HOME OFFICE ACTION.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 970, 10 November 1910, Page 5

HOME OFFICE ACTION.

A CONCILIATORY MESSAGE. THREE THOUSAND TROOPS SUMMONED. (Rec. November 9, 10.20 p.m.) London, November 9. It is officially announced that the Chief Constable of Glamorganshire (Mr. Lionel Lindsay) on Monday night asked tho local military authorities for 200 cavalry and two companies of infantry to assist in keeping order at the Cambrian collieries. . '

Mr. Winston Churchill, Home Secretary, after consultation with Mr. Haldane, Secretary of State for War, sent instead 70 mounted and 200 Metropolitan foot constables.

Mr. Churchill telegraphed to the Chief Constable, to tell tho miners-that their best friends hero are greatly distressed at the recent trouble, and would do their best to help them to get fair treatment. The rioting, however, must cease immediately if they were to prevent Mr. Asqurth's inquiry from being prejudiced, and the credit of Rhondda Valley from being injured. Confiding in tho miners' good sense, tho Government was holding back tho soldiers for the present.

Subsequently the Homo Office announced that though the message had been well received, tho disturbances began again as soon as it was dark. Hence orders were issued to make ready 3000 infantry if needed, and available at Tidworth. ' The newspaper correspondents eulogise the heroic efforts of Mr. Llewellyn, the Cambrian manager, and his 25 assistants, in feeding tho fires, in order to savo the Llwynpits mine from flood and ruin.