CHAOS IN IRELAND.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1239, 22 September 1911, Page 5

CHAOS IN IRELAND.

DUBLIN SHORT OF FOOD.

PROGRESS OF THE STRIKE. By Telcerapb-Prcss Association-Copyright (Rcc. September-21, 10.35 p.m.) London, September 21. An official of the Board of Trade is visiting Dublin, seeking to promote a settlement of the railway strike. ■ The men's executive has deferred action with regard to calling a general railway strike, although it has warned all tlio men to ho ready for the signal, failing a settlement.

It is estimated that Dublin has two days' food supply on hand. There is a groat scarcity of food in the other centres, and there has been no communication with many inland towns since Monday,

Tho absence of organised disorder is noticeable. Thero have been some isolated cases of intimidation. The signal wires have been cut at Tralee, and the points at Wexford jammed with stones. Heaps of produce and live fowls are perishing on the platforms, and tho mails aro interrupted. The live cattle and produce industries are paralysed. An injunction is being sought against the South-Eastern Railway Company to restrain it, as a common carrier, for refusing to accept goods of various companies. Tho companios have decided to ignoro the Railway Executive's resolution. RIOTS AT LEEDS. (Rec. Soptembor 21, 10.30 p.m.) London, September 21. There- is much disorder at Leeds as the outcome of. a strike of 800 colliers. A coal train has been held up, and tho colliery manager's house has been stoned. The polico made baton charges and dispersed tho rioters, but a number of the police were injured. WELSH IRONWORKS STRIKE. (Rec. September 21, 5.5 p.m.) • London, September 20. The blast furnaces at tho ironworks at Dowlais, in Wales, havo been damped down, and 2000 men have been thrown idle in conscquencei BRITISH ARBITRATION PROJECT. (Rec. September 21, 5.5 p.m.) London, September 20. Mr. Buston, President of tho Board of Trade, is adopting Sir Charles Macara's industrial arbitration scheme and has invited leading representatives of the employers and employees to form an industrial arbitration, board of ten members on each side, forming a panel from which a number will be chosen to deal with a dispute. Sir G. It. Askwit'h, head of the Labour Department of the Board of Trade, will act as chairman. PRINTERS' STRIKE IN MILAN. Rome, September 20. A strike , of printers at Milan for higher wages has prevented tho publication of tho newspapers. DISPUTES IN DETROIT. New York, September 20. At Detroit thero are seventeen hundred men employed on the street railway on strike. They ask for an-increase of wages. Tho town is without a car service.

STEIKE AT HARVESTER WORKS. ' (Rec. September 21, 11.30 p.m.) ~, ! Melbourne, September 21. A strike has ocenrred ,at tho Sunshine Harvester Works, because an employee was discharged for refusing to work with rion-unionists. After tho works were closed threo nonunionists were chased to the railway station, and roughly handled. PEEFEEEN'CE TO UNIONISTS! Melbourne, Soptember 21. In the Federal House, of Representatives the Prime Minister, Mr. Fisher, in reply to Mr. Deakin, Leader of tho Opposition, stated that other qualifications being equal, tho Government would give preference to .unionists in all cases.