Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-08-17

BABIES AND CHILDREN
STARVING To DEATH.
Great Distress in Liverpool---City
Beleaguard--- Colossal
Strike Ordered.

London, Aug. 17.-With England
facing famine, the impending strike
of railway employees throughout the
United Kingdom was ordered tonight.
One hundred and twenty-five thousand
men are expected to respond.
The government took immediate
steps to prevent complete paralysis OF
traffic, and soldiers will be thrown into
the places left by the workers. Troops
are expected to man the roads and
keep food supplies moving.
Strike leaders assert they will tie up.
eyery important railroad in the country
and that the soldiers will be unable to
move enough trains to keep London
supplied with food.
Already London and Liverpool, the
central point of traffic, are bristling
with the guns of the military.
At $50 o'clock this afternoon, it
appeared that the general railway
strike was inevitable. The refusal of
the railroad men to accept the govern
ment's proposition for the appoint
ment of royal commission to settle
the dispute was due to the obstinacy
of thu companies in refusing to recog-
nize the representatives OF the mob.
At 6 O'Clock tonight the officials OF
the Railway Employees Association
telegraphed orders for an immediate
strike to all local unions throughout
the United Kingdom.
At the last moment, Premier Asquith
warned the labor leaders that the govern
ment would not permit complete
railway paralysis.
Liverpool, Aug. 17,-More than
/ 900 babies, aud double that number
of children of tender years are
actually starving to death in Liverpool
today as the result Of the shutting off
OF the city's milk supply.
Their parents, impotent to relieve
them, are besieging the city and gov
ernment Offices begging and praying
for food for their children, bu. nothing
can be done to relieve the situation.
In addition all supplies OF food stuffs
are already below the danger point and
adults al:o will be facing starvation be-
fore many hours.
Liverpool, Aug. H.-Liverpool is to.
day a beleaguered city. The warship
Antrim is guarding the harbor and up
wards Of 5 900 troops are encamped on
the city streets. Everywhere the
Threatening z guns of the military con-
front the workmen who have been
locked out at the docks, and who now
face starvation.
The warships will probably be used
in unloading the vessels on which the
ship owners refuse to permit the dock
ers to work. Troops and seamen will
do the work, side by side, it is said.
Instead of putting into effect the
countrywide strike at s o'clock this
morning, the executives Of the four
leading railway unions suspended their
strike order and went into conference
with President Bazton Of the Board of
Trade.
At the meeting OF the executive COM
mittee of ths Railway Employees As.
sociation il was decided there shGuli
bv no settlement unless the ship own
els OF Liverpool rescind their order
looking out the dock workers.
The government during the Light
prepared for the worst emergency.
Twenty five thousand troops were
ordered massed at Aldersbot. Accom-
panying these was the army engineers
who it were expected would be sent iu-
to operate trains in place OF the strik-
ers. 1t is estimated that there are
175, 1000 employed on the railways.
A special meeting of the federation
officials is DOW in session considering
the advisability of ordering renewal
of the dock workers strike here in
sympathy with the industrial move
ment at Liverpool and elsewhere.
The electric supply workers went on
strike today, and orders have been
issued directing the soldiers to 90 to
work in the power and lighting plants
of the city. These plants will be ope-
rated by the government hntll the
strikers can lie replaced.