Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-04
MORE ROADS QUIT
IN LONDON STRIKE
Electric r a il ways and
Street Car Stoppage
Added to Tube Tie.Up
BIC H o T Z L WALKOUT
By the Associated Press

London. Feb. 4.--Proiting by its ex-
perlence yesterday, when the city awoke
TO md transportation hampered bv the
strike In the tubes. London started early
10 work today. By daybreak the streets
were well filled with men and women
walking from the suburbs, and the buses
when they started at o'clock. were
crowded
Almost every bus carried a tube
striker VINO was urging the women con-
uuctors TO strike. but up to the present
'hese Efforts have been without success,
Ire London District Railway was shut
down completely today, for although all
'he drivers did not join the strike, the
stan at the power house that supplies
the current for the lines went out at
an early hour without giving any reason
Tor its action. As this line, which has a
circular route as we'll as many radical
lines. carries thousands of passengers to
all parts of the metropolis, the traffic
situation became much more serious.
Many motor lorries and virtually
every other class of vehicle were re-
Questioned for the emergency, but there
were not nearly enough accommoda tions
for those who wished to move about
the city.
As another result of the shutting
down of the power station, some of the
street cars on the Surrey side of the
Thames. which get their current from
the station, were compelled to stop run
ming.
Hotel Strike Affects Thousands
Thousands of Londoners who. because
of the shortage of domestic help during
the war. had become hotel dwellers,
either went without breakfast this MORN
ing or were compelled to be satisfied
with a cup of tea or coffee and a slice
of bread. This situation was the result
of strike of the hotel workers. which
has crippled the kitchen staffs and the
table service in the large hotels of the
West End.
The kitchen staffs, which are made up
largely of foreigners. demand an eight
Eour day and a 25 per cent increase in
wages. The walters demand the abolition
of the system under which their tips
are pooled and divided. with n commits
sion on the takings deducted They de-
mand also a minimum wage of f2 weekly
for women and f3 for men.
The smaller hotels were able to attend
to their permanent guests, but in the
larger ones, with accommodations for
1000 or more guests each. long lines of
patrons StOON llt ulIllIlR rooms
waiting vainly to be served.
The hotel men say they will not sub
nit to the strikers demands and that
new forces for the establishments are
being recruited
Glasgow Situation Improved
The situation in Glasgow showed
further improvement today. Though
none OF the strikers at the Fairfield
shipbuildng yards resumed work, fully
60 per cent of the strikers at the Cath
cart engineering works and many at the
Lnthouse shipyard returned to work.
This afternoon the shipwrights at Govan
notified the authorities they would re-
sumo work tomorrow morning II protec-
ton for them could be provided.
1t is understood the impression pre-
walls among the authorities that a small
brought about the strike In
Glasgow.
The Associated Societies Of Locomo.
tive Engineers, which today called out
their men on the London District Rail-
way. announced that IL their strike
should not be effective. the steam train
engineers and fremen Of the railways
in the London area, that also have elec-
tric propulsion. will be called out and,
subsequently. If necessary, all the socie-
ties $4,000 members throughout the
country
The executive council of the Amalga- |
mated Society OF Engineers. after con- |
the situation created by varl- |
Gus unofficial strikes in connection with |
the latest grievances arising out of the |
Of the demand for a forty |
seven-hour week. issued a statement dis |
approving of all unofficial strikes and |
urging its members to resume work i'm |
m.dately and thus enable responsible |
trades unions executives Immediately to |
enter into negotiations with the en-
ployers' federation.