THE RAILWAY TROUBLE IN ENGLAND

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3172, 24 August 1917, Page 5

THE RAILWAY TROUBLE IN ENGLAND

SETTLED BY PRESIDENT OF THE • BOARD OF TRADE London, August 22. Official.—Tho President of tdio Board of Trade (Sir Albert Stanley) met tho Society of Railway. Engineers and Eremon, and 6ettled the dispute on tho basis that tho Government pledged itself to sympathetic consideration of a shorter working day immediately after the war, and that the Railway Executive is to curtail tho present hours as far as compatible with war conditions. The Board of Trado lias also issued a lengthy statement regarding the crisis arising from the threat of the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Piremon to strike immediately for the recognition of an eight-lour day. The movement (sajß tie statement) is limited to this organisation, and does not affect the National Union of Bailwayraen, with its membership of 14,000, which recognises that tho particular movement is intended simply to establish a special privilege for selected grades of railwaymen and not benefit tbe railwaymen as a whole. The Board of Trade has been unable to concede an cigbt-hourday, and regrets that a small section of railwayman, is apparently determined to break away from tho loyal truce, hitherto maintained by tho railways, but believes tho great majority of railwaymen will refuse to tnko any steps to jeopardise tho successful prosecution of the war— Aus.-N.Z. Cabin Assn.-Reuter. ■ A STRIKE PROHIBITION PROCLAIMED. London, August 22. A proclamation under the Munitions of "War Act prohibits Tailway _ drivers and firemen striking, and makes it illegal to apply union funds to strike pay-— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter, •