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The territorials have been ordered to
send one nol1-commissioned offioer and
ten privatcs from each battalion to guard
army Headquarters where the arms and
ammunition are stored.
At Liverpool the territorials have
i..u, .old to turn their rifles over to the
shipowncrs. so that the latter can guard
their own property when necessary.
The immediate effect OF the lockout
by the shipowners Of Liverpool was
To throw 5000 men out of work and
to- precipitate a general strike of $1,000
freight handlers. who had announced
their intention to 60 out tomorrow.
At Glasgow the striking street car
employees have agreed to submit their
grievances to arbitration by the Board
cf Trade. There was some rioting during
the day at Glasgow. but sss the car service
was discontinued after dark the situation
tonight Is comparatively quiet On the
whole the outlook is more hopeful.
The strikes Of railway men which are
on NJ Bristol. Sheffield. Warrington.
Manchester and Glasgow are confined
TO the freight handlers alone. The pas
senger service is not affected.
A meeting Of the managers OF the lead
ing railroads IVES held To day and a resolu-
tion was passed to reakt all tho strikers
demands and dismiss Immediately all the
insubordnete employees. In the resolu-
ton the railway managers also insist that
the men submit their grievances to
conciliation board
Frederick Coleman. the London man
ager of the White Steam Car Company.
has received notification that the dock
charges on all his Imports have been
raised y, per cent. because Of the strike.
The new s; riking trouble in London is
mainly in tn" class of dGkmen who are
earning IL cents an hour for work and
10 cents an hour for overtime. They had
expected to have their payment raised 10
10 cents an hour and - cents for over
time in accordance with the award rem
dered by Sir Albert Roilit. The award
however. does not touch the classes of
dockmen who earn less than IA cents an
hour and ~ cents for overtime.
Another source of irritation to the
strikers is the old custom of the foreman
hiring laborers outside the dock gates
Elm the open market" The strikers want
them 20 hire union men only.
Three thouss nd dockmen on the Surrey
side of the Thames River have refused to
60 to work because of a dispute over their
wages. The street car men have formu-
lated their demands. which if not granted
Immediately threaten 10 tie up he surface
system Of London and the suburbs.
Only forty porters of the many employed
returned To work at the Paddington
railway station this morning.
Women workers to the number Of / 900
have Joined the workers who are striking
III The south of London.
An official Of the Port of London Au-
thority, the London docks hoard. con-
sisting of representatives of the various
authorities aud commercial interests.
to-day told of the conditions prevailing
at the docks.
He sad that work in all the town
warehouses il proceeding regularly and
at the Tilbury docks all the lines with
vessels in the port are working. At the
Surrey Commercial docks n few of the
men returned to handle the Canadian
produce. which consists mainly of meat,
butter and eggs.
Little work is going on at the MIllwall.
Ea9, India and West India docks and the
London and st. Catherine docks have not
resumed business.
rho dockmen on the Surrey side re-
fused to 60 TO work owing to a dispute
over payment during meal time and the
officers Of the Port OF London Authority
say that body will abide by the
agreement made with the men a fortnight
ago in which no payment for meal time
was included.
The lghtermen and watermen' e
union declares that unless the meal time
payment is granted To the men IT will
fight the employers TO the bitter end.
Fifteen Thousand men of the union are
standing out for this demand.
Word comes Tonight that freight
handling is almost AT Il standstll at Bristol
and that zoo coal heavers at Grimsby have
gone ont Unless there Is an early settle
ment Of the strike 3o0 trawlers will be idle
within week kilograms also say that
the joiners. shipyard hands and ma
chinists at Belfast have demanded an in
crease in the rate of their pay.
The strike here seems To have been set
tied too quickly. The men evidently
looked for long struggle and the settle
ment evidently took thcm by surprise
The Port Authority remains firm against
~ the payment of wages for meal time and
insists npon a strict adherence TO the
agreement signed by the strikers repre-
sentatives on july -. The authority
also refuses ~ make any concession in the
demands Of IN" union men that they I've
not required To work with non-unon men.
Several Of the shipping firms declare
that they will he able to maintain an
efficient if somewhat curtailed service
even If three-fourths of the men go out
This would assure a reasonable fooc
supply for the cities and raw materiali
for the factories as well as fuel. II il
pointed out, however, that adequate
police protection would be necessary
TO carry this out.
In the House of Commons this after
noon Winston Churchill the Home
Secretary. made statement on the
strike situation in which he said that
he trusted tha' in view Of the settle
ment which had been arrived at on Friday
no special steps need be taken TO maintain
public order in London. The situation
he said was not yet clear, but the Gov
ernment would enforce the peace. FREE
working and the maintenance Of the foot
supply.
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