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Show STRIKE KIPPEDi III BUD British Government Orders Resumption Resump-tion of Work In Clyde Shipyards; Dispute to De Arbitrated London, Fob. 27. Whllo labor couforonccs wero being hold today to dccldo what action should bo taken regarding tho refusal ot tho Clydo shipbuilders to grant an lncreaso of 4 tents an hour In wages to tho ship yard cuglncora, somo of whom already al-ready aro on striko tho government mado ft dramatic movo in sending a lottor to both omployors nnd workmen, work-men, ordering tho rosumptlon of work on Monday and promising that arrangements would ho mado for tho dlsputo to bo referred to a court of arbitration Tho letter was signed i by Sir Georgo Askwlth, chlof Indus- trial commissioner. Tho court of arbitration which Is to bo convened will havo tho power to fix the dato from which a scttlo ment shall tako effect. Had tho unrest been allowed to spread 100,000 men wou'd hnvo been Involved. Tho unions had not authorized auth-orized the strike, but tho men already had refused tho employers offer of n cent nnd a half an hour lncreaso and wero about to voto for an official striko. |