Evening journal., 1911-08-17
By The United Press.

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By The United Press.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 17.-Mverpool is
today beleaguered city. The war
ship Antrim is guarding the harbor
and upwards of 5000 troops are en-
camped on the city streets. Every
where threatening guns of the mill
tary face the men who are locked out,
and who now face starvation.
The Admiralty is rushing more war
ships to the harbor. The word has
been given out that the war vessels
are to protect shipping There has
been no attack upon shipping and tho
local authorities do not even blame
the strikers and locked out workmen
for the disturbances in the streets
There are hundreds of thousands Of
tons of provisions in the ship bottoms.
They have lain in the harbor for
three days while the docks have been
closed and men have been turned
away from work with the declaration
that no movement of traffic will be
undertaken until conditions are such
as to suit the employers.
Authorities of the port declare that
the only means to relieve the famine
conditions is by forcibly unloading the
ships in the harbor. Workmen are
protesting against the employment OF
the troops and marines. They say a
majority Of the dock workers had only
presented grievances when the docks
were closed to them. A bitter feeling
prevails throughout the city.
By The United Press.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 17.-More than
1000 babies. and double that number
OF children of tender years are actual
~ starving to death in Liverpool to-
day as the result Of the shutting off OF
the city's milk supply.
Their parents, impotent to relieve
them, are besieging the city and gov
eminent offices begging and praying
9r food Tor their children but nothing
q n be done to relieve the situation.
n addition, all supplies of food
stuffs are already below the danger
starvation before many hours.
By The United Press.
LONDON, Aug II Instead of put
ting into effect the threatened country
wide strike at s o'clock this morning
the executives of the four leading rail-
way unions suspended their strike or
der and went into a conference with
President Buxton of the Board Of
Trade.
At meeting Of the executive com
mittee of the Railway Employees Fed
GRAFTON held before this conference, 1t
was determined that there should be
no settlement unless the shipowners Of
Liverpool rescinded their order lock-
ing out the docs workers.
Ramsay Mac onald, leader of the
Labor party in Parliament was pres
ent at the conference of union repre-
sentatives with the Board Of Trade Of
fcials. This is taken to indicate that
the Labor party is giving its support
to the negotiations for a settlement
By The United Press.
LONDON, Aug. 17-Troops are be-
ing entrained at Aldershot as rapidly
as possible and rushed to various
strategic points where they can be
utilized to control the strike situation.
Three thousand additional men have
reached this city and are being held
awaiting orders.
special meeting of the federation
officials is now in session considering
the advisability of ordering a renewal
of the dock workers strike here in
sympathy with the industrial move
ment at Liverpool and elsewhere.
By The United Press.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 1.-THE electric
supply workers went on strike today
and orders have been issued direct
ing the soldiers to go to work in the
power and lighting plants of the city.
These plants will be operated by the
government until the strikers can be
replaced.