BIG STRIKE IN CANADA

Grey River Argus, 22 July 1910, Page 6

BIG STRIKE IN CANADA

ON GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY. ELEVEN THOUSAND IDLE. WIDESPREAD DISLOCATION THE COMPANY'S ATTITUDE. (By Electric Telegraph — Copyright) OTTAWA, July 20. Mr Hays,, President of the Grand Trunk Company states that an increase was offered the men averaging 18 per cent, with further advances when the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway is completed in 1913. This, and arbitration, he asserts, were refused •by the men. LONDON, July 20. The Daily Mail's Montreal correspondent reports that there are 11,000 railwaymen idle. These include 7000 at Montreal, embracing the employ ees at the workshops.. iieuter reports that a large force of special constables has been assembled at Montreal to cope with emergencies. ■ The dislocation of business is- wide spread. Booth's large pulp and paper mills at Ottawa have had to- be closed owing to the lack of transport facilities This idles 200 men. THE OBJECT OF THE STRIKE. The Times' Toronto correspondent reports that the object of the Grand Trunk strike is to secure the standardisation of wages and working irules, such as prevails on the Eastern American Railways. The Miinster of Labour has off es ed to mediate. Mr Hays is willing to accept ihe offer. AFFECTS UNITED STATES OTTAWA, July 20. Sixteen thousand men are idle at Montreal. Huge quantities of merchandise are held up for want of transportation. One effect of the Canadian strike is that the. Wabash system in the United States is also disorganised.