The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-08-24
BLOOD SPILLED IN
GREAT STRIKE IN
BRITISH RAILWAYS.
Soldiers Kill Two Men and,
Wound a Third in Mob Which
Refuses to Dispense.

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troops this, Afternoon two being in
stantly killed and the other two
tnortalIy wounded.
A mob attempted TO stop an In
coming train and the nelioe we're
unable to dispense the angry mob.
The riot act was read by q nasis-
trate, but it had no effect. The
strikers continued their ateack on
the train and mounted the loco
motive, A military. officer. dis
charged his revolver in the air but
still the mol refused to quit.
Finally the troops who had been
stationed in the vicinity to protect
the depot and other railroad prop
srty were ordered to shoot. They
broke and fled leaving four men
stretched on the ground. Two were
dead when picked up and the others
were dying.
London, Aug. 21.-The strike de-
elared@ ny the An,alga..ate see.at,s s
Railway Servants and three allied So
cieties was attended with
lively little riating .nsav though aft.
ernoon brought reports of bloodshed
at Llanelly, Wales, where troops fired
on a mob, killing two men and wound
Ing a third.
Shortly before this news was re-
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optimistic bulletin on the situation. 1t
read:
Perfect tranquility and order pre-
walls throughout the London district.
Reduced but effective train service is
operated at all stations. The port of
London is working at its full activity
with the exception of the lighter men,
who are still On strike.
No serious rioting is reported from
any part of the country, although
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points. The lord mayor of Liverpool
reports that he Is being Loyalty sup
ported by magistrates, officials and
large numbers Of citizens. Three
thousand special constables have been
sworn in at Liverpool"
Many Acts of Violence.
The disorders mentioned by Home
Secretary Churchill were chiefly con
aicts between the strikers and police
IN the northern towns. Violent at
tempts to damage the railroads were
few and isolated. In some instances
The rails We're torn up, telegraph wires
cut and signal boxes wrecked. Trains
nave been stoned and some obstruc-
tons put in their way, but all of these
distinctions We're discovered in time
to avert accidents.
Large numbers of the local staffs Of
the railroads have been trained in other
branches of the work, and 600 clerks
at a meeting at the Euston railway
station today agreed to fill the places
Of strikers and were assigned to duty
at the signal boxes and to other work
with which they were familiar. Some
union men who We're out yesterday re.
turned to work today.
To Ask American Help.
An official Of the railroad mems
union stated today that If the strike
was protracted the ~Amalsamate6 So
ciety of Engine Drivers and Firemeri
intended to ask the American Society
Of Locomotive Engineers for assist
ance. The W societies have kept in
close touch and the present organiza-
ton in England is due largely to sug-
gestions received from the Americans.
More Americans are getting
away this week than had been antici-
pated. Special trains to connect with
the Celtic at Liverpool and the Mime
2polis at Southampton left Euston
station promptly on time. The railroad
company promises to supply the usual
special train to take passengers to Join
the Taderiund at Dover. The Cunard
line was confident hat the Carona
would sail from Liverpool on Sunday.
but the White Star line has definitely
cancelled the scheduled sailing from
Liverpool of the Megalttic. which should
nave gotten away for Quebec ane Mon
treal today.
Train Service Crippled.
Va IAN lrlb Ss companies ~. ilIlS-
land are living up to their promises to
maintain restricted train services under
the protection of soldiers ana the po-
ice. Trains We're running this morn
ng on all lines, although in greatly re-
auced numbers.
A fair percentage of the man re-
NAMED loyal, while a large number
IF applications were made for work By
outsiders. Even some OF the union
men continued at their duties, being re-
iuctant to strike while negotiations for
4 settlement were proceeding. A few
.ocal unions adopted resolutions not
20 strike until some decision had been
arrived at between the government
leaders and the railroad
David Lloyd-Georgc, chancellor of
the exchecquer, has now taken charge
If the situation for the government and
through the good offices of James
Ramsey Macdonald, 81 p, chairman
pr the labor party, succeeded IN induce
ing the officials of the Irish and Scot
fish. as well az the English unions
to meet him at moor today.
Hope for Settlement.
He was assisted by John Burns,
president of the local government
board, and as both Macdonald and
Burns ere known as synpatllizers with
the unions and have the confidence OF
the railway managers, the prospects
for an early settlement seemed bright
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supporters Of the men expressed the
opinion that the strike would not last
more than ayfew DAYS. ~Snasmodic
riots on a small scale continued at
scattered points through the country,
but London remained calm. The rail-
way centers We're closely picketed by
representatives of the union. but these
were prevented by the soldiers and po-
lice from having any intercourse with
the men at work.
The railway stations presented e
rather deserted appearance during the
forenoon, most OF the portcrs being out.
Few persons attempted to travel and
the usual rush was confined to those
fines operating suburban service. These
maintained n fairly regular schedule
did not suffer the delays with
which they We're compelled TO put up
yesterday.
Freight was moved IN small quanti-
ties from the stations under armed es-
corts and more important still, Lon
dom supply of milk for the most Of
which comes in over the Great West
ern and the London and Northwestern