MEN FAVOR A STRIKE

Grey River Argus, 5 November 1907, Page 3

MEN FAVOR A STRIKE

CONFERENCE ON WEDNESDAY THE RAILWAY STRIKE ■. ■ " THE TIMES WARNS BELL (Reed. 11.30 P-ia. ■■ ] tONiDON, Nov. A. 1 ■Mr J. E. Ellis, M.!., presiding at an overflowing meeting of railway men in Albert Hall, said the omens were favorable for. a. settlement, but if resultless he hoped it would be the Government's duty to submit to Parliament a scheme for the compulsory adjustment of the differences between I the Board of sand the Workers. .■.-■■■■.* Mr' Bell quoted statistics to .show that the railway men were badly paid and ill-used. He announced, amid enthusiasm, that of 07,03* ballot papers issued 88,134 had. been returned, of these 76,0.25 favored a f strike ,and 8775 against. He hoped the result of the Conference with Hon LWd George on Wednesday would £ be successful, but if inevitable the r men would be ready. . « (Reed. sth, 1.10 a.m.) 2 LONDON, Nov. 4. v The Times warns Mr Richard Bell a that 76,925 votes is only just over 12 .v per cent of the railway in«_i of the ■ country; and adds there is a wide s difference between declaring anony- a mously in favor of letting, other peo- t pie decide "to strike if they saw fit and l abandoning the situation at some- I body else's order. The Times de- * dares BelMs unable to rely on hali' .* of these menpwhich actually means *• resigning their position. ,- c The clerks in the Goods Depart- • ment of the Midland Rail wajr Company at Derby presented the directors with an address expressing their loyalty to the Company and condemning Richard Bell's demand. . i It is announced in Manchaster^hat upwards of 3000 members of the General Railway Workers Union, in response to a baUot, favored a strike. One thousand did not reply. (Reed. 4th, n.20 p.m.) - .