New-York tribune., 1919-08-06
London Subway Motormen
Quit in Sympathy With
Policemen; Southwestern
Engineers Also Are Out
London on Bread Ration
10, 900 Miners i'm Scotland
Leave Shafts; Alliance Is
Voting on Direct Action

LONDON, Aug. ) (By The Associ-
ated Press).- With the Yorkshire strike
still unsettled, the bakers strike con-
tinuing, number Of minor sporadic
strikes in other trades in sympathy
with the smoudering discomfort Of the
police at the failure Of their strike to
secure the withdrawal of the police
bill and the pos sibility Of another big
railway strike. the labor s',1a.ion again
has become so threatening that il ls
stated Arthur Henderson. the labor
leader. who is attending the Social st
conference at Luc.~ne. has been sum-
moned huirieGly to London.
Motormen OF the South London sub
way went on strike to-day in what
labor leaders said was an extension
of the sympathetic movement to sup
port the striking policemen.
London is on short bread rations be-
cause Of the continuance Of the bakers
strike. No buns or cake are available
except for the hospitals.
The national ballotng by the bakers,
it was announced to-day. showed the
offer of arbitration was rejected over
whelmingly. Another conference of
the bakers leaders with the Ministry
of Labor Will take place tomorrow.
Engineers Scale Protested
Negotiations between the government
and the Associated Locomotive En-
gineers and Firemen to arrange a new
scale of pay for engine drivers have
been in progress for six months. The
government has just issued what is
described q final adjustment Of the
scale. as a result of which the execu-
tive of the union has been showed
under with indignant protests a TO the
lnadequacy Of the scale from all parts
of the country Tire executive has ar
rived in London from Leeds to inter-
view the board Of trade op the subject.
and the outlook is considered serious
Further, there are the beginnings Of
strike movements on the Scottish rail
ways, owing to a local dispute.
The number of men out on the Lon
don South Western Railway almost do,i-
bled to-day and passenger service is
suffering severe inconvenience. This
strike is described by James Henry
Thomas. member Of the House OF Com
mons and general secretary Of the Ma
tional Union of Rai4waymen, as a
grave mistake and quite unauthorized.
Direct Action to Be Resisted
Lord Robert Cecil. in the House Of
Commons to-day. inquired as 20 the
governments policy in the face of q
threatened general strike in favor of
din ect action, to which Andrew Bonar
Law, the government spokesman. re-
peated his statement that the govern
ment would resist such a movement
with all the forces at its disposal.
AS the ballot of the triple alliance
the railway men. transport workers
and miners on the question of direct
action is being taken this week. il $
believed in responsible quarters that
a test of the power Of the advanced sec
tons OF the new movement to dictate
the alliances policy speedily viii be
decided
Ten thousand miners at twenty col
lieries in Midlothian and East Lothian,
Scotland, we're called out tonight 10
begin strike a week hence in support
OF strikers at another Midlothian pit
who after strike Of ten weeks. failed
to attain their object
No Bread in Liverpool
Liverpool tomorrow viii be without
bread. owing TO a bakers strike The
position is so serious that Charles A.
McCurdy. Secretary of the Food MIN
istry. left for Liverpool tonight to
arrange ameliorative measures
LIVERPOOL. Aug. BY Tho Asso-
ciated Press. The municipal employees
ii meeting Tonight decided 20 give
twenty-four hours notice Of strike un-
less the demands of the striking tram
way men are Immediately granted
meeting of the trades union organi-
cations of all lines Of Industry to-
night appointed q general strike com.
mittee which viii meet Wednesday
Tom Mann. president Of the Workers
Union. attended the meeting The
speakers generally supported the po-
lice strikers