The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-05
Railway Men Appear
to Have Gained as I
Strike Progresses

London. October, 4.-~By UniversslM
service.--Signs of an awakeninYs
to the seriousness OF the situa.
ton on the part OF both governments
and labor were evident tonight. Netthe145
wishes to be responsible for unleaHh&
ing forces that may result In parAlyHi9
of industry and possibly revolutions III II
intermediates stiii hope that bxst1lS
for compromise may be discovered h4a
fore the Tuesday conferences upnl
which the government Lcw feliAs 0eR&
the final means of avcrting further sx-saa33
tension of the conflict, III
In the meantime the strike leaderoa3
have sent word to all the strikers t(EN
stand fast" An official statena4nta5
signed by sixteen labor leaders sounA41
this warning: ss.sss ssss XII l3S
I'VE are bound to warn the govssu
ment and the nation that unless 4 mor1
reasonable attitude is adopted befeS|
Tuesdays conference II will be IN u
possible to avert Widespread exten&
sion of the strike with all ita coAeN
quences- ss SS
Opposition to a general strike Ax1
DEVELOPED at the railway mems hea1@l
quarters The leaders put the caees
thus: VIII
because that would entail each unt0Ua
setting forth it's own demands for nst3z
wages. etc, and putting our own IL
pute in the back ground" Ss@
The latest estimate OF the numb448
of unemployed due to the raiiWA38s
strike is; Miners, 400. 900; iron and ateAJ
workers, $4,000: tin plate workers.
and shipping men, 10000; engineet1s S|
10 600; railway employees ana nitfAsM$
trades 100000. In addition many tllsa
dustries are now w0rktng only hMa3&
time and large numbers on plants 4t5
to close down on Monday,
No coal has reached LoHdnA 18MAx
before the strike and the ShorNaN& NSaII
fuel is causing alarm, but there IN n@ n
reason to expect any immediate SH4~
fcrng as the government had iAt0 tISS3
reserve supplies in antictpatien oi ssct
disturbances as the present. reAx<a9
cries Of coal have been RESTRICTED To-
a hundred pounds weekly Tor 4 fam.1ysN
providing that they have less thar &S
half ton on hand,
London. Oct. 4.-The eighth das's
of the ration wide railway strike
closed today with no settlement m
+ sight. la - fact. tho strik sr3 appenEsl
10 have gained strength as the sitAa-
ton has assumed the appearances az
war TO the finish between capitats
and labor. with the governmAuG
aligned en- the side OF capital
Attempts to bring about mediation
have so far been futile but some hope
is held out that a conference held toe
day between a delegation p8 ira nSp0k:fsS
workers and Bonar Law. leader ~ 1 1
the government forces.lH The house IA 4
commons. may have good resuits.ss4
Another meeting Is to be held toner.
row. Great hopes also are built up0f
the special session Of the Britislsa
trades union congress to he held osss
Tuesday and conferences betweSn
Lloyd George and other governments
officials and representatives 81 varte
Gus civic organizations which have
been set Tor the same any.
Railway stations and lines were
guarded more stronsty than ever bysa
troops today and numerous machine
guns were set UP az stategic points
Troops seemed 70 pc on the Nov \
e ev Try ana snsrs was fesiane
circles and elsewhere This feeling
was enhanced by tens OF press c0M*Ss
ment on the situation. some Of thcss
are bitterly crit,cat OF the govern~@
ment policy. IL
the Daliy News says:
II Is useless 70 2delude ourselves
over the governments optimisftH
communiques. the nation IS paraly*ss
mensions is upon US
The Herald. the labor party organ.
has cartoon representing the Pre-
mier addressing the unions With tn /
captlon:
why should you interfere: MMS
Wouldn't mink OF curssnE syou-~-urs 1lasa
we have cursed the railway mem \ ssS
other papers accuse the strike Il
leaders OF proionginxsthe strtAe hols-
h ,nE % .r ,nvo,ve ether unic1 aIsa