. Retrospective lessons on railway strikes, United Kingdom . to youon Monday morning. Time passed, but the Company having received no com-munication from the men up to the limit of time, 12 noon, 31stJanuary, they proceeded to telegraph for Drivers, Firemen,Guards, Signalmen, and Porters, all of whom had been com-municated with during the interim, so that in a short timewe had as many hands as sleeping accommodation could beprocured for at the stations ; for we had to house and feed allnew comers, otherwise they would suffer persecution fromthe pickets. It would appear the men were disposed to
. Retrospective lessons on railway strikes, United Kingdom . to youon Monday morning. Time passed, but the Company having received no com-munication from the men up to the limit of time, 12 noon, 31stJanuary, they proceeded to telegraph for Drivers, Firemen,Guards, Signalmen, and Porters, all of whom had been com-municated with during the interim, so that in a short timewe had as many hands as sleeping accommodation could beprocured for at the stations ; for we had to house and feed allnew comers, otherwise they would suffer persecution fromthe pickets. It would appear the men were disposed tocome back upon the conditions named in the letter to provided they got a written guarantee from theDirectors that Buckley would be reinstated in Cork withina week, respecting which the Cork Constitution could notrefrain from remarking in an editorial of 1st February : — The men on strike from the Cork, Bandon and SouthCoast Railway yesterday missed another and, we fear, theirlast opportunity for resuming their employment. They were Ground CO o nuu rt CQ j-iO U IX ADDITION, SLEEPING ACCOMMODATION WASPROVIDED FOR THIRTY MEN IN 66 RAILWAY STRIKES. quite willing to return to work unconditionally. Buckleywas willing to take up duty at Ballinasearthy Junction, butthey required, as a condition precedent, that the Directorsshould give either a written or a verbal understanding thatBuckley would be restored to his position. It was tantamountto saying: These Directors are slippery boys, who cannotbe trusted, and it is necessary to have a guarantee in advanceas to what they mean to do. The matter has, unfortunately,now gone beyond mending. During the next few days theCompany hope to be in a position to resume their full trafficarrangements, and those on strike will have to seek employ-ment elsewhere when the resources of their Association areexhausted. Yet another proposal was made to the Directors by amember of the Cork Corporation—it was to refer the matterto arbitra
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