BRITISH LABOUR CRISIS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 May 1921, Page 2

BRITISH LABOUR CRISIS.

BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. TRAINLESS WHITSUNTIDE. GLASGOW’S POSITION. LONDON, May 16 Whitsuntide will be a stay-at-home holiday. Many districts are trainless. Thus there will be no Great Eastern suburban trains, between Saturday night and-Tuesday morning. On other lines there will only be Sunday service with many stations closed.

Despite the dockers embargo, coal is being readily discharged at Glasgow. Though pickets persuaded most of the carters to refuse to handle goods, private motor cars are coping with the work. Nevertheless the general situation in Glasgow is serious, as seven thousand railway men are striking at midnight, affecting thirty thousand between Oban and Carlisle.

Mr Henderson speaking at a big labour demonstration at Chelmsford, said Hon Lloyd George made a most conciliatory speech to-day. He hoped the conference of Miners and owners would bo resumed shortly.

GLASGOW STRIKERS. LONDON, May 16 Glasgow railwaymen last night decided that there he no sectional strike, pend jug negotiations for a reinstatement of suspended members. LLOYD GEORGE’S EFFORTS. TO BRINp PARTIES TOGETHER. LONDON, May 13 It is understood that Hon Lloyd George contemplates asking the owneis and miners to Chequers Court during Whitsuntide. There were a number of unofficial conversations to-day, seeking a way out of the difficulty, which w ill biot involve a national pool, yet secure the miners a living wage. Owing to faulty railway facilities, nqmy hundreds of motor charabancs left London for the seaside. There is also an unprecedented rush of passengers on aeroplanes going to the Continent.