Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-22
RAIL TRA[ [[.e ~. :.
RESTORED As
STRIKE ENDS
Schedules in England Rapid
ly Brought to Normal
Men Win Better Wages
and Recognition of Union

London, Aug, 21.-The railroads
were rapidly restoring normal service
today and the managers confidently
expected that by evening all lines
would be operating almost as smooth
ly as before the general strike on
the roads Of Great Britain was order
ed last Thursday night. There were
some bitches but these were believed
to be temporary obstacles to a for
NAL pact assuring better working
arrangement between employer and
employees satisfactory to both sides.
The settlement brought about Sun
day evening, through the good Offices
of the government and the board OF
trade, provided for the appointment
of sectional conciliation boards rep
resenting both parties and which shall
undertake to adjust all immediate dlf-
ferences. Tomorrow the membership
OF a special commission OF inquiry
will be announced. This commission
will assume the burden Of working
out permanent agreement.
The men expect an advance IN
wages, concessions regarding the con-
sideration OF future grievances and
recognition of their unions.
viii Allow Roads to Raise Rates.
Heretofore the railroad companies
have positively refused to treat with
the representatives of the unions who
were not In their own employ. On
the other hand, the companies have
been assured that at the next session
of parliament the government will pro-
pose legislation providing that an In
crease in the cost of labor due to an
Improvement of conditions will be q
justification for q reasonable advance
OF railway rates within the legal maxi
NUNS. The men on the London &
road were still on strike
today and there was some trouble on
the Midland railway. The Midland
employees returning to work this morn
ing found that in some cases they
we're not to be reinstated exactly in
their old positions to which men who
had remained loyal had been
promoted.
When the strikers discovered that
they had lost their seniority they re-
fused inferior positions pending ref
erence of the difficulty to the union
executives
Great numbers of guards, engineers
and firemen and signal men returned
to work at Manchester, but the porters
carriers and freight handlers remain
ed out Additional troops were sent
to Manchester to assist in relieving
the congestion of freight at the rail-
way stations. OF 100000 strikers at
Liverpool more than one third are
reporting for work early today and
the number increased hourly.
Wave Of Relief Sweeps Britain.
A great wave Of relief swept over
the country last night, when the an
nouncement was made that the rail-
way strike had been settled and that
the men would return to work I'M
m ediately. kilograms were dispatched
10 all important railroad towns bear
ing the information and crossed IN
transit messages to London describ-
ing strike riots in Llanelly and small
er towns in the kingdom.
The cabinet had been working night
and day since the strike was threat
ened to arrange compromise. Most
OF the credit for the ultimate success
of their efforts appears to rest upon
the shoulders Of David Lloyd-George
chancellor of the exchequer. So Tar
as technical advantages in the COM
promise goes, 1t appears to be IN the
mems favor.
AS a result of the settlement the
soldiers who had been scattered at
.trategic railway points about the
country will be withdrawn as fast as
arrangements for transporting them
can be made.
There is no doubt that Saturdays
ARRAY at Llanelly, Wales, in which the
troops fred on mob, killing two men
and wounding two others, had much
influence In ending the strike.
Liverpool Dock Strike Settled.
Liverpool, England, Aug. III Ine
local dock troubles were settled at q
conference between the ship owners
and representatives OF the striking
dock men at the Cunard office this al
ternoon. The carters and coal heav-
ers will return to work with the dock
men.
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