The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-24
Believed That End Of
Trouble Is Nearly
Reached.
BRITISH PUBLIC
FULLY AROUSED
Miners Realize That No Further
Concessions May Be Hoped
For, and if They Do Not
Yield Government Will
Take Steps to Com
pei Submission.
Special caale to The rtn.es. Dlspa,cA.l

Special Gable to Tho Times Dlspatch.l
London, March 2S.-While the post
2onement of strike legislation until
next week leaves the outcome still un-
certain II is obvious that even if the
strike proceeds il will not las long.
British public opiuion, which wa; slew
to crystali'Hv, now has been arouseu
to tn" point Of resentment by lisaum-
forts and actual suffering which ths
strike has cntailcd no, only to those
| who have been thrown out OF Work
through the shutting down OF indus
! tries for lack OF coal but to the nun
drcds OF thousands of those Wild are
employed and feel the effects uf tne
widespread business depression ai,i
the increased expenses OF livin.r.
The leaders OF the miners realize
THIS. and il is NOW known that Ike
government which had made such en-
cessions to the miners as led 20 the
belief that 1t was willing to do almost
Anything TO satisfy the labor uniD.is,
has reached point where it is likely
to refuse TO submit to furtacr lictI-
ton. Premier Asquith has Already ir-
dicated that the government is ready
10 adopt strong measures ii ieg;sla
ton falls 10 settle the strike. ). hat
these measure are can only he guessed
ut but significance is attached u VII"
speech of Niscount IIaldanc, the Wuf
secretary, At the dinner OF thr .isn-
m myers, because Lord llaldanc would
hardly have spoken in such rlaln
manner without the knowledge ana
approval OF the Prime Minister.
Duty of the state.
Lord ialdanc said that II YVES tile
duty OF the state to preserve law AMI
order and added: I'VE have no right
We have no power to make $40 p.0
III ncrs go TO work il Is for them 20
choose. On the other hand ii there
"ic those among them who desire 20
wcrk it is our duty 10 secure 10 them
:he liberty TO DO So"
This is believed to hint at the Other
measures which Heaven forbid" men
toned by the Premier in his speech
in the House OF Commons the other
day.
The government has been consider
ably strengthened by tho defeat of
MI Baitours motion TO reject the bill.
which is construed by the opposition
Spectator a Consolidating the govern
mcnt.
y settlement Of the strike shortly
eiIhe. through the enactment of the
minimum wage bill and its acceptance
by the Miners Federation or an out
side agreement. which will make legis-
!at!on unnecessary Is looked for by
observers of the distress which is nov
general in the industrial area.
Manchestc!'s poor are suffering
Eeenly, but although the supplies OF
provisions have been greatly reduced
Inc demand has fallen still greater.
Tho scenes OF distress in Nottingham
shire are reported To be terrible. In
many places the unemployed are par
hcpatins in the hunger marches, ana
applying 10 the warehouses; for wood.
soup kitchens have been opened at
Leeds where there are $1,000 out oe
employment.
The Duke and Duchess, Of portla nd.
arc personally relieving the distress Of
the miners III Dernyshirc and North
Nottingham On Friday they dis,ri-
buted two motor carloads OF provis.
ions.