The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-04
Are
Broken OFF Between
Government and L.abo,

LONDON Oct 3.--~Inei &OveTH~ II
menfs proclamation issued tn
night. appealing for the nrst tinne d
in the history OF the British em-
pire for citizens army to mo&t 4
an industrial crisis, says.
THE government invites an 4
Lord heutananfs. mayors, ch1trS3
men of county councils, c14aiY~ n
men of standing joint coEnnnif-e
tees, and watch committees. chief a
constables. town clerks. ana
other local officers, to take Gt4pA &
for the formation in all counties
and cities and. boroughs OF citt-
1ans guards to undertake to at
In cooperation with the police n 4
the duty of protection and main
tenance of order
The government requests thA4 Ii
IN each county, city and borough
the officers above named form
forthwith a commit ttee for the o.
gnnizstion and recruitment ~ n
such a citizen guard
IF food and the ax1at4ElcGs Q n
the nation are to be eafeguar1ed II
In the face of the manage they
are confronted with today, It n
essen tial that all citizens who ~
AitSiA< " t'iilf 10 kAH0Rt
should be allowed to do SO with
out interference or apNehen-
sion.
The government. therefore ap-
peals To all wen affected men to
come forward m order that they
may assist to preserve and xsfar~ x
antee security To those without
whose continued and unYnnlested
~ ~ 80
cannot be Enaintained''
After a day of renewed tentative
rnmont and labor, an negotiation,
we're broken Off tonight and the dan,
Ter Of Britain batng laid lew by Al,
greatest industrial CRISIS IN hi6tory
'ecame more real and terrible thar
yer.
Immediately after the break nm d
regulations the government issued II
appeal for a citizens army to nsoe
he crisis. 81 a
Al the same time the trades unionI
allied a conference for next Tuesda,
to discuss a general strike BY III
British labor" in sympathy with tn
ailway workers.
Thus. three days are 1eft-ono 81
which Is sunday in which by soma
low unlocked for DEVELOPMENTS tn
government and the striking raiimAr
nay be brought together.
Both sides tonirht were as firm 4nf
eSohte as they were a week ago.
BY order OF FEED Marshal Haig. on
ix33nn of tro1ns is already locatA6
n Aoxn$on. and other military bodice
rnc stationed at various point
ffrsx1yhout Brits IN, ready for AM
strong armed forces are theref6rs1
Y position 10 back up the citixGns
Tny but this citizens army Y
he governments first line OF defAiar1
n the great social and industr5a.
.risis."
MUST RETURN TO WORK
The government Is fully awArosflbAa
( the strike does not end this WeAli
he country faces e. series OF proEran,
i've strikes that threatens the yikAl1
# the British empire. but II continues
o treat the strike as IAN anarchtot3l
with whose advocates md
eaders there can be no com promisl
nd certainly 10 negotiations until the
conspirators" have confessed ~.
by going back to work.
This very stigma OF treason agafnel
he life of the community IL ons ~
he chief inspirators Of determin4,
ion on the strikers part 70 hight 4
'ut," and II Is responsible for tn
OF wide sections OF othel
ranches Of British labor being -
isted in the rail mons behalf.
James Henry Thomas secretary n
he National union of railway uaAa
aid tonight after the rupture ~ ~
negotiations: NJ
Il am profoundly satisfied that thAKv
$ danger OF rev oiution. I Am ia
MY ona who can avert t. Tho 9nxs
has demanded uncondit1AnA2
There will be no unco9l.
litional surrender except oyAr AA3
lead body,
IT the strike continues ano4MG
week the country will go to sMAM
The delegates Of five million men gJ
We ere right In rejecting uncondika
i surrender. The deputatio4
.leven Chat conferred with tn ~
'rnment) unanimously suppOrta
'ailway men in their refusal nd
government te.mA 3Sssa
This Is not strike agA1Me -
tate II 1t were 7 woulan't N
ng II. The niAn will not ~
uture promisea. but only Hf
assurances that theix just 1
nst,"