New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-19
Subway Men May Quit.

Board of Trade tomorrow.
Subway Men May Quit.
one of the eTavest features or the sltua
ton here is a threatened strike by the EN-
ployes Of the underground railways. Hun
ireds Of thousands Of persons use III
tubes" 70 get To and from their business
ard their stoppage would greatly increas
The suffering and decentralization which ar
being caused by the strike on the stear
The Archbishop Of Canterbury has issue
D special prayer for cessation Of IN
strife, which will he used In oh IN
churches tomorrow and Sunday.
The present IS an anxious moment fo
the military heads. who are arranging 10
night for a possibly prolonged camping o
he troops in London All kinds Of store
have been reuuisitioned from Aldershot
and depots for food and forage will be es
fahlishsd in various sections around tn
'itv.
The Postmaster. General tonight held
conference with the postal officiais 10 AT
'snge for the best possible service MAJ
turing the strike. Tho service VIII "
ercely BY rotor vans.
Broadly speaking, the strike " most FL
-ectiye in the north Of England. wherf
many towns are completely ieolated, snc
n the south of Wales. II is partially Ell
ectivc in the Midlsnds. but has not caused
rouble IN the south Of England. on only
, few of the Irish railways have the mer
zone out The situation In scotland u
Uncertain. Edinburgh reports that gen
,ral strike has been declared there. but 81
glasgow the men have postponed UNI
sunday their decision as to whether they
viii answer the call.
Miles OF side tracks are filed vim idle
,ngines and cars ard thousands OF miners
,ave been thrown out of work because the
ollieries cannot get vans into which ~
DAD their coal.
The prices of food. rs far as London is
oncerned, either in the hotels. restaurants
n I'm the stores, show but little change
nd a resumption Of work to morrow by
he lockers in unloading nifty ships tna'
re waiting to discharge their cargoeS VIII
end to bring the food situation here 70
bout normal. should the strike continue
serious question will be the milk sup
Nv. for which London is wholly depend
mt upon the railway service.
The strike is throwing large amount
f extra work on London's tramway ser
ice. and tonight the tramway men are
eported to ne complaining. There have
zen serious fears Of strike of the en-
'loyes of this branch Of railway men, and
f it should come about it would deprive
.ondoners of almost their last available
means Of cheap transportation.
Tonight the railway companies an
bounced that all their excursion trains had
,een Withdrawn from service. This VIII
make the usual weekend trips to the
by the populace impossible
Newspaper Trains Abandoned.
The London newspaper are encounterlns
great difficulty in making deliveries In tho
outlying districts of London. Most OF the
newspaper trains have been abandoned and
he publishers are using automobiles. In A
yreat number of the provincial towns, not
,bly In Liverpool, the circulation OF news
papers Is limited practically to the street
sales by newsboys.
The Great Eastern Railway company's
criminal at Liverpool street. where some
n. coo commuters arrive, aud depart daily
vas probably the most congested point OF
london to-day. This evening the platforms
we're packed with thousands awaiting a
,hance to get to their suburban homes. a
arge majority of them will not reach their
houses before morning.
This evening the trains were moving &C
'aslonally. but had scarcely any effect IN
educing the masses Of wouid-be travellers
The steamship companies have no hope
II getting away any ships from Liverpool
his week. The best they expect TO accom-
dish tomorrow is TO sail the steamer
out of Southampton and the
steamer Minneapolis out of London These
,esses were fully booked UP long ago.
The battleship Warrior arrived at Doug
as. Isle Of Man, this afternoon to provi-
ion the hungry islanders. whose regular
with Liverpool have been
ut off.
Thousands OF vacationists arc stranded
II seaside and country resorta without
money, and unable TO obtain transportation
nome
In some districts where the territorial Is
rave been recruited largely from railroad
employees the mon have been ordered 10
'eturn their arms TO headquarters.
The strike committee has decided to pay
he strikers g 30 week.
The theatrical and music hall business lis
likely 10 suffer severely from the strike
Several hundred companies are now out
curing the provinces. A majority OF them
move on Sundays by special train and. AT
Rose trains probably will be discontinued
nany Of the theatres and music halls
throughout the country are expected to be
lark next week.
The pressure Of work in the telegraph
,flces by reason Of the strike Is tremen'
lous. The Postofflce Department has no
flied the public that oil messages ere sub
ect 10 DELAY. The telephone service also
s being overworked.
Railway Terminal Closed.
The Great Central Railways terminal al
i'm the northwest section Of IN,
'itv. closed az 3 o'clock this evening. and
he military is bivouacking there tonight
The Great Western Railway also Is sui
ering severely. AS an instance the lrisl
express from Paddington TO Fishguard tool
wsnty hours 10 make the trip. which usu'
lily Is accomplished in five and hall
hours.
Some others Of the local stations closed
tonight and restricted services
m tho lines out of London are announced
or tomorrow. The disorgani5ation OF
raific here. however. is less serious thar
iad been anticipated. The lines going &c
he southwark have been little affected By
he strike and arc maintaining good SER
lice.
The Great Northern and London & NORTH
Western lines have been able TO give onl,
restricted service and tonight many IN
ending passengers were obliged to sleeT
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