England's Strike War

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 4, 21 August 1911, Page 5

England's Strike War

ENG LAND'S STRIKE WAR. TRAFFIC STOPPED. DEATH RATIO ALMOST DOODLED. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. United Press Association. In the House of Commons, Air. Churchill defended the maintenance of food supplies, because the poorest classes and tho workers were tne greatest sufferers. All traffic is stopped in the Liverpool streets. Alembors of tho Cotton Exchange have offered to do porters’ work. A Rod Cross Transport has been organised, which is amply supplying the hospital requirements. Four thousand special constables have been enrolled. It is feared that half a million pounds’ vorth of provisions in cold storage will become tainted, owing to insufficient supply of coal for the refrigerators. 'The death rate in tho city has almost doubled in a few days. The Home Office asked Air. T. O’Connor and Colonel Kyffin-Taylor, Commoners, to report what measures are necessary to restore better relations between tho various classes at Liverpool, ’ and also as to the state of the food supplies. There was great excitement in Birmingham last night when the convoying of moat from the station led to encounters with strikers, the police making many baton charges. FACTORIES CLOSING DOWN: FOOD SUPPLIES RUNNING SHORT. London, August 19. Many industries in Manchester are shutting down, owing to the lack of coal transport. Only a few days’ food supplies aro available. Soldiers are guarding all tho electric power stations in London.