BRITAIN'S BLACK SATURDAY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1212, 22 August 1911, Page 5

BRITAIN'S BLACK SATURDAY.

LONG RECORD DF DISORDERS.

9EN DISCONTENTED WITH PEACE ■ TERISS.

COUNTRY BECOMING QUIETER.

Uj? Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rec. August 21, 10.10 p.m.) London, August 21. The news of the strike agreement met with a mixed reception in the provinces. The railwaymen at Leeds aud Bradlord were not entnusiastic. 1 A meeting numbering some thousands \ at Manchester greeted the references to the strike leaders with cries of "Traitors!" A resolution in favour of the resumption of work was angrily rejected, but later great numbers of the men resumed. .Many speakers at Bristol declared that it was doubtful whether the men ought to resume till tho full terms of their demands had been conceded. The Sheffield men will not resume until tho carters' dispirto has been settled. No Material Gain. Tho railwaymen at Liverpool criticiscd the settlement as not embodying the pro- ( miso of material advantages, but resolve to resume to-morrow. . Thoso at iiU'jienncad doubted if tho settlement was a victory, and threatened ' to strike again unless the local dockers' demands were conceded. Tho settlement also failed to give much ' satislaction in Birmingham, Crewe, Glas- ! gow, and Edinburgh. There aro indications that the resump- ' tion of work will be general to-day even in the centres where there is the greatest ! disappointment. Trouble in the North. j The position of the North-Eastern rail- ' way wen is indefinite. The Railway Servants' Society contends that tho settlement entitles them to re- ' surne. Tho manager replies that they will return as required, and the whole situation will lie discussed at a special board meeting, Meanwhile they aro outside the dispute. ' This has caused dissatisfaction at Newcastle, Hull, York, and Scarborough. 'Those men who have asked to be allowed to resumo at York have not been permitted to do so. Consequently the railwaymen at York aud Hull have resolved to remain on strike. Position at Liverpool. The Strike Committeo at Liverpool has resolved to instruct the seamen, dockers, aud carters not to resume pending tho result of the negotiations. This decision affects 50,000 men. Mr. Tom Mann anticipates the holding of a joint mooting of the shippers and the men to discuss the situation. It is predicted that all the transport worke;? will resume to-morrow, provided to-day's negotiations arc satisfactory. The Lord Mayor., ,Sir T. Yrzrr Strong, has disbanded the special city constables. Each was presented with his baton and armlets as mementoes of the occasion. The tramway men in London aro taking a ballot on the question of striking.

The Home Office reports that matters aro quieter everywhere. Tho Prime Minister (Mr. Asquith) was sunering irom a sore throat, and he deputed Mr. Lloyd-George to be the spokesman at tho couterence which settled the dispute. Mr. Lloyd-George spent ten hours yesterday labouring to obtain a settlement, during eight of which he .s faco to face with the railway men's representatives. The Homo Office reports that it is expected the railway settlement will solve tho other difficulties at Liverpool and Birkenhead. The timeliness of tho settlement is illustrated by the situation up to midnight. The incident in the Llanclly garden deeply impressed tho conference. Reason for the Strikes, The "Railway Gazette" states that the real reason for tho strikes was tJiat the Conciliation Boards provided a safety-valve,' reduced tho opportunities of tho unions to call strikes, and weakened the! power of tho unions to compel men to join them. Tho "Daily Chronicle" describes the strikes as wanton, and says the opinion of the community is (|pad against tho authors of them. There was much enthusiasm at the Central Station at Manchester on tho resumption of the work. A number of strikers on the London aud Brighton railway have applied to rcsuriio work. The tramways at' Liverpool havo resumed running, and the railway men at Stroud and Chatham have returned to .fork. Mr. Williams, secretary of tho Amalgamated Railway Men's Association, interviewed, interpreted the agreement as paving the way for an extension of recognition of the association. Fifty Grenadiers wcro sent to Norwood, a South London suburb, on a report that two men had been shot in a fight round a si?nal-box. Tho "Railway News" shows that thirtysix railways in 1010 paid thirty-four and a quarter millions in salaries and wages —about the same amount as was raid to preference and ordinary stock-holders.