New-York tribune., 1919-10-04

to-day. All of London's underground
railways were running. The food sup
ply service, although somewhat re-
stricted, continues good
An appeal has been made by the gov
ernment for citizen army to protect
peaceable citizens and to aid in the
work of maintaining the supply of food.
while tho executive body of the Ma
tional Union of Railwaymcn has dis
banded for the purpose Of engaging in
campaign meetings throughout the
country.
After the efforts at mediation had
failed to-day the following statement
was issued at Premier Lloyd Georges 5
office in Downing Street:
"A series of meetings with the
Prime Minister and Mr.. Bonar Law,
which commenced Wednesday last at
the instance Of deputation of trades
unionists headed by MIR. Gosling (pres-
ident of the Transport Workers
Unlon), came to an end this afternoon.
Government Proposals
Thursday the government proposed
as basis for the continuance Of the
returning to work the negotiations
shall be resumed where they were
broken off last Friday; second, that in
accordance with the Premier's offer of
Friday the government will guarantee
there will be no reduction in wages
until March 81. and the government
undertakes that at any time after the
31st of December they will be ready
to discuss, in view of the circumstances
then existing, the possible extension of
that date; third, that the government
are prepared to discuss with the rail
waymen any unfairness or hardship
RI ic,10o cf, IL,
men through the operation of the
scheme of standardization already put
forward by the government and to con-
slider any anomaly as between the
various grades in the application Of
the percentage of increases proposed in
each grade; fourth, in the event of
failure to agree upon any question
arising out of the matter mentioned
in Paragraph the point of differ
ence shall be referred to arbitration.
Premier Asks Truce
The National Union of Railwaymen
declined to accept these terms. At the
meeting this morning the Premier pro-
posed that the National Union of Rail
strike for a limited period of few
days in order that the negotiations
might be resumed with view to
reaching settlement.
"The Premier offered, if the men re-
turned to work on this basis, to pay
arrears in wages. The National Union
Of Rajlwaymen agreed to the suggested
truce, but only on condition that the
government was prepared to make the
basis of standardization an operation
equally on the disputed grades as on
the grades already settled. The gov
ernment rejected this proposal because
they already had undertaken to settle
the disputed grades on their merits, as
asked by the National Union of Rail
waymen and because the present pro-
posal was only repetition of one
already declined
Offers to Arbitrate
"The Premier then made counter
proposals, that the government was
prepared to agree to a truce of seven
days in order to discuss, first, the
period of the standardization Of wages
and, second, that the government was
prepared to discuss with the railway
men any unfairness or hardship affect
ing any particular grade Of workmen,
as set forth in clause three Of the
arbitrate any disputed point.
"He proposed also that if, at the end
of five days, after a full resumption of
work, the National Union of Railway
men arrive at conclusion that the ne
gotiations cannot be brought to a sat
/ isfactory issue they will give forty
eight hours notice before any cessa-
ton of work occurs. If the negotia-
tons again are broken off the men
agree to hand over all plants in good
working order and to run all trains to
their destination. The men agree to
work tremendously with railway ser
wants who have remained at or who
have returned to work. The railway
executive agrees to undertake that
there will be no victimization of
strikers.
Conference Terminates.
"This proposal was rejected by the
! National Union Of Railwaymen and the
| conference terminated"
Premier Lloyd Georges statement
Of last Wednesday that no negotia-
tions could be entered into with the
National Union of Railwaymen before
1t had given orders for the men 20 re-