The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-09
BRITISH TRAINS
RUNNING AGAIN
Lines Resume Operation FOL
lowing Compromise Settle
ment Of Nation Wide
Strike.

London, Oct. 7.-Great Rtitain's raft.
way system was again IN operation toe
day. following the announcement of the
settlement yesterday Of the great rail-
way strike. averting what threatened to
develop Into an omnious spread OF the
nations labor troubles. Virtually every
man engaged in railway work IN on
don returned to his duty before 3
Q, clock this morning.
Both Claim Victory.
Withsboth sides claiming victory. the
average ,Briton was concerned chiefly
with tho simple fact that = settlement
bad been reached.
Regardless OF the partisan claims Of
victory, the Briton recognizes generals
ly that both sides conceded some points
n granted compromises.
Both retained enough to "savc their
faces" and both were plainly conscious
Of b terrible possibility involved In q
failure to settle tnc
Mutual c~oneessions.
Under the terms OF the settlement
the government made the concession OF
reopening negotiations with the strtk-
ers after the premier had refused to
engage in further discussion until thu
men returned to work. The strikers
conceded the REIMBURSEMENT OF the wage
level in September, 1890, instead OF In
sisting on adjustments on the basis OF
tho present scale. and granted minor
concessions relating to minimum
wages. The railway mems minimum
wage is to continue while the cost OF
living Is ITO per cen above the pre-
war level.
The papers today ere almost unani-
nous in declaring that the railway
mems action proved the futilIty OF q
general strike, emphasizing tho terms
accepted were almost identical with
those offered before the strike.
Settlement Terms.
The official terms OF a settlement
which was in the nature OF q com.
promise. are as follows:
l. Work shall be esumed immedi-
ately.
2. Negotiations WILL be esumed on
the understanding that they shall be
completed before the end Of the
8. Wages will be stabilized at the
present level until September 80, 1920,
n at any time after August i they
may be reviewed In the light Of cir
cumstances then existing.
4. No adult railway men In Great
Britain shall receive less than 81
shillings per week while the cost or
living is 10 per cen above the pre-
! war level.
5. The railway union agree that
their men. will work tremendously
with the men who returned to work or
who remained at work during the
strike. Nor shall there be any vic
timizing Of strikers.
s. Arrears of wages will be paid
on resumption of work.
Long Conference Sunday.
The settlement was the result Of a
long conference Sunday between a
trade union delegation, including rep
resentatives Of the railway mems
union, and Premier Lloyd George and
Andrew Bonar Law in the famous
conference room. in Downing street.
Priog to this there was q cabinet
meeting. II
1t is conceded on all sides that tho
settlement Is the outcome OF the mod
crate, but determined efforts of the
Transport Workers federation and
men like Arthur Henderson n John
r. Clynes, who throughout have set
their faces steadily against the idea OF
a sympathetic strike until every pos
sible avenue Of mediation had been
explored.
Formation of the citizens guard
! which was instituted by Lloyd George,
Is proceeding despite the strike settle
ment. Volunteers continue OF enroll
today. 1t is expected the guard will
be maintained for use in future strikes.
ORDER sAlliNGs RESUMED.
Washington, Oct. 7.-Clearance OF
loaded vessels to United Kingdom ports
and the continuance of loading and
dispatching OF all vessels for which the
cargo is in hand or booked has been
ordered, the United States shipping
board announced today, following set
tlement of the British railway strike.
All sailings were ordered halted sew
eral days ago because Of the English
railroad strike.
Shipping board orders emphasized
that further bookings are not yet to be
resumed.