Railway Strike.

Taihape Daily Times, 30 September 1919, Page 5

Railway Strike.

% _ I§Ii‘FORTS TO LIMIT IT. é MINERS NOT JOINING IT. LONDDN, Sept. 28. The Railway Union has not appealed for the support of the Triple Aili:lnce._ Mr Thomas and oth-'-31‘ leaders are endeavouring to confine the strike to 1-ailwaymen. The Transport KVVGI-kers’ Executive meets on Mondav night to decide the unions.’ action. Nearly twothirds‘ of its Inelllbel'3 are u2lenlplo;vr-d through the strike, but it, is unlikely that the executive will declare :1 sympa':.‘lotic strike illlmediaf.£>}y. ’

Tnc-vse is no indication that the Min. :_-r.~" Federation propose; to join.

It is officially stated that the tl':a..,‘.fic situation is unclnmga-1. Fowl distri-‘-ution arrangements z1.":3 pr-acceding smoothly. Offers of s':'.'vic.-3 are youring; in from all quarters. Arrangements are being completocl. to make immediafe use of volunteers. MINERS UNEMPLOYED IN THREE DAYS. TO‘ ACT AS PASSIVE RESISTERS. Received 8.45 am. LONDON, Sept_ 29.

Mr Robert Smillie, speaking at Glasgow, said that he expected 90 per cent. of the miners would be idle in three days in consequence of the railwaymen’s strike. He urged miners to keep their heads and be passive resisters as far as pcissible.

TURNIQIG «STRIKE INTO REVOLUTION.

A NOTE OF VVARNING

GOV’ERNMENT MEASURES WORK- ,_ > ‘ING VVELL.

Received 9.20 a.m

LONDON, Sept. 29.

T I\lltTho~nla's, in an interview, said he ,r.ogrefted wattempts were being made to'tu’rn' the strike .into a» revolution. The railwaymen were neither Bolshevists nor anarchists, but if -a. deliberate attempt was made to make them so, let those. fanning’ the» flame ;be pxteparecl for the result, v .

Billingsgntc fish p.or’rcrs_. who struck, luzve res-umed. v .

The distribution of coal and perishables is being efl‘iciently handled at Liverpool, Edinburgh, and other cities.

Local train services have been initiated at various centres. The railway strike has ifiled one- hundred thousand South Wales‘ miners, and many steel and tin plate works have been closed. Troops have been sent to the district to guard the’ railways. Two companie's—- _King’s and Yobrks-hires———— proceeded to Ponty Pridd.

An ofiicial communique sfates that the genera] situation is improvin,gr, -and the Government measures are Working satisfactorily. Food distribution is being carried out smoothly, and voluntary’ offers of a*ssistanee.are still pouring in. - A CALL TO REVOLUTION. AN EXTRAORDINARY LETTER. LONDON; Sept. 29. A r'elnal'kab]e article featured in the Daily Herald, is attracting attention. It is written by W. 'L. George, :1 prominent extremist, and outlines a scheme for unionists to iake over the nlanage-

ment of the country, and in the event of riots the use of the troops. The

author asks every union branch to meet on Tuesday and -appoint -a. delegate to the local La.b.our Emergency Committee, which should meet on the following night and prepare to supersede the local authorities, and also to select delegates to the. ‘County Comfnittee, which should next night arrange to take over the prisons, food, police, and transport control, appointing further delegates to the Central People’s Committee, which should sit at Westminster on Friday to determine the distribution of !the highest function's, and take over national and foreign policies. Mr Geol'ge_adds that if the railwaymen’s strike is meanwhile settled, Labour will not have wasted time in such a useful pracfice es drill for soldiers of social revoluti.on. No response is expected to ihese revolutionary bid. dings, though a distinct current of anxiety ‘trunks ~thron.<,;-li -the Gnotll‘/rilfe leaders’ speeches. A