The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-19
Medical Journal Says Men
Are Suffering from the
Sunshine
RECOGNITION OF THE
UNION Is DEMANDED
Great English Cities Now
in Desperate Plight and
Armed Troops on
Patrol
tBy John l.. EAidy.l

LONDON, Aug. fS.-(Midnight. -
ireland. Scotland. Wales and the Mid
lands of England are absolutely cut
on from railway communication
with the capital OF the empire;
famine, rioting and starvation In
such great industrial centers as Birrn-
lnghan. Manchester Laeds,- Sheffield
Bradford and Glasgow; all shipping
from the great port OF liverpool GUS
pended and all big trans Atlantic
liners that sail from there Indefinite
~ laid Off. Irish railroads tied up
and Dublin threatened by q mob: the
strike fever spreading In all lines OF
industry; coiiieries closed: London
with It's seven million of people al
ready cut off from main sources of
food supply, is now threatened with
paralysis OF It's own internal system
OF transportation
This Is the situation at the end OF
| the first day of the most spectacular
/ uprising of labor Ia British history.
/ Notwithstanding the fact that the
transport workers. comprising tho
dock men. the coal porters and the
car men have agreed to return to work
IN the morning. pending the subrnis-
sion of their complaints to COM
| mission for arbitration. This agree
inent was arrived at o-night and IL
is hoped that X is the first move
| tending TO general cessation OF the
trouble
With all the careful strategy OF
| actual war. 10000 soldiers deployed
about London under the command Of
Lieutenant General Sir Arthur Paget.
who is we'll known In America, are
no" guarding the terminal stations,
the signal boxes and the railway
yards; 5000 troops are eneamped in
! Hyde Park. 3,ono in Regent Park.
| 5000 at Battersea. and 1000 in Vic
torfa Park. The principal heights OF
inc city have been occupied as signau-
| ing points to place all portions of the
army in communication with head
! quarters In case OF a breakdown OF
the telegraph or telephone system, in
ooth or which there is disaffection and
/ possibility OF a strike. Many church
towers have been secured for this mr.
/ pose and the unwonted spectacle OF
signal men operating a heliograph
from the historic dome OF St Paurs
/ Cathedral was witnessed to-day by
! many American tourists who, unable
10 OBTAIN passage home, were making
the most of their enforced delay.
More Than POO. 900 Out.
me number or men now out liz es-
timated at more than 2oo. zoe. Be-
tween +. NJ. and 10 o'clock tonight.
sNAN - siAAAE "tlS ItESlNSu at StTfkA
headquarters announcing additional
I men who are quitting tonight or
would cease work tomorrow morn
ing The strike. committee issued a
statement that 100000 men would ha
out Tomorrow and that all London
Underground roads would be fled IN
] As mast of III ., fff0torfTftn and guards
Underground are members OF tho
union, there Is every prospect that
| THIS threat Will be made good. ALI
ready tonight 500 employ es OF the
London Electric Railway. which con-
meets with the underground in the
suburbs. have quit, effectuaily block
Ing that service. A premature strike
or the elevator men and few guards
earlier In hte day crippled the UNDER
ground railways aud gave the pub
lie slight foretaste of what may be
expected tomorrow. A mass meet
ing of the men employed on the
municipality owned trans has been
called for tomorrow at which action
viii be. taken In regard to the sup
/ porting their fellow workers
Employees OF motor busses which
play such an important part in Lon
don's transportation system are also
organized and are expected to sup
port the tram employees In case the
latter decide to strike.
II these men should all so out an
threatened, London Will be practically
/ dependent Ibpssl ti1s taaIcs.hs, .4.ha
drivers of which are also sorely dis
satisfied with their terms OF employ
nent, and have repeatedly been on
the verge OF quitting,
Stay For Pay Day.
Lines of railway 10 tbs south and
the southeast OF London remained open
to-day and succeeded in maintaining
restricted service, This is accounted
for By the strik ars. by the TACT that
to-day W as pay day and the men re-
manned on duty one day longer IN
order to obtain their weeks wages 1t
is declared that tomorrow all lines
wiia be- e!oseg rssUs bi0Skfng traffic
10 the continent, Word comes from
Scotland that the railway men there
are voting 10 join the strike and "
sunday ii complete tie up viii be efs
fected, thus completing the circuit Of
the kingdom.
London is swarming with Ameri-
cans who want 10 get back and can't
so. The Lusltanta which was 10 sail
tomorrow, mas not even yet dts
charged the cargo she brought over
from America several days ago. Tho
White Star Inc to-day cancelled an
bookings on the Adriatie which was
not To sail until next Thursday The
Megantic and the Cysnric, which were
r. sail next Tuesday are also tied up
in Liverpool and their passengers arc
skirmishing around in vain trying to
lind a way back.
Charles Cherry. Ferdinand Colts
chalk. and Ada Dwyer who were to sail
on the Celtic, finally obtained passage
on the Zealand, Many are returning
to the continent 10 take steamers
there but as the French German iines
were already booked up, they are hav-
ing little luck. Prof. Allen Marquand
was booked on the Lusitana and- the0
changed to the Adriatic Finally in de-
sneration he has gone back to France
lcoatinusd on Third PAEA1