The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-09-27
TWO MORE BIG UNIONS
EXPECTED TO STRIKE
WITH RAIL MEN TODAY
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staffs. while numbers OF the small
! shops were CLOSED altogether.
No out OF town letters were defiv-
cred In the morning mails The rau- .
way stations are filled with piles Of
baggage belonging 10 people who
! were unable TO get away last night.
Most OF Londons families were
without milk to-day, while the Food
Ministry was arranging for collec-
tons OF milk by motor cars from zoo
stations In the country.
Advices from the Welsh mine
fields announced that, because OF
shortage OF coal cars and lack OF
transportation pits had been forced
to shut down.
The Government had established a
virtual food dictatorship. endowed
with almost limitless powers. The
navy will be used TO help feed the
countryside first time in history the
sea forces have been called to serve
in such a capacity.
The railway strike is Of a different
nature from ordinary labor disturb
arces because the railways and the
mines are under government manage
ment. Therefore there is no ques-
ton of the government maintaining
neutrality between employers and
workmen. as Il has generally at
tempted to do. The responsibility
rests for the moment on the Cabinet.
but Parliament may be summoned
to support the Ministry in its task
Heretofore the government has
been blamed by a large section OF
the press for the country's after r-wsr
troubles. but nearly all the newsap-
ers have now droped partisanship
and are supporting the authorities.
The general opinion expressed by the
Newspapers is that the labor leaders
are trying 70 use the strike weapon
to enforce their campaign for the
naturalization OF the railways and
mines.
The labor interests. on the other
hand, declare their only purpose is
to secure a firm agreement for wages
adequate to the increased cost OF hv-
ing under better living conditions.
King George, who is spending a va
cation at Balmoral Castle. is being
kept constantly informed by special
wire of the developments in the rail-
road situation. 1t Is expected that
the King win cancel the remainder
of his vacation and return TO London,
coming by automobile IL necessary.
Railroad depots here we're open this
morning. but, with the exception OF a
few people who were not aware OF the
strike, they were deserted. Even ON
cials OF the Southeastern Railway ad-
mitted their service had ceased. while
subway trains had come to a complete
standstill shortly after ten O'Clock. In
the big freight yards motor cars driven
by soldiers were carrying Off perish
able articles which arrived on late
trains from outlying sections.
While a number OF the underground
lines in this city continued operation
during the early hours to-day 1t was
declared the decision OF the Under
ground Motormen's Union last night
to support the National Union of
Railway Men will result in a COM
plete tie-up of the subways to-day.
A sidellght on the strike was the
way in which the attendance at the
Saturday football games was affected.
Hundreds Of players and tens of
thousands OF spectators were kept
from the grounds. Mondays race
meeting was cancelled.
None OF the early newspaper trains
left London. but the arrangements
made arrangements two or three
days ago to distribute papers by mo-
tor cars and motor lorries, a huge
squadron OF which left Fleet Street,
London's newspaper row, early to-
day.
Several members OF the Cabinet
were in consultation throughout the
morning.
The Government has issued orders
placing all England under n war
regime, 80 far as food and fuel are
concerned, and It was stated yester-
day the mails would be carried by
airplane. SO far the employees OF the
Irish railroads have not struck.
Government spokesmen declare the
action OF the union officials in quitting
the conference with the Cabinet has
CLOSED the door" to further negotia-
tions.