The sun., 1919-08-06
RAIL STRIKE AGAIN
THREATENS BRITAIN
More Workers Out in Sym.
pathy With Policemen.
BIZ ne As.ociated Press.

LONDON aug. b.-Witn the 1OTksniro
strike still unsettled. the bakers strike
continuing, a number Of minor sporadic
strikes In other trades in sympathy with
the smoulderins discomfort Of the police
at the failure OF their strike to result In
the withdrawal of the police bill, and
possibility Of another big railway strike.
the labor situation has again become so
threatening that 1t was said that Arthur
Henderson. the labor leader. who IN
attending the Socialist conference at
Lucerne. hurriedly has been summoned
to London.
Liverpool was quiet to-day. but II re-
mains the centre of agitation, for q
strike of the lockers is now being
threatened in support of the striking
policemen. The executives of the
Dockers' Union met to-day and adopted
a resolution demanding reinstatement of
the dismissed policemen. falling which
they will give whole hearted support to
the police.
Liverpool Unions Meet.
Another meeting Of union organiza-
tons OF all trades was convened at Liv-
erpool tonight to consider the advis-
ability of calling a general strike in
support Of the police union and to elect
Mann. president of the workers union,
will go to Liverpool to take charge of
the situation.
Negotiations between the Government
and the Associated Locomotive En-
gineers and F1remen to arrange a new
scale of pay for engine drivers have
been In progress for six months. The
Government has just listed what IL
described as, final adjustment OF the
scale, as a result of which the executive
of the union has been showed under
with indignant protests as to the in
adequacy of the scale from all parts of
the country.
The executive has arrived In London
from Leeds to interview the Board Of
Trade on the subject, and the outlook is
considered serious. Further. there are
the beginnings of strike movements on
the Scottish railways, owing to a local
dispute.
The number of men out on the London
Southwestern Railway almost doubled
to-day, and passenger service is suffering
severe Inconvenience. This strike Is de-
scribed by James Henry Thomas, menu
Der of the House of Commons and gem
eral secretary of National Union OF
Railwaymen. as grave mistake and
quite unauthorized.
Bonar Law VIII Resist.
Lord Robert Cecil in >the House OF
Commons to-day Inquired as to the Gov.
ernments policy In the face of a threat.
ened general strike In favor of direc,
action, to which Andrew Bonar Law
the Government spokesman. repeated his
statement that the Government would
resist such movement with all the
forces at It's disposal. As the ballot
of the Triple Alliance-railway men
transport workers and miners-on the
question of direct action is being taken
this week. 1t is believed in responsible
quarters that a test of the powers OF
the advanced sections of the new move.
ment to dictate the alliances policy will
speedily be decided.
Ten thousand miners at twenty col.
lieries in Midlothian and East Lothian
Scotland, were called out tonight tc
begin strike week hence in support
OF strikers at another Midlothian Dill
who, after strike of ten weeks, failed
to attain their object.
Motormen of the South London sub
way struck to-day in what labor leaders
said was an extension OF the sympa-
thetic movement to support the striking
policemen. Engine men of the South
western railway, belonging to the asso-
ciated locomotive engineers, declared a
strike at midnight Sunday