The Wages War.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 6, 23 August 1911, Page 5

The Wages War.

SERIOUS DISORDER CONTINUES. ANTI-JEWISH RIOT'S. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. United Press Association. London, August 22. Further anti-Jewish riots have occurred at Tregedar. Gangs of roughs throw stones and bottles at the police, and a fierce light ensued, many Doing injured in baton charges. A dozen were taken to the hospital. ' The Riot Act was read.

The soldiers fixed bayonets and marched through tho principal thoroughfares. Tho rioters took refuge in the side streets, whence they stoned the military. Many left tho town and crossed the mountain into Ehbwvale. Hero several large Jewish shops wore wrecked and looted. The military arriving, tho plunderers hurriedly quitted the shojis. The soldiers and police assembled outside tho police station. Tho Riot Act was road, and the police and military charging, cleared the streets. Another section of the same gang looted nearly every shop in Rhymuey. Order was finally restored everywhere. MESSAGES FROM KING GEORGE. London, August 22. Tho King has telegraphed to Mr. Lloyd-George: “Very glad to hear it was largely due to your energy and skill that a settlement was arranged. I heartily congratulate you, and feel, with tho whole country, most grateful to you for averting a most disastrous calamity. The strike lias caused me the greatest possible anxiety.” His Majesty also telegraphed to Mr Asquith his congratulations. The King, in a message to tho troops on strike duty, commends the forbearance and self-restraint shown by all ranks. SETTLEMENT PROCEEDING. London, August 22. An announcement was made at the Board of Trade that the difficulties in connection with Saturday’s agreement (including the Midland men’s trouble), were nearing a settlement. The North-Eastern Railway directors have decided to permit resumption on the basis of Saturday’s settlement.

The announcement was generally welcomed at Leeds, but at York the men were hostile, the feeling being that tho forthcoming commission’s findings would enable the company to abandon their existing conciliation board, which the men consider the most effective in Britain. Railwaymen at Hull, Middlesbormgh, Newcastle, and Darlington have deferred decision, but meanwhile redoubled their pickets. The railwaymen at Hull demand an dght hours’ day and a two shillings increase for low-grade men. Traffic at Newcastle is almost at a loadlock. Many citizens, including solicitors, heads of firms, and clerks, icted as porters at the Central Station, a porter’s_ cap being tho only semblance ,of uniform.

Mr. Bellamy states that the railwayman's unions have received tho companies’ guarantees respecting certain cases under discussion. Many points have arisen, but the settlement is proceeding with considerably less friction than was expected. All concerned are hopeful of an early and complete agreement. Five hundred Vlidland Railway men, in the Kentishsown goods station, have struck. RAILWAYMEN AGAIN CALLED OUT. London, August 22. Two charges arising out of Saturday’s rioting at Chesterfield Station wore withdrawn, and five others dismissed. Fifteen were committed for trial. No railwaymen wore involved. Air. Asquith met tho representatives of the Tramway Owners’ Association and the United Carters’ Association at Manchester, but the conference was fruitless. Tho strike of four thousand carters it Sheffield lias been settled on the basis of a substantial advance.

The Strike Committee has again called out the raliwaymeu, owing to tho Midland Railway trouble. It is officially stated that tho men are iu a bad temper, and all will strike. The Tvne dockers remain out.

, Disturbances have occurred at Darlington and Bishop-Auckland. The subsidised railwayman at Liverpool have decided not to resume iinless the tramwaymen who struck out of sympathy are reinstated. Owing to the tramwaymen’s non-reinstatement .the Strike Committee lias ordered the transport workers not to resume, including sailors, firemen, and dockers. THE POSITION AT LIVERPOOL. London, August 22. The Executive Conmitto of Justices at Liverpool has urged Mr. Churchill not to relax police and military precautions there. They protested against the methods of the so-called peaceful picketing, and hoped that Parliament would nob adjourn without conferring upon the justices additional powers to prevent intimidation, which has heretofore been almost tho sole factor in preventing a universal settlement of tho existing difficulties.

TO-DAY’S MESSAGES. FURTHER RIOTING. (Received 23, 0.40 a.m.) London, August 22. Rioting has occurred at Tredegar, Abbuvale, and Rhymney, being the culmination of a long-standing grievance regarding the house rents against the Jews, who are the principal landlords. The rioters ooenly removed goods. Thirty injured persons were taken l o the h ospital. THE END NOT YET. BISCUIT MAKERS GO OUT. (Received 23, 10.25 a.m.) London, August 22. The North-Eastern Railway Company has invited applications for permanent service. The strikers regard this as a declaration of war. The Swansea railwayman are still out. The docks are at a. standstill. The Liverpool transport workers are still idle, but the scavengers have resumed. There has been some rioting at Dublin. Business premises wore attacked and the police stoned. Three shots were fired, and a constable was woundin the hand. Striking newsboys, assisted by hooligans. smashed newspaper vans, and fired the contents. The hooligan utilised the dispute as a pretext to destroy other property and assail the police. One constable was seriously injured.

Three thousand biscuit makers have struck for more wages, and chore are several minor strikes.

THE railway commission. MILITARY DISPLAY. (Received 23, 11.10 a.in.) London, August 22. Mr Asquith, in moving the adjournment of the House of Commons until October 21th, announced that tho Railway Commission would comprise Sir David Hand (.as chairman), Sir Thomas Ellis (secretary of tho Federated Coal-owners), Mr Beal (solicitor for the Midland Railway Co.), Mr Arthur Henderson (Labour MAP.) and Mr Burnett (Labour correspondent to the Board of Trade). Mr Ramsay MacDonald accused the Home Office of hampering negotiations and condemned the display of military. Mr Austin Chamberlain assured the Government of the Opposition’s support in protecting free workers against intimidation.