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IRISH STRIKERS WEAKEN Attempt of Stable Boys to Prevent Supplies Reaching Stables Is Frustrated at Curragh. The Curragh stable boys strike in Ireland is not likely to continue much longer in view of the complete arrangements trainers have made for carrying on the preparation of their horses. The Free State government, because of the action of the strikers in seeking to prevent bakers and butchers vans from supplying necessities to trainers households, sent to each trainer a few military. The Civic Guard on duty on the roads have given notice to the strikers that the attempt to stop supplies for the trainers households and fodder for the horses cannot be regarded as within the meaning of "peaceful picketing," and the Civic Guard further stated that they could not passively stand by if such procedure were adopted. The Civic Guard have ordered back to their several masters those apprentices whom they found wandering about the roads and towns, the Guards stating that refusal to carry out that order would compel them to make arrests. In a few cases apprentices were brought back to their masters by Guards. Many apprentices are now asking the permission of trainers to return to work. The apprentices in the stable of J. T. Rogers, at Conyngham Lodge, were forcibly taken out of their employment by the strikers. On the following day the Civic Guards, discovering these lads wandering about the country at a loose end, required from them an account of. their movements. The boys having given the sought-for explanation, the Guards accompanied them back to Mr. liogers. The strikers, learning ot the incident, assembled a band of forty tin-can beaters and drummers, and, congregating outside Conyngham Lodge, set up a long-continued din, to the amusement of the spectators. The humor of the situation made an appeal to everyone. Trainers say that they are now prepared to accept the assistance of further voluntary helpers in the stables, since the boys riding out at exercise find the strain of discharging that duty and stable work somewhat too severe. A number of women helpers arc assisting the trainers, whose idea in requiring some further workers is to shorten the hours of work.
