The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-08-19

Detachments of the Grenadier Guards
we're posted at the General Post Office.
Sentries stood at all the signal cabins on
the London and Brighton Railroad be-
tween Victoria station and Clapham juno
ton and also on the Great Western at
Birmingham.
At Southall this morning detachments
of the Irish Fusiliers escorted the signal
men who refused to strike through threat
ening crowds to their cabins.
Two hundred and fifty men of the
Northamptonshire Regiment have been
drafted into service at Nottingham to
assist tho police.
Eight hundred members Of the Munster
Fusileers arrived at Birmingham this
afternoon. The crowd received them in
q very hostile manner
A major on board boat from Rosslane
to Fishguard moblized soldiers who were
on furloush and happened to be on board.
On arriving at Fishguard the soldiers
drove back at the point Of the bayonet
strikers who stood on the rails obstrtfct-
ing the Irish mail. which was seven hours
late in getting of.
THE STRIKE IN THE COMMONS.
In the House Of Commons to-day Mr..
Lloyd George. the Chancellor of the
Exchequer. brought up the question Of
an adjournment until October. which it
was announced by the Government on
| August II would take place to-day. He
said that owing to the critical situation
growing out of the railroad strike II was
| not desirable that the members should
separate until something was known as to
the possibilities Of a settlement Of the
| trouble. He therefore moved TO post pone
the adjournment until August %. This
was agreed to.
Replying to question by Austen Cham
berlain. Home Secretary Winston
Churchill .said there had been no dis
turbance in London. but there had been
several attempts to injure railway prop
erty. 1t was important that all persons
should understand. he said, that such
crimes were of a grave character and
were punishable with penal servitude.
| Mr.. Churchill went on to give a general
review Of the situation. At Liverpool. he
said, a scarcity Of food was now immi-
nent. This was likely to be the cause of
much suffering among the poor.
| Manchester. the Home Secretary said.
was perfectly quiet but the railway service
there was greatly disorganized. There
was a serious attack on the freight sta
tion at Derby last night and much damage
was done. Crowds again gathered at
that point this morning. There had been
troubles at Llanely. in Wales. but the
disturbances ceased on the arrival Of
company OF infantry.
II was too early yet to measure the
extent Of the strike. Mr.. Churchill said.
The Government was taking and would
take the necessary steps to make sure that
supplies Of food and other essentials and
fuel should not be interrupted on the rail
ways or at the ports and that all services
which were vital 10 the life Of the COM
munity should he n,aintai ined The Gov
ernment. he said was bound at all costs
to protect the public from the dangers
and miseries which famine and the general
arrest OF industry would entail,
MIGHT MEAN STARVATION.
The means whereby the millions Of
! people Of the British Isles got their daily
| livelihood. said the Home Secretary.
were highly artificial and any serious
| breakdown would lead to the starvation
OF plumbers OF the poorer people. II vas
not the we'll to do who would suffer. but
| the working classes and their dependents.
who would he quite helpless il the ma
chinery whereby they are fed and OBJ
tanned their wages were thrown seriously
out OF order
TheGovernment believed. Mr.. Churchill
declared. that the arrangements it had
made to safeguard the working of the
railways and maintain order would loo
| effective. II not. other measures Of "A
| larger scope would have to be taken
| promptly, go that the transport of every
thing really necessary would be assured.
1t must be clearly understood, declared
the Home Secretary, that there was no
escape from these facts and that as they
affected the food supply Of the people
and the safety of the country they were
far more importsn Mt than anything else.
| AT THE STRIKE CENTRE
BIBMINGHAM. Aug. 1s-A successful
attempt to remove meat from the freight
depot TO the meat market was made to-
day. Mounted police and soldiers as
corted the trucks that carried the sup
plies. A mob attacked the trucks. but
the mounted police charged the riote
| ana drove tnPm 10 cover, l ne lTOnWOrKS
furnaces at Middlesboro have been damp
ened down because of the shortage of
fuel
Earlier in the dav an attempt was
made by strikers to rush the meat mar
ket The police ciubbed the crowd back
and the market was closed,
The military and police authorities met
representatives of the railroads with a
view to putting down disturbances which
were rampant. There was great disorder
in many parts Of the city Several
railroad vehicle drivers were stoned
HULL. Aug ls.-Railway traffic here is
ldisorganized,
| LIVERPOOL, Aug. 1s.-Union men after
a meeting that lasted from $50 this morn.
ing adjourned at midnight. They an.
nounced that they could not agree upon
the terms OF settlement and refused to &c
on negotiating any further,
The Liverpool EIpress was not pub
lishrd this evening because there was nc
! power to rim the presses.
SWANSEA. Wales. Aug, ls,--All ths
manufactures here are closing dowr
because they are unable 10 get fuel fol