The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-14
Threats Made of General Strike of Railway Men
 and Dockers
MANY INJURED IN
 LIVERPOOL RIOTS
Workers Are Encouraged By Result of London Strike--Resentm ment Felt at Actions of Police
 and Military

appears tonight to be confronted by a grave labor movement compared with which the London strike just ended would be small affair. Together with street battles in Liverpool of most furious description and serious riots at Glasgow comes the news of meet ings of the railway employees at Liver pool Glasgow. Manchester, Bristol. Sheffield and other large cities nt which threats were made of a general strike of all railway men, transport workers and lockers unless existing disputes are settled promptly and sat- isfactorily
 Everywhere the workers appear en- couraged by the success of the Lon- don strike. In London itself both rail- way and street car strikes still threat en. The men held meeting today and discussed the situation, but have not yet taken active measures for going out. As in Glasgow London's tram way service is run by the municipality. serious feature of the situation is the deep resentment the strike CTS dis play at the employment of tife military and of police from other towns to miti-
  ply of food and other necessities. The socialist party is doing it utmost to fan this resentment
 At meeting of 2000 railway men be- longing to the Midland. Great Central and Metropolitan lines. 1t was decided tonight to call $ general strike on all the railways and tubes in the London district next Saturday unless their grievances are remedied in the mean while, It is rumored that the London tramway men also have sent an ulti- matim to the county council.
 Liverpool, August 1s.-One poiice- man was killed. the commanding off cer of the police was dangerously wounded and many persons were injur- ed in serious strike riot here to- day.
 An sltercst'of Aetsseer a. policeman .asi s u .ssf afing transport work CTS demonstration at St. Georges hait started the trouble which cuiminated l in 8 general melee.
 l One hundred thousand men weye gathered in groups about St. Georges | hall listening to speeches by labor agi- tators and the scenes of violence fol- lowing the attack upon the policeman necessitatcd the calling out of police | l " of h policemen were surrounded and disarmed, the rioters attacking I them with their own hatons. In the fight the police commander was wounded.
 So great was the disorder that the riot act read and troops were called out to assist the police. The mob fought desperately with sticks and stones and. in fact. witn any hand mis- sile. Gradually however, by the com bined efforts of the troops and police the crowds were cleared away. After the fight St. Georges hall was convert ed into a temporary hospital and the wounds of many persons were attended to by physicians.
 Driven from the center of the city the crowd sullenly repaired to the Islington quarter one of the lowest and toughest in Liverpool. Here the police were baffled in the narrow streets for the desperate rioters barri- caded themselves in the houses and volleyed down bricks, slates and chim- ney pots from the roofs.
 Fierce fighting continued in the Islington quarter until nearly midnight. In Chris tian street the rioters erected barricades and started fires to impede the mounted police.
 The riot act was read for a second time and troops were called to deal with the situation. A military officer was wound ed. 70 policemen injured, many of tham seriously. and much property wrecked. The temper of the riots Is shown by the fact that they even attacked the ambu- lance surgeons and the firemen. who were called out to extinguish incendiary fires
 At o'clock this morning a mob ret fire to two houses in Gerard street and stood about and cheered while they wore burning.
 It is rumored several houses wers
 
 The outbreak, 1t is alleged. Was largely due to the strikers resentment of the indfscret conduct of police brought here from Birmingham to a. sist in maintaining order. Tom Mann. who was one of the leaders Of the demonstration. has iodged . formal protest with the chief constable against what he describes a . brutal attack by a Birmingham constable on one of the strikers.
 The rioters have threatened to attack the newspaper offices which arc closs- ly guarded.
 London, August 13-While the strike troubles in London arc ended. tho situ- ation in the provinces Is rapidly growing worse. In addition to r4otinS today at Liverpool there were serious disorders at Glasgow. where all street oar service had to be suspended and many persons were injured
 Thirty thousand worxmen met on Glas- gow green and the strike leaders threat ened drastic measures if the non-unton men continued to take tho places of strikers.
 Scuffles with the police led to wider disorders. In which there was stone throw ing on the part Of the workmSu and baton charges by the police.
 Much damage was done to streOt cars by the strikers before the service was suspended. Cars were pulled off the tracks and their trolley poles removed. windows were smashed and timbers were laid on the rails or strikers sat on the tracks in a body to impede the progress of the cars
 The transport and railway workers of Manchester and Stafford have resolved to strike tomorrow evening if the Liverpool and Manchester disputes arc not < titled in the meantime
 A labor demonstration was held in Trafalgar square here this AebeFnoon to welcome party of laborite members of the French chamber of deputies. Tho speakers included Ben Tillet, who saia