RAILWAYS CRISIS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 25, 24 October 1907, Page 5

RAILWAYS CRISIS.

,;; CLERKS SUPPORT WORKERS. ' - - ALLEGED .IMPORTATION OF ■■•■■■■'■ OUTSIDERS. - : ' ■• ■ ,-,-,, MR. BELL'S VIEW. , ox.'rJSLEOEirn—ruEss association'—coi'TMGHT. ;', . (Rco. r bct. : 23, 10.52 p.m.) , ■■'■'■ •■!-•'. ;■"*' London, Octobor 23. The Railway Clerks' Association has docidod to support the Amalgamated Society of' Railway Servants.... v<, , : ' ■

■ Mr. Richard 8011,. Secretary to.tho Amalgamated' Society, speaking -at; Derby, expressed a hope Mat the position was now at its worst. He determined not to say a word that.would bo calculated to impede the President of'the Board 1 'of; Trade. (Mr. LloydGeorge) 'in' His efforts to secure .a' friendly result' with j the railway directors."'But lie Was sorry that tho Midland Company had b'oen'iii such a liurr'y to import outsiders. , 'Such action; iristbad of' intimidating'the men, would' mako them more.'determined. ".'.'■' T\,'''..'/':, ''.,' t l ,l.ondoh, October 22.-... Mr.. Fox, .general '. secretary of : the Associated' Society - of, Locomotive. Engineprs and Firomon, in an interview,.;stated that, despite the.decis.ion.of the Manchester meeting, his society cannot support.the programme of tne' : Amalgamated. Society,' of Railway Servants. ' .■".' ■ " ■■. .., , : ... : . ... ■

' The'Presitldnt of'the'Board : 'of Tradeis not actingiundor the powers which.the 'i'rado Oispates, .Act, gives him, : but .has invited the chairmen of the principal railways to privitcly and 'informally I 'discnsK with him the "whole , situation.;,;. The- action.;of the.- railway clerks is important; it .was etated the other, day that the Great 'Western'' Bail way' Company had issued; , a' circular-masking 'its-,clerks whether they.intend,to remain loyal in .the event of. a striKo, and whether, they are .prepared to undertake"iliitios" outside: their grade; ' . The matter' referred .to by "Mr.:-Fox is tho meeting at Manchester.pf.all, the, railwaymen'R, unions (including Sfri Fox's), .which, according to the cabled" '' report,'. "unanimously '■ decided to dcinand .the rocoghiLion' of; tho.. Amalgamated Socipfy." ,:. .The. .cablegram,, ndded(a-"lt,::is claimed that' the' harmony betwebh the Amalgamated Society and tho Associated • Unions is due to tho intervention of .tho Parliamentary Committee of'the'Trades'Congress."•" '"''