF the three railway mems unions now
en- route to London from Liverpool.
This alone leaves a glimmer of hope
that the mems ultlmatum may be eS'
tended another day and provide an
opportunity for further negotiations
This Ia the governments earnest de-
sire. but up to midnight there was
not a sign OF any change in the plans
for a strike. T.
1t Is understood that MIR. Buxton g
conference with the managers OF the
railway companies was largely to dis
cuss how far the government is pre-
pared TO go in affording military pro-
lection to the railways.
In the house Of commons today
winston Spencer Churchill. the home
secretary. declared that non-unionists
were entitled by law to work without
molestation and would be protected In
the exercise OF that right.