Show London Mass cc 03 of rf fl Milling Humans Losses Immense Railways Idle No Newspapers Publishing Power Plants Affected Soldiers Drilling and Saloons Crowded How Long Can It Last Last Is Question Everybody Is Asking LONDON I ONDON May By 4 4 By The Associated Press Tha Press situation Li cau caused ed by the general strike in Great Britain was improving 5 Volunteer workers were so numerous that the Londot Londo underground service will start tomorrow on a skeleton basis One line began operation tonight Some provincial cities hope to resume partial trolley soon soon Ice cs At a big private ato meeting of hi con conservatives party held at the tilt house house of commons om mons tonight It was announced that the strike status was till still DaM unchanged Premier Bald Bald- Baldwin win win anil ani other ministers attended Those Immediately involved In Inthe Inthe Inthe the strike were vero the railway men railway derks builders transport transport- workers seamen printers Iron Ironworkers and electricians Work Work- Workers Workers ork ers In allied lines were ere made when these men walked out The Tho first effect of the strike was to 10 tie tic up tip the transit facilities of ofT ondon and the other large largo cIties forcing millions to walk and Jam jam- jamming Jamming ming the streets with motor motol cars Shipping was hard hit with 1 the English channel and nd Irish services s greatly curtailed A SS Publication of or the newspaper r tn In London and ancl the bl big bis provincial towns lowns was at a II standstill There Is no scarcity of ot food as asyet asyet yet volunteers distributing milk and other necessities Thousands of o Americans Rr Ar stormIng th the tourist b bureaus se to get to 10 the continent n lock workers In r thi called called so-called district or of London around the East Bast and Wes Ves In lIa docks turned back backman backman man vehicles bearing people to bunes and shops hOps The banks and remained open J done dono on on the stock meek ne Some of the th were dark and the Iho of enter enter- entertainment entertainment WM Ule saloons which were l k to the t h doors INDUSTRiES 11 1 LONDON May 4 By 4 Iny Th Tb A Associated l Press Press Iress Virtually nil i forms o of industry were at a standstill stand standstill still today In the first general strike in the history of ot the British isles Millions lIllions of workers hid had their first t day without wages Just ho how many It ft was Impossible to atc n irate nate for Tor besides the tho actual sInk sInk- strikers ers era called cut fut by the trades union congress at midnight thousands or of strikers non-strikers were Ire thrown out or of work through h the inability of their lr concerns con erns to function The Tho general strike was called In support of approximately Oil om million coal oal miners who went on strike at midnight Friday Health and food services con con- continued continued con continued partly because of the pro provisions visions made by the trades union congress and partly through tho thi rat great government o or nl for the transportation of foodstuffs and other necessities ll's or of lire life so that there thi-m might be bo a minimum of nf suffering ferine S n I IHIE liLE DU Apart from rom emergency trans trans- transport transport port scarcely a wheel turned on the great reat network of railways Tramways buses and other nor nor- normal mal mai forms of transport ceased operations Coal iron and allied industries cloSed down gas and electricity for power purposes were die All 11 buildings oilier than for or housing and hospital work vork stopped J Even ven the newspapers as a II were silent this morning and the country th therefore was dependent on the radio radle for news If It th tha strikers do not carry out their threat to block Its working Tradesmen Ih the banks and thi thi I various professions were were contin conlin lung bu business us os well welt as possible under Ih the Clr GlUT GIU-AT T CO When London awoke this morn morn- mornIng morning ing It found Knelt itself faced raced with an anomaly It had been expected that with the cessation of traffic Ih the m metropolis m would bo be fairly quiet Cut But not In years was as such congestion of vehicles Ides for On page T o GREAT GR AT ENGLISH STRIKE BEGINS Continued IY From ont rage Peo One not only thousands ot of strIkers were abroad but strikIng non workers worker cam came camo pouring Into the tho city In every available COnte conveyance nce and many on toot foot All Ml th the roads lending leAdIng Into Lon don Loris Lon London I don wore were ivor tilled filled with solid streams ot of motor care can of every description dc and of ot every vintage including war pre war Thousands of a amid e persons motor motor truffle traffic ton on bicycles and tan tan-I tan tan- tan tandems dems dams Motor joined the tho thoI th I procession and with all como came cam a great army of workers gelling to their jobs on an shanks mare mar I O ON ROLLER SKATES TES Old and many mony ot of o th them m I women omen and girls trudged toward their offices and shops Som Some ortho ot of the pd pedestrians had covered conred many miles The Tha Th Mar turn In this med mod medley medley ley was taken by an energetic man who made mado his way wn through one of the th main thoroughfares on an roller skates amid cheerIng from the tho onlookers The Th reinforced Do 10 lie po-lie lice squads worked as they rarelY had worked before to keep keel trat- trat traffic traffic fic fie untangled and cra ling Scores of thousands of ot Idlers idler lined the th streets watching traffic jams or gathered In lit groups to discuss the th strike situation Any sort ort of o activity provided a I show for them One On eIght ot of o especial Interest was soldiers parading al Wellington barracks near Duck Buck Buckingham Buck Ingham palace Long lines of people stood with their noses between the Iron railings roll of the fence watching the h maneuvers Strike pickets began ben to operate In various sections ot t London during the morning STRIKE AT ARSENAL L The lar largest est government ammu- ammu ammu factory In Great Britain Woolwich arsenal became In- In Involved In vowed In the tho th strike when nhen the tho th workers failed tailed to report for duty Pickets were thrown about the arsenal and as a precaution the tho government nt placed troops Inside it It- ItA A few union non-union buses known as Pirates WHO were running this morning and th the tho Metropolitan railway was as managing inc to main maIn- maintain maIntain maintain tain service on tho short run b be- be between between Harrow Harro tween Baker street and Just how ho- many mony workers are ar at- at af affected by the Ui strike has haa not ben been bo d definitely ascertained but the estimates run from UT- UT up upward ward to around The latt lat lat- lat latest est cst available statistics show that last l September the membership of the trade trad unions affiliated d with the tho trades union congress agre- agre aggregated gated SING SI RED nED FLAG The strike became becam effective after a diy liy and night of suspense during which there were strenuous strenuous strenuous ous negotiations between mem mem- members members mem- mem members bers of th the government and Rep Rep- Representative Representative Representatives ot of th the trades union congress cong in an endeavor to reach an agreement which end the crisis crisli Even at a late lat hour last night there seemed s med to be some some- promise of ot negotiations which would lead to a way out of te th difficulty All efforts proved futile futile Before Betor the th ad- ad adjournment ad adjournment of ot Of parliament last night during debate on the tho th strike situation large lars crowds gathered outside Ono section cheered the striking miners and sang sane The Red fled rl Flay Flag Another section replied vigor vigor- vigorously vigorously with God Save gave Th The KIng The police polica were were vigilant vig-llant and man aced man man- managed aged to pro prevent disorder The Tir trades Immediately involved by the th out of the th men are arth the railwaymen railway clerks clrk builders transport sea sea- sea seamen men printers Iron workers and electricians Under the th proclamation luu issued d dby by King Kins George the th authorities ore are given gl en the tho rIght to U us troops and to commandeer houses house automobiles auto auto- automobile automobiles mobiles mobile foodstuffs and other necessaries Although the th gov- gov government government KOV hl has 8 Invoked the th public not to hoard fOOd It Is said eald there already hav hay have been cases of ot per persons per per- persons sons BOns laying laying- In stocks of canned Goods above their Immediate re- re re It Is asserted also that ther there Is likelihood that milk meat prices rl will rise rl e Groups of ot unemployed ed gathered throughout central London calmly watching tho traffic congestion and discussing the th strike The Tho lack of ot newspapers lent color to al 1 sort of ot rumors but the th crowds stood about everywhere commenting comment comment- comment In ing on the Hi situation In typical British manner This ought to have hav happened years rears ago aco was as a a remark very generally heard among amour groups of laborers Ia How flow II ow long can It last la Is the universal question Th The estimates vary from three day days to thre three months month and all armad are made malle without any basis to go 10 on Nobody wanted to strike was as the comment made mad by many street streetcar streetcar streetcar car and ond other transportation transportation tation men but the tho th remark wu was usually qualified with Ith the th state slate statement stat ment that the tho strike was neI inevitable Inevitable table as DS there ther seemed to bo ho no other way to effect a 0 better un- un understanding un understanding between the th classes DABS DA S i public houses already are aro area ar a crowded throughout London at there ther are rumor rumors th the KOT- KOT go v- v may clos close them thorn In many places th the barmaids barmaid ar are unable to o serve tho the majority of their th lr b be customers who Jam the pubs In such numbers that thoy th m cannot c move about One of the th busiest places inthe tn in the city was Lloyds Underwriting I room where general Insurances aro effected Aside from the Ine writ writ- writIng log Ing of ot the usual shipping policies today's business consisted mainly ot of strike risks which were taken out by owners owner of com corn commercial commercial mercial concerns to protect them against possible damage to their property In cas case of rioting LOSSES men HIGH For tho majority of ot these arate a arate arate rate of ot two two shillings six pence penco per pounds pounds sterling was paid but In what are aro ar regarded as the danger areas the th quotation quotations on general foodstuffs and merchandise merchandise disc dise ranged from five to 10 thil- thil shil-HOM shil per pounds sterling Tho monetary toes loss to the coun coun- country country country try already Is enormous During the tho partial of ot 1331 1921 It was estimated that the th country lost between and pounds sterling a day Some think th the present loss los may double thIs figure fleure and even that estimate does not tak take Into account the ultimate effect on Industry |