OTHER UNIONS CONSIDERING ACTION.

Taihape Daily Times, 1 October 1919, Page 5

OTHER UNIONS CONSIDERING ACTION.

' SUBURBAN TRAINS STILL [ RUNIPTING. _ ! GOVERNMENT DEALING WITH % SITUATION. I _.__.._ Received 9.5 a.m_ ’ 0 LONDON, Sept. 30. The transport workers and railw:ry~ ‘mews leaders have jointly advised other unions to refraill from sectional lstrikes-. NOV'Bl‘l'llClCSS, many vehicle 3 wol'fkc.rs i-nstanltly support the policy of In gollel‘2’ll stliko witlli'n 24 hours in 'sympathy with the ra‘i'lwaymen, which ‘is in accordance with a resolution [about to be submitted to :1 men-t'in:°,‘ of ill]:-¢ 'l‘mn::pol"r \§'()l'l<cx‘s' Fed».-mtion, ;Tlle latter organisation has a memberislrip of 820,000, including riverside and dockside labourers and WOl‘kel's_, and nffiliatcd scamen_ The resolution in uffect ]'epl‘eSOllts the policy of direct action, but its c-xponvnts excuse if on lhe ground that the Government declared war on the Itra’des union. Moan\Vllilo. Mr Smith, general secretary‘ of the London Provincial Licensed Work-0 ore" Union szvys the latter are ho_l:li11g‘Ii their hands until tomorrow to emrlulei the Transport Workers’ Executive to‘ confer with the Railwaymcn’s Exec-‘u-§ five. ‘

I Suburban trains were more 11umru'— ions and better organised to-clay than [on Monday. The mail lines. which are the principal arteries of food sup~ lply, have been kept open, represent‘ing one thousand miles of track. A Ministry transport otficial declares lthat the National Union men throughout the country are reporting for duty. The Mini.~:zf'_V hopes tlurre will be a ‘really goorl service to-moi-row_ It is }:G.~'Slble that the bus. trzim. and taxi ‘(ll'lV(‘l's may strike, but the Ministn’ has foreseen this, and will be able to ‘deal with the situation owing to the ‘offer-sl"lc>t‘ one thousand ex-service rren. [who drove lorries in war-tinie. I —-‘fin?--_ 5 THE LATEST. V ..-M I STRBKERS , O-PTIMISTIC. ! ;]ZNITIATIVE WITH GOVERNMENT.‘ , Received 10.50 a.nl_ LONDON, Sept. 30. ] Strike lenders declare they are pre-E pared foi‘ a long and severe struggle. The initiative now rests with the Gov! ernment. The Strikers will welcome, a re—opening of negututions for :1 not-g tlement_ < Mr Thomas telegraphed the Derlxv; strikel‘S—. “Response to strike Call be—l ‘yond all expectations. This is a fight; for existence; keep your heads. anrlg victory is assured.’.’ |

Despite these optimistic pronouncemonts the 1-ailwaynwnfls c.\'ccutiveé has doubled pickets at many London and provincial sfal'ions with 3 vview to frustrating .~;t.rik<~rs returning to work. Scottish strikers attempted to int-:z'-ferc wi'th several trains, and placed do‘r:mato.rg on fhc line between Kirkcaldy and Thornton.