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Show GRAVE I LABOR CRISIS I All Efforts to End Rail- I way Strike in Eng- I land Fail. BAD SITUATION I i British Empire Never I Before Faced Such a Controversy. M I LONDON, Oct. 4 All efforts to I bridge -the chasm between the govc-n- J ment and the National Union of Rail- i way Men so far have broken down j The union has refused to consider ? proposiilon of Premier Lloyd Ge rge tot a seven days' truce .'or the adjustment adjust-ment of matters and a congress of idjl the trades' unions in Great Britain has been called to meet here Tuesday to consider the situation which has arisen out of the great . .ilroad strike. i Never in the history of the Brit'sh j empire have the people faced a mor-grave mor-grave labor crisis. Latest develon-iraents develon-iraents in the controversy seem to ind!-jcate ind!-jcate the go ernment and the nat' inal union have settled down to a protr;-ct-i struggle The government has an ij : pealed to the people to form a "citizens' "citi-zens' army" to aid in the work of I maintaining the food supply of Ihe 1 I country' while union leaders who hc.vt been in conference here have smarted for blc labor centers throughout the J Jiriiish isles to engage In a vigorous campaign. j In the meantime some improvetnen In railroad service is reported. Vehicle Union Not to Strike. LONDON, Oct. 4 Pending the outcome out-come of Tuesday's meeting of all trade unions in Great Britain the execuMvr-committee execuMvr-committee of the Vehicle Worker ' Federation will not call a strike of i bus. tram and taxi drivers. In an article contributed to tht Daily News today refuting an accusation accusa-tion that he is animated by persona' I ambitions, James Henry Thomas, see retary of the National Railway Men t union, says that he thrice declined ! offers to become a member of the f British cabinet Mr Thomas warns the country if other trades' unions join the strike it may result in a class struggle which i "not all my counsels or moderating in fl fluence may avail to save the counirv from a violent and bloody revolution.'' |