LONDON STRIKE ENDS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 14 June 1924, Page 9

LONDON STRIKE ENDS.

“We are Beaten.”

ANGRY THREATS BY DEFEATED LEADERS.

By Cable—Press Association —Copyright. (Received 8.35 p.m., June 13.)

LONDON, June 13

The ‘ ‘Daily Herald’ ’ says : As the result of a late hour decision, London’s unofficial strike has ended. Mr Akehurst, one of the leaders, said: “We are beaten, not so much by the companies as the National Union of Railwaymen. The position laid before the men was if they did not return a lockout would follow and the "hole service would close down. We are returning, only to fight at no distant date.”

The underground railways employees flocked to work following the ultimatum, enabling improved services to be

Tho leaders hoped for assistance from the Electrical Union, which to-day failed to persuade the companies to consider a demand for increased wages. The electrical shop stewards threaten to declare an official strike, bringing out the workers at the power stations completely and stopping underground work.

FAILURE TO EXTEND HOLD-UP

ELECTRICIANS RETURN TO WORK.

By Cali’.a—Press Association—Copyright. (Received 7.20 p.m., June 13.) LONDON, June 12.

Tho critical phase in the London underground dispute has passed, as tho outcome of a meeting of the committee of the Electrical Trade Union, to consider an extension of the strike so all power station men. The meeting decided that so far as the Electrical Trade Union is concerned, the strike should be called off, and a meeting of the London district committee held to-morrow will consider the whole position.