Show ENGLISH LABOR UNREST CAUSES SERIOUS ALARM Well w cn Organized zed Unions Are Arc oc Demanding Shorter Hours S ased P y London Jan IS The IS-The The Industrial unrest unrest unrest un un- un- un I rest rest prevalent throughout throughout- tho the country coun r is causing causing- serious anxiety not only to largo large employers of or labor but even to c conservative e labor lea lenders leaders ers Tho The labor la labor la- la bor lenders leaders taking this attitude In Include Include In- In clude dude J J. J II IT Thomas general secretary of ot the railway mens men's union who yesterday yes yes- esterday es warned a n meeting of ot postal workers who were wore demanding a for tor- two ty-two hour v week moro more h holidays and curtailment of r night work wok that tho the industrial 1 and economic position orthis of or this country gives cause for alarm Tho Th postal workers are only ono one of or many trades unions which are aro de demanding de- de manding shorter hours with the present present present pres pres- ent or better pay Par pa rH Comment The attitude of ot the miners has caused the tho most comment as coal and ln its price moro directly affect the public It II is estimated that to grant Irant a 30 per ncr cent Increase In wages would send scud the price of or coal coa up Ul at least a a. dollar a ton In lU addition to the miners tho the shipbuilders shipbuilders shipbuilders ship ship- builders on tho Clyde an and 1 in other comers cantors con tors are agitating for tor a hour forty week with dally daily wages o of ono one pound Dock laborers are arc putting forth fortha a demand de demand demand de- de mand for fOI a n tour hour week i Tho carpenters ar are asking a forty- forty I hour five week Dock bock workers are I 1 agitated over O the shortage of or beer cr and an 11 the poor quality of ot that beverage o and I I Continued on page 10 I ENGliSH lABOR UNREST r e CAUSES SERIOUS AlARM I I e Continued from Pa Page Iago o 1 ti Turing Use the week there has been much tracking slacking particularly at Liverpool from orn this thus cause t shortage horto e of or Beer Deer There has been a n temporary short short- of or beer at some shipping points du Ita a strike of ot brewery ry ef x hp also complain of at long Ion hours jAll All these unions arc are strong numerically numerically cally and well weB organized I and from the tho tone tono of ot speeches at their meetings the J members apparently arc no prepared to go 50 Kp to 10 extremes In their efforts ts to havo have havoc c conditions of ot labor Improved along tho the lI lines 1 s laid down In their resolutions There also havo have been beon minor tr troubles IIi lit the tho labor world Ono One of or these affected nf- nf 1 tho the crew of ot the liner Adriatic Tho sailing of at time the vessel for tor New r Y Yi rk with a full list pf pt American passengers pas- pas engers has been delayed several days an thero there Is la yet no Indication of at acol a col ement |