The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-15
LONDON STRIKE
STILL CONTINUES
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- London, Aug. 15.-The follow >,
- ing estimates of the number of =,
% strikers I'm the shipping and -
:, commercial centers of England >,
., and Scotland were made by e
s> representatives or the unions -
- today: -
- In London: >,
- Transport workers aud dock =,
Ss ers - 1000; teamsters 5000 -
=. women strickers-f5,O0O. -
e In Birkenhcad: -
,, Transport workers, lockers, e
q coal porters-25,000. .,
e In Liverpool: >s
,. Dockers. lightermen, and *
- freighters-2S,0 900. e.
- In Glasgow: -
:. Municipal street car employees >,
- 5000. =,
e In Bristol, Shernield War ,>
- rington, Manchester and Glas- >,
- gov: e
e Railway freight handlers and e
e freight operatives $4,000. e
>- Total 10000. -
:, In Liverpool strike leaders =
- declare that $4,000 freight hand =
:, lers, teamsters and porters will >,
= be called out tonight unless the -
- ship owners raise their lock- ,s
- out against transport workers. >s
= Railway frcightcrs and train -
:, operatives throughout England -
- and Scotland have yoted in fav- -
- or of strike and unless their -
- demands are granted, an -
- nounce they will strike before -
- the end of the week. This -
,. would make the total of strik- >s
- ers far over 100000 >s
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Home Secretary Churchill made an
official statement on behalf of the
regarding the strike sit
uation In the house OF commons this
afternoon. He declared that the sit
uation in London was vastly improved
and said the men were rapidly re-
turning to work, realizing they were
icopardlzing the concessions secured
in the settlement Saturday by fail
ing to return. In Liverpool, he said,
conditions were far from satisfactory
and troops were being employed IN
the riotous districts. He denied that
the soldiers had fred volley upon
the rioters, saying that a fe wshots
had been fired Iy the police or sold
hers from housetops to frighten the
strikers. This statement, 1t Is be-
lleved. was made for the purpose of
avoiding an official Investigation. Of
which there was much talk among
the commons today.
ly. Thre-baSe hits Lake, b. Klly.
The home secretary also stated
that reports from the chief OF police
in Liverpool indicated that the riot
ing was due entirely to "Hooligans.
The executive committee of the Anna
lrnmented Society OF Railway EN-
ployes met this afternoon TO decide
whether countrywide strike shall
be called. Upon tho result of this
depends ths most critical lab
or situation in England in many de-
cades.
A new aggravated condition has
been added to the situation through
the spread of the strike of the wom-
ems unions. There are now l5,OO0
women on strike and few firm are
their demands.
Should the government attempt to
employ troops in maintaining order
e eainst woman strikers, It Is believed
@ flame of rage would sweep the
rs nks of strikers everywhere which
authority would be powerless.
Ramsay Macdonald, the labor
leader In parliament, in a statement
concerning the general industrial
situation. said to this United Press
today:
"The present deplorable unrest Is
the result of years of Injustice in the
courts Of law and the workshops. 1t
IL but another evidence thlt the
oppressed are turning against their
oppressors. a movement which recent
events have indicated has been pro-