The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-08-24

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The first .bloodshed OF the railroad
strike occurred here this afternoon
when soldiers fired a volley into n
mob OF strikers that had attacked
them, killing two and wounding an
| other
A mob attacked q detachment OF
| troops that was protecting railroad
| property. The soldiers were greatly
outnumbered and several of them had
oeen seriously wounded before the or
der to fire was given.
LONDON-Special. - The govern
| menC ~ making every euort TO haN
both sides in the railroad strike con
sent TO arbitration by a royal com
| mission.
| Negotiations reached a deadlock to-
day. Neither side would bulge an
| inch
Leaders of the strike threatened o.
| tie up the 24,OGO miles of rail-oaos
l. the United hingdOm unless thcr.
| Vas complete surrender by the com
I 0HlcS They bCasteC that i.l,s would
| be wheel turning on any Of the
1NGnty Sc en- companies Of England
ireland Scotland and Wales unless
F'"eN NerH granted q living wage"
iOn Mann, secretary of the indie
pendent Labor party. and a power in
union labor circles. declared that un-
der no circumstances could the strike
I be settled before the middle of uext
week. TIE dockmen and railroad
workers have made q common cause
| OF their grievances. Each is pledged
TO support the other union to the bit
| ter end.
Twenty-seven thousand soldiers un-
der Lieutenant General Sir Arthur
Paget were stationed in the environs
or London today. Every available po-
| hceman was on guard. Every station
was a fortress. Heliograph stations
were erected on tall buildings and
military orders
dome Of st. PauIs Cathedral
Premier Asquith. President Buxton
OF the Board Of Trade; Home Secre-
tary Winston Churchill and Chan
cellor OF the EXchequer David Ilovd-
George labored hard to bring about a
compromise
Strikers Guiltless of Some Violence.
The strike precipitated violence. in
much Of which the strikers themselves
played no part. but which added a
new burden to the already overworked
| police. The subway service was en-
feebled by the walkout OF the ele-
vator attendants. and less than a quar-
ter or the remaining trains were run
ming this morning.
Anticipating trouble in using the
tubes, Londoners started off TO work
hours ahead OF time.
As a result or the poor service every
station was crowded. and the few
rains running were totally inadeouateI
TO handle small fraction Of the
crowd.
Strikers boarded trains and at
! tempted TO drag. off the trainmen by
force today. Sharp clashes resulted,
but the mobs gave way before the
soldiers, having no relish for the keen
sabres and the menacing carbines.
strtiarI Al the i station porters are out.
and rather than risk iniurv at tbe
hands of the idle men, passengers re-
mained all night In the stations.
soldiers was posted about the building
The manager of the Midland Railroad
said that his line had booked tickets
for six trains between London and
Edinburgh during the day.
influence was brought to bear today
TO terminate the strike.
The Government brought powerful
influence TO bear on both sides and con-
Teyed the message that IL is King
az once and the labor situation
throughout the British Isles resume its
ordinary conditions.
Many Foreigners Leave In Autos.
Fear that a condition of actual civil
war will follow the strike is causing
a hasty exodus from the city OF all the
foreign travellers who can get away.
Many of those who are sufficiently
wealthy chartered automobiles for the
been tied up by Ben Tinett. OF the
Dockmen's Union. and leader OF the
COCK strike. in London demanded to-
day that the soldiers be removed
They only aggravate the men," said
Tillett. The strikers are determined
ana they VIII get what they want"
The second day of the strike began
with the advantages faVoring the men
Not wheel was moving in Western
England.
Thousands of Irish, Scotch and Welsh
Workmen walked out during the night
Freight terminals were congested
switches are hlled with freight cars
in which thousands Of dollars worth of
perlShable goods are stored. Coal
mines. textile mills. iron and steel
D N Hfn.~ a.s.
kind. are shutting down. There are
approximately 100000 unskilled labor
ers in England and Wales who are
! IeeilnE the heavy hand of the war.
Famlne rates are being charged for
foodstuns although London has not
yet felt the sting of hunger.
Tearing Away Tracks
Attempts by strikers to tear up
tracks OF the Midland Railroad have
ianies that more soldiers be called
oNt Tor the protection OF railroad
'opertV. The reserves may be placed
under arms if the situation becomes
more acute.
The stock market was depressed by
the strike and railroad shares were
heaNN and sold at a loss The subur-
pan depotS at Ludgate Hill and Snow
hllt were closed today. after strikers
.iiatv nen2clnS demonstrations about
a ne. clement Of alarm was sound
. TO-DAY. lne trem cars employees be-
anne injected with the spirit Of un-
rest and proposed walk-out The
union decided to take a vote on the
question and to form definite CON
clusion before the expiration of TWEEN
ty-four hours. This strike threatens
10 m ke complete the tie-up of an
traffic conditions in the city proper
reports from Cardim. Wales: Glas-
gov, scotland; Manchester. 1 eeds
Shefheld. liverpool Bradford and other
citles told continued story of mob
violence and battles between police or
SolGlery ana strikers. Mobs were
forming in Dublin.
Ihe railroad managers gained some
nope from the absence of cohesion in
outside Of London.