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SERIOUS POSITION OF VISITORS.…
SERIOUS POSITION OF VISITORS. Official Announcement by the Ministry of Food. MOTOR CARS TO BE COMMANDEERED. I The suddenness of the railway strike has had I a serious effect on thousands of holiday makers who were prevented from returning to their homes. It had not been anticipated that the strike would actually take place and there had been tio rush on the part of visit- ors to leave the seaside resorts. When the news was first made known in Aberystwyth by a telegram exhibited in the window of the "Cambrian News" Stores there was general consternation fcr the announce., ment that negotiations had failed arrived too late to permit departure by Friday's trains. Locally, apart from numerous enquiries at the railway station, there was little excitement. At midbight the men «<mpkyyed on nignt shifts cea.sed work and there wero no scenes worthy tof note, the men leaving their places quietly and in an orderly fashion. On Friday night the closing of the tdog-,a-pla office at seven o'clock proved to be- a real hardship and the Post Office was crowded on Saturday morning from the time" it topened, the pressure being chiefly on the telephone and telegraph departments. The telephone lines were fu'ly engaged and it was impossible to get a call through to any distance under two OT three hours. There was not so much excitement as on the Saturday when tho railwavmen struck at the height of the season in August 1911 when the issues were practically unknown and differ- ent altogether from the present issues. On that day the Station was beseiged by thousands of ÜsitéJrs who wore left stranded. The visitors to-day accepted/ the situation more calmly and philosophically. The officialg ton duty at the Station, however, were bom barded with questions which t.'iey oouid not possibly auswetr, but listened to the inquiries with every possible courtesy and patience. Groups of visitors discussed their views and vented their feelings at tho Station and in the streets. Special announcements in t"e windows or the Cambrian New Stores attracted general attontion and vrprc read eagerly. Motor cars were in great demand by visit- ors who were anxicuH to return home' Messrs. Jones Bros, ran charabancs as far as Bala and Llandrindod 0n Saturday an,] iuul arranged a charabanc service to Cardiff, Manchester, Woh-rham^ton and Birmingham on Sunday morning but late On Saturday one car was "lnmandeered by the posta. authorities.^ Amonc prominent persons stranded were L/r Gwenogfrvn Evans, who had attended a. meet- ino- lof the College Ccmnciri on Friday, and Mr David Brazell, who sang at the Town IJftH on Friday evening and had an engagement to ful- fill at Cardiff on Sunday.
HtSTORy OF THE 3TRIKH.
HtSTORy OF THE 3TRIKH. The cause of the strike turns on interpre- tation of the agreement of March 27 which conferred a war wage <of 35s. a week, stab- ilised the wage position till the end of the year, and provided for negotiations to create new standard rates in the various grades Ur.dr-r this agreement a sottlement hiu, been affected with t.he engine drivers, firemen and oieaners. When the N.U.It. received proposals for tho other grades they discovered that be- tween the rates drafted by themselves and those proposed bv the Government there were difference, of a6 much as 16s. a week moainst tho men. Mr. Bonar Law iq. cjuoted m snp- port of the view that standardisation would be only in an upward direction. The basis of the standardisation propocals.of the MuiisU* of Transport iq 100 per cenf. above pre-wav wage rates, with a mninmum rate of 40e. per week for adult ma.le railway employees, in- cluding thoKe engaged in rural districts^ Awarding to offitial information, tne war wa«e does not automatically cease at th^ end of the year, but is subject, to revision and adjustment. Tin, an employee whose new standard rate is less than the old rate plus the war wage will not necessarily lose the difference. The N.U.R. might ^deayoui- to get a rise in the standard rate or ask that the war wagu fliall be revised and adjusted in view of the general situation.
BIG FOOD DUMPS. .
BIG FOOD DUMPS. DRIVERS WANTED FOR FOOD CARS. SWANSEA THE NEAREST "DUMP." The Ministry of Food has issued a long state- ment setuiig toi-th the arrangements made to meet the strike from the point of food distri- bution, and appealing to the public to help. The Food Controller gives notice of restric- tions which he feels it absolutely necessary to enforoe during the continuance of the striko. FOUR BIG FOOD "DUMPS." As far as transport is concerned, the vehicles to be used at present are those at the disposal of the Divisional Transport OSioar (Capt. Higliman), who is working in oonjucntion with the food officials. Military drivers and Vehicles will not be used. Capt. Higliman roade no statement in the matter, but it can be taken that these will not be em- ployed unless the situation absolutely demands I it. Supplies will be maintained from estab- lished diynps in the divisions and centres will be established chiefly at Cardiff, Barry, New- port, and Swansea, at which supplies will be maintained and distributed to outlying depots. The Road Transport Board has power to commandeer vehicles, as owners are already aware. The South Wa.es Transport Depart- ment, however, desire to make it known that they would be very glal to receive offers from ox-army men or others with a knowledge < driving motor cars or steam vehicles to volun- teer their services. They would also be glad to hear from private car owners who are pre- pared to place their cars at th'e disposal of the Ministry in this crisis. Any offers in this connection should be addressed to Captain llighman, divisional transport officer, AngeV Hotel, Cardiff.
Brevities.
Brevities. It lias become necessary to suspend all leave and demobilisation forthwith. Lord Haig was summoned to attend ihfi special meeting of the Cabinet held after the negotiations with tho raiiwaymen had been broken off. The only dai.y papers received on Saturday were those from Cardiff, which came by motor. The officers of the Union of Post Office Workers interviewed the Secretary of the Post Office on Friday and received é> n assur- ance that no member of tlife Post Office staff would be ca. lffl upon during the strike to do any work hitherto performed by any railway servant. It was stated at the General Post Office that whilst consideration had been given to tHe question of the conveyance, of mails, no cutifuid-dried scheme had been prepaid] to deal with the emergency. The Poet Offioe (Would do its 1:{.. in fhe circumstances to ensure delivery of mails. and would utilise whatever form of Varispbrt was available. The railways will be guarded by troops, but no arrangements have been made for running trains by troops. Summer time, will and normal time will be .restored at 3 a.m. (summer time) in the morning of Monday next, the 29th Sep- tember, when the clock will be put pack to 2 a.m. The hour 2-3 aon. summe- time will thus; be followed by the. hour 2—-1 i:.sr-. Green- wich time- Preachers who were clue t» ""leave from and arrive at Aberystwyth were unable to fulfil their Sunday engagement* I An Aberystwyth railway ,Ila.T"i who was st-a.nded "'1 the Ownbrifii Fpf t his Sat, urdflT cycling home on a borrowed r}<:h>
I"Must be Resisted."
"Must be Resisted." CONSIDER THE STRIKE UNREASONABLE. ATTITUDE OF THE COVLRMENT. The attitude of the Govornixieut was officially declared as follows :— The strike mutst be a-eeiated and fought with ajl thu forces of the country. A good deal of organisation 'exiats already to deal with the pollection and distribution of food sup- plies. While it is hoped that the trouble will be settled without civil disturbance the Gov- ernment is determined to see it through, and if Accessary the armed forces of the com- munity, as well ad the community itself, will be called on to deal with the situation. It is a strike against the community under condi- tions which the Government considers unreason- able, and will be fought with the full re- sources of the community. The Ministry of Food issued a long state- ment setting forth arrangements made to meet the strike from points of view of food distribution, and appealing to the public to help the Food Controlfer by observing the re- strictions which he feels it absolutely neces- sary to enforce and wherevir able by com- ing forward to actively assist, the emergency transport arrangements which are put into operation. For the purpose of putting into operation the Road Transport Requisition Order tHe Food Controller declares a. state of emer- gency exists." Under this Order he can take possession of any! horso-dijarwn or mechanically-propelled vehicle capable of being used for transport of goods, with certain exceptions. Tb'ere is sufficient food in the country to meet normal demands. To ensure equa.1 dis- tribution it would be necessary to make changf* in the present rationing scheme throughout the country. Strict rationing of meat, bacon, and rngircrariiVo will bo reim- posod. the amount be-ing fixed by the divisional food commissioners, who will be empowered to prescribe the retailers. Tito public will be able to purchase butter and sugar only from retailers with whom they are already regis- tered A weekly return of sugair is vednjped from 12 to 6 ounces and butter from ljr tto 1 ounce and the weekly ration of butchers* meat is limited to Is. 8d. worth.
LATEST.
LATEST. (By our Special Correspondent). London. 6.30. At the time of phoning there is practically no change in the position. The Ministry oi Transport who now Jiave the work of co-ordin- ating the transport services well in hand officially announce that the stoppage of rail- way traffic is complete and no trains are run- ning. A pleasing feature of the whole trouble is that there is no proposal to utilizo the mili- tary for service and this has, at any-rate, for th" time being prevented any picketing oil the part of the strikers who congregate in large numbers round the stations and goods yards. 1 have made exnaustive inquiries and so iar have been unable Qq find a solitary case of intimidation or riot. ABERYSTWYTH MAIL SERVICE. On Saturday evening the postal authorities sent out, the night mail by motor charabanc. The elude was accompanied by a, local Post Office official. Tho van will pick up mails en route to Shrewsbury, and tho return journey will be. made to-ir$ora>w (Sunday) morning, arriving Aberystwyth about 8-30. 7-30. No further message has Ween received by telephone, owing to congestion on the lines. It is now certain that there will be no resump- tion of t affic to-morrow (Sunday). Later messages to-night will be put up in the Cambrian News window. To-iiioi-i-ow (Sunday) any new. obtainable by phfone will be exhibited m the same way. Telephone calls will be answered to-morro>v (Sunday) between 12 and 1 .o'clock.