Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-18
RAILWAY LINES IN ENGLAND
ONLY PARTIALLY TIED UP
eY WALk.oUT.
FIFTY THOUSAND TROOPS
ENcAMPEp IN LONDON
Aim to Preserve Order and Protect Men
Who Stick to Jobs-Union Leaders
Express eatisfaetion at Progress
Made - Chaos Reisns in Liverpool,
Manchester and in Wales.


ordered last night by the Amalgamated
Society Of Railway Servants and allied
organizations Of employees had been
only a partial success. Some Of the
railway lines were operating very few
trains, while on other roads the SER
vice continued practically normal.
The military held possession Of the
stations along the lines. not for the
purpose at present of interfering in the
strike but to protect the men desiring
to work and to guard the property Of
the companies.
Meantime the government continued
its efforts to avert the general stop
page Of the transportation service OF
the country. When the suggestion of
royal commission was made by
Premier Asquith yesterday it was ac-
cepted by the managers but rejected
by the men, who seemed to feel that
such an arrangement would mean a
long delay in the adjustment Of their
grievances.
The chancellor. Lloyd-George. ex-
planned that the men had misunder-
stood the premier's proposal. 1t was
intended. he said. to give them fair
play. and not "to lure out of their
hands the great weapon Of striking"
$1,000 Troops in London.
Some $4,000 troops arrived In London
during the night and early morning
found them encamped at points where
they were able to protect the railroad
lines. The troops were placed chiefly
in the passenger and freight depots
and the signal boxes, some Of which
have already been disconnected by wire
cutting and attack by stone throwers.
At each point one or two men stood
guard with drawn bayonets while the
rest Of the company busted themselves
with their horses and accoutremeRts.
Six hundred mon guarded the general
postoffice to prevent interference with
the mail carts. and further TO empha-
size the military control In London.
Scarcely any Of the railway lines
centering at London afforded a COM
plete service and even the UNDER
ground and tube systems were Affect
ed to some extent.
Union Leaders Say 100000 Quit.
The union leaders this afternoon ex-
pressed themselves as satisfied with
the response to the strike order. They
claimed that 100000 men had quit
work.
James Henry Thomas. labor member
Of parliament for Derby. and assistant
secretary Of the Amalgamated Society
Of Railway Servants. issued a state
ment in which he asserted that the
strikers had almost paralyzed the
whole railway system Of the United
Kingdom.
Chaos At Liverpool.
At Manchester business was at a
r M nj, &C
was complete. Thruout Wales. where
most total stoppage Of traffic. AS the
day progressed more serious reports
came in. Strikers took possession of
the railway line at Llanelly. seaport
Of Wales, and succeeded in repulsing
the police. who attempted to drive
them off.
Some 1000 men employed on the
Caledonian railway went out and ef-
forts were made to bring about gen.
eral strike In Scotland.
Shipowners Yield 20 Men.
The shipowners in conference yes
terday at Liverpool displayed a WILL
ingness to meet the demands Of the
Joint committee of strike leaders In
London that the lockout against the
shipping employees in Liverpool be ter
minated. They offered to withdraw
the lockout notice on certain condi-
tions.
The power station men at Liverpool
quit in sympathy with the strikers. and
so stopped the operation OF the street
car and the electric lighting systems.
The cruiser Antrim IS anchored at
the Princes landing stage in Liverpool
to protect the place from incendiarisn1.
The cruisers Warrior. Bristol. and
Triton are on their way there to pro-
tect the shipping in the Mersey. Five
hundred sailors can be landed from the
warships within half an hour.
Trouble For Big Steamers.
The transatlantic shipping compan-
les plan to coal and victual their liners
at American ports for the round trip, but
as in the case Of the Lusitania. which
is scheduled to sail on Saturday, but
has been unable to obtain a crew or
coal are likely 20 have trouble In
keeping their crews when the vessels
reaci, England.
In the steamship offices are many
Americans extremely anxious to get
hack to the United States. A large
percentage Of the callers were women
and they became almost hysterical
when they learned the English lines
were not promising any dates for SAIL
ings. Several prominent Americans
who had booked for the Lusitania,
learned there Is practically no likeli-
hood OF that vessel sailing on Satur-
day. transferred to the Hamburg
American Timer Kaiserin Anguste Vic
tor;a, which touches at Southampton
on Friday.
PARLIAMENT 10 WORRIED.