New-York tribune., 1919-09-30
Transport Workers Delay
Vote; Many Union Men
Seek to Return; Food
Distribution Is Better
Parliament Recall
Believed Unlikely
London Pickets Increased
as More Trains Are
Put Into Operation


cia.ed Press).-The railway situation
in the United Kingdom improved to-
day.
To-night's indications point to q
greatly increased railway service to-
morrow, in which volunteer service
Wall play prominent part.
Schedules prepared by the various
railway companies tonight show nu-
merous trains viii be operating to-
morrow, especially in London suburbs,
while regular motor services are be-
ing organized between some of the
big towns, like Birmingham and Man
chester.
The food controller has issued regu-
lations fixing prices and restricting
consumption of staple foodstuffs
The government has invited citizens
to enroll as special constables for any
at various points to prevent disorders.
Attempts to Derail Trains
For the first time during the strike
there We're some attempts to-day to de-
rail trains. Some trains also were
stoned. The most determined attack on
train occurred between Kinkaldy and
Thornton, where missiles We're thrown
at the engineer from Aberdeen and
| fireman Of the train was injured
| Another Aberdeen train was attacked
| at Ladybank station when it stopped
| 10 disembark passengers. The engine
was uncoupled from the coaches and
! the driver was pulled off the engine
| They managed to regain control, how
ever.
Similar incidents occurred at other
| points.
Except on certain Of the trunk lines
to the north, some trains are now run
ming on nearly every railway. An OIL
cla report says the Great Western
service is almost normal. Many up
river residents are travelling to and
from London by river TIE London
union Of electricians has decided to
take no action in connection with the
! strike at present.
Troops Transported by Boat
Troops are being transported to I'M
portant centres by torpedo boat de-
stroyers, which also are conveying
some mail.
The Exchange Telegraph says the
government considers the strike so well
in hand that it will be needless to
summon Parliament. 1t adds that in
consequence of the disposition of many
strikers to return to work the National
Union of Railwaymcn's executive COM
mittee has found it necessary to double
the pickets at majority of the Lon
don stations and at many stations in
the PROVINCES 1t also says that rs per
cent of the engine drivers on the
Southeastern Railway are reported to
have offered to return to work.
The railroads generally assert that
numbers Of the Railwaymen's Union are
returning to work, and that modified
service on all lines is assured with the
assistance Of numerous volunteers.
Food Distribution Better
An official ccmmunique from Down
ing Street this morning read:
THE general strike situation is i'm
proving. The government measures are
working satisfactorily Food distribu-
tion is proceeding smoothly and offers
of voluntary assistance are still pour
ing in"
At o'clock this afternoon a second
official communique announced that al
though traffic conditions were gener-
ally unchanged more trains were in op-
Grafton. 1t added that extraordinarily ly
large numbers Of volunteers were com
ing forward
Government officials were decidedly
optimistic in their expressions regard
ing the trend of the strike.
The government attitude is un-
changed. The government will not
recede one inch, the correspondent OF
The Associated Press was told by ar
official 1t proposed to govern and not
to be run by a section of the com
munity. Public sentiment, it was
stated, IL absolutely with the govern
ment. Hundreds of thousands have al
ready volunteered to aid the govern
ment.
One Hundred Trains Operating
The correspondent of The Associated
Press was officially informed that the
: machinery for the distribution Of fooc
.. is working so we'll that it is possible
to announce that adequate supplies
are absolutely guaranteed to the coun-
try. More than 100 trains are operat
ing in the various districts and the
number is increasing, some of tbs
operatives being volunteers and Others
4 union mon who oppose the strike.
The milk supply in London, fair to
day, will likely be better tomorrow
1 Torpedoboat destroyers are being en-
ployed to distribute food along the
1 coast.
The possibility of a spread of the
strike to a few other unions is no
overlooked, but no anxiety is expressed
over this.
/ Among the trains running to- da.
l was one from Plymouth for London
Some underground trains were started
on the Metropolitan Railways. In th'
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