LONDON POLICE STRIKE.

Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14857, 3 September 1918, Page 6

LONDON POLICE STRIKE.

*TEHMS.OF SETTLEM-ENT.>

RINANIMO'DSLY ACCEPTED' BY THE

MEN.

■CONFERENCE WITH/Mft LLOYD

GEOKGE

((Australian amVN.Z. Cable AiSsociation)

Lcnjton, Sept. 1

'.The police- settlement wa*> arrived at aftor a conference between Mr Lloyd .■George and other•; Ministers and the executive of the police union. ,

A mass meeting of strikers unanimously endorsed the terms, which are ivn increase of 13s \ a week to all ranks, plus the existmg war bonuses cf 12s, and 2s Cd for each, cliild''of .-.school age. There is also a new concession of a non-contributing p;; r!siui! to widows of\ ■10s. a week, and £'2- a year for caca' cliild. | The- uncr.u<lit;onf!l .lyi^^its-'-iicnt of! Constable '1 hk-\ j^is ;i:.riT^u to, and. oulcdalJrecogniliuu of an aut.hori.-wd bccly, -hut not a police tradw union. j ,The mceti'ij; cheery.l the president^' 'statement ih-r,i Mr Lloyd George was indignant, at their "treatment, and intended to' ascertain v:hy ho had been kept in ignorance of their grievances. Soldiers who have been lighting re-j sented the police strike. "While the strikers were proceeding ilrrough the Strand they captured fi special constable who was regulating the traffic and compelled him to march, with them. A number of sailors and colouial soldiers rescued him and booed the processionists. They asked, "Why don:t'you join the Army, you slackers?" .' :