Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-18
Each Soldier in London
Equipped With 100
Rounds.
STILL TRY FOR PEACE
Police Forces Repulsed When
Men Take Possession of
Railroad Property.

London, Aug. 18.-The fighs
between the railroads and
their employees is on in dead
earnest. Thousands have obey
ed the strike order. The gov
ernment and board of trade
are continuing their efforts to-
ward peace, but the old dead
lock between the unions and
managers appears to have re-
asserted itself today. The
chief cities of England are arm
ed camps. A large number of
blue jackets from the warships
at Portsmouth have been or
dered to stand by with a view
CT possibility Of having TO land
to replace a garrison of troops
which was ordered into the
strike area. Suffering among
the poorer classes is wide
spread.
UNIONS WILL FIGHT TO END.
A meeting arranged by the Anal
gamated Society of Railway Servants
this afternoon was addressed BY As
sistant Secretary Thomas He blam-
ed TIE government for the strike and
appealed TO all railroad men to JOIN
the great fight for eman 4 alton.
The speaker said: 'Scotl5ni. already
is cut of. Trafiesfn Wales is abso-
Iutely stopped. There is no com
munication between Bristol and the
channel ports and within another
five hours the whole railway system
of the United Kingdom will be stop
ped. The railway unions mean TO
fight to the finish" Lack Of wagons
TO move coal necessitates the closing
down of a number of collieries. thus
adding to the ranks OF the idle ones.
ONLY PARTIAL SUCCESS.
London, Aug. 1S.-At noon the strike
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 a few
trains, while on other roads service
continued practically normal The
military held possession of stations
along the lines. not for the purpose at
present of interfering in the strike
except to protect men desiring to work
and 10 guard the property of the COM
panies. In the meantime the govern
ment continued its efforts to avert a
general stoppage of the transportation
service OF the country.
CONSIDER GOVERNMENT PLAN.
President Buxton of the board of /
trade. who had a morning call from I
Secretary OF State for War HaIdane, /
again met the railroad managers. o. /
fcials OF the union were IN session I
considering the governments sugges- (
ton for the appointment of a royal .
commission which should investigate /
and report what amendments, if any,
would be made to the Cancellation 1
agreement now existing between own
ers and employees. as explained by
Chancellor Lloyd-George in the com
mons last night.
MISUNDERSTOOD Proposal.
The chancellor explained when the
men had refused acceptance of com
mission they mad misunderstood the
premier's proposal. Il was intended.
ne said, &c give them fair play, and
not TO lure out OF their hands the
great weapon Of striking" The state
meut of the chancellor had much 10
DO with preventing a more general re-
spoDse 10 ;he leaders call for d strike.
Many even OF the union men were re
luctant 10 quit SO long as there was
a possibility OF me grievances being
considered by an impartial body
10000 TROOPS IN LONDON.
Fifty thousand troops arrived in
London during the night and early
morning found them encamped at
points where they were able 10 protect
lines Of ,ommuu ication according TO a
Plsn worked on by commission com
posed Of railroad men and military
men. appointed 20 adopt q scheme for
protecting these lines in the event OF
foreign invasion. Orders 10 the mill
tary officers sre strict There Is to be
no frjuS over the heads Of a mob in
case o. rio. buc after a riot act aas
been read. ban cartridges. with hun
drCd rounds % which each soldier has
been supplied. are 10 be used.
UNToN LEADERS SATISFIED.
The union leaders this afternoon ez-