The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-18
LABOR STRIKE
IN ENGLAND
100000 Are Involved In Orders for
Railroad Men to
Quit.
TROOPS Modified
TO PRESERVE ORDER
Efforts Of Government Officials Delay
Strike Going Into Full
Effect.

LONDON. Aug. 1.-THE strenuoua
almost desperate efforts the liberal
government has made 10 prevent the
greatest conItc; between capital and
labor that England ever has witnessed
are trembling in the balance tonight.
Representatives OF the four organiza.
tons comprising the Amalgamated So
ciety OF Railway Servants. issued a
strike order tonight. calling out the
100000 mem beers % Their allied unions.
The men We're asked TO strike i'm.
mediately"
Though the membership OF the
unions is less than one sixth of the
/ entire force Of railway workmen. II
includes the highest skilled laborers
employed by the companies and II
they all keep ia lire. they will be able
TO cripple the traffic of the entire
United Kingdom.
The vital question in the situation
now is how large proportion of the
men will respond 10 the strike order
No one can answer the question or
even attempt to summarize the situa-
ton tonight.
Al midnight. neither the board OF
trade. the railway managers nor the
union leaders has any definite informa-
ton so far as the men were respond
ing to the strike order kilograms
were pouring in that a thousand men
had struck here and five hundred at
another place. but the messages were
based largely on guess work As far
as London is concerned. the strike
has not visibly affected traffic as yet
Strikers Claim Victory.
Late tonight the executive commit
tee Of the strikers issued statement
saying:
Results from the provinces point
10 an early decisive victory"
The government has beer success
full in its attempt TO staVe or the
strike. which had been set to begin
AT : O'Clock this morning and tonight
David Lioyd-George. the chancellor OF
the eNchequer. stepped into the
breach in the house OF commons after
the days conference al the board of
trade had resulted in failure. in an
endeavor further to delay The walkout
OF the men and bring about an annie
able settlement Of the controversy.
Premier Asquith's proposition was
10 form a royal commission OF three
members. one from the railroad com.
panies. one from the strikers and the
third. the chairman. a man we'll known
for his impartiality. The railway com
panies' representatives accepted the
proposition. but the employees rejected
IL.
Army is On Move.
\ dramatic feature OF the affair. is
that England's army is on the move.
It's activities might be described a.
nearer a mobilization than al any time
for some years. The government is
dcploying troops To meet the cmergen-
cy all over the country.
At Aldershot tonight. : =. 900 soldiers
We're loaded on - trains The author
tiles refused TO make public their
destinations. but large proportion OF
them have come 20 London and are
cncamping in the parks and near the
railway stations
Elsewhere troops are being moved
TO straget,ical points all over the
country.
The government plans 70 cope
with the strike seems fully arranged
The home Office has Instructed all
the provincial authorities concerning
the closing Of taverns and the enroll
ing Of special consiables
Late reports from the provinces say
there has been wide cessation OF
work. especially on tho part Of men
handling freight traffic The pas
senEer service. however Is maintained
with a fair regularity. o. is stated