Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-30
ENTIRE PARALYSIS
MENACES BRITAIN
Railway Strike Threatens to Halt
Entire Industrial Life
Of Nation.
ORDER Is WELL MAINTAINED
Government Sends Troops to
Largcr Centers, but They
Find Little to Do.
ORDER is WELL MAINTAINED
tBy Associated Press.


LONDON. Sept ee.-Thc railway
strikers front held firm and solid
throughout today.
Up to late tonight not the slightest
i'sign OF weakening on the part OF the
idle union men had been reported, nor
was there any Indication OF settlement
by negotiations.
Except for a frustrated attempt at
,9;ottlns n;otis in Glasgow no disorders or
.ary: the government rushing shock
oReP danger ponts thdSspp hlSsFpGo a1d
did the troops find it necessary to act.
,nnonnnd Not Until Late late today was it publicly
BRITISH ports have been cancelled.
Dread Result OF Own Work.
SO completely successful is the raj,
paraiysis; and so terrible is the vision
sanized labor foiowihneg he knFd9ms sus 3ba; Or Or
saii sanh strikers, leaders themselves. dread
nrev nrevent an sf1'1.a outcome and are trying 10
The governments thoroughgoinsg; hs;
iG5Sani7afGn insaled fsIp,v Of relief measures has
ton for the time being. but every hour
,5at. rnat the rail strike continues so many many
trades 'aGesafds ape thrown OF WORKERS other
because OF lack OF transportation. ma
'eTlals or supply.
&, Gpon this the railway men are count
ing as their biggest card. Their Ieaa-
eLs Deneve the TWO other members OF
the the triple I alliance"-transport work (.
set idle and that hundreds Of thousandss
o1 E9skers in other trades. 1piIl .br
safs.ef eas Ass isy taai5alI 81 Iiabt. t'etsb
The go4srnmeat drew Considerable
nope and optimisfii from tho fact that
pathy th Wits eS thn n,d me not 80 out in sym
strike leaders claim this hope is false
Viii iatIG tI the NEXT two.for three days
labor out Of work without a sinEie icon eaIi !
Tor sympathy strikes being necessary.
II. however. the next forty eight
way strike front, it is bound to collapse
IN ITS entirety within aSshort time.
realizing this. the strike leaders today
Idle, men-1. 100000 aitogetherAa.nld I and
hold out to them the hope of winning
dnst dhe gpeatest test victory in Rritains in:
out"
Features of Situation.
h here Is what the principal figures in
outlook OF the great strike:
j. H. Thomas, secretary, National
foreseen. and never Resftated Ioe to warg verg
my people against, the danger of an
upheavai that is not merely one of
Whole eonstgion WgfS put af tha attaGK on the
J: Bromley. secretary, Associated So
eiety of Loeomotive. Engineers and
very severe struggle We are pre-
pared for q long fight. Wesa are among
the % weaithiest unions and can hold out
report tonight said that two at
tempts TO wreck trains running be-
tween London and Brighton with
boulders were reported today Military
forces are now guarding the line
Strikers in Scotland have blockaded
two trains.
Except on certain of the trunk limos
to the North trains are now running
on nearly every railway. An official
report says the Great Western service
Is almost normal. Many up-river resi-
dents are travelling to and from Lon
don by river. The London Union Of
Electricians has decided to take no
at present.
The powerstation at Chelsea, Of the
pnderground railways, is fully manned
by volunteers. The renewal OF the
power from this station will permit OF
the, starting Of the Surrey tramways,
which will considerably relieve the
situation in Southern London.