New-York tribune., 1912-03-21
.ASOU|TH RIDES FOR FALL?
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miners throughout the country arc d"N''
to resume work. -.
VIII Thorne. the labor leader. to-nisht
expresses the opinion that the coal o"heis .
are engaged i'm a conspiracy to deplete a"u
drain the trade unions funhS' Whl'h ~
would require years To restore. Certaiihs
the financial necessities OF the situation VIII
tend to shorten the duration of the strlhe'
The proba bity now i5 that the faTnd
mentary discussion Of the bill Will eNtenu
into next week, and that there will be no
RESUMPTION Of work until the bill is passed
Considerable numbers of miners have al
ready resumed work In some of the Scottish
coal fields These, however. are all non
unionists, and tho police are having seri-
Gus trouble in protecting them from a'
saults bv the trade unionista.
The distress throughout the INDUSTRIAL
districts Is most acute. While the dele
gates Of the miners and the mine owners
are discussing with politicians the mihl"
mum wage bill. women, children ana the
workers themselves in many places are
suffering from the most extreme poverty
and appeals for assistance are constantly
reaching London. which appears To he the
least affected of the large cities.
The distress In South Wales has become
extremely serious. Nothing like IT has been
suffered since the strike Of 1893. At Cardiff
20GOO men arc idle Vt Swansea and other
ports and towns tho mayors and councils
are overwhelmed with appeals for rellef
At Cirimshy three hundred starving men
marched 10 the Town Hall and begged 70
lief The Mayor promised to raise funds to
surpIy their wants Meanwhile food was
distributed by IN" chief constable. Thou
sands or others are suffering in silence.
Distress in the Potteries.
Tho Farl Of Harrowby. who has Just
made = long tour Of the potteries district
i'm North Staffordshrc, IN asking for funds
saws that acute distress exists among
all ranks Of the population there. Thou
sands or children in the chief centres OF
tho district arc being fod from charitable
funds. I'm this region along 10000 miners
arc on strike and the lack of coal thus
caused has thrown out of work $4,000 pot
ters. to whose number must he added
thousands Of general lHborors, porters
railroad men and barGemen who depend
for their livelihood ON the output Of the
pottcrics.
Wales ~ suffering equally WIN fHbl"""
only three tinplatc mills arc working in the
whole country, and every other industry IS
affected
The cotton mills are slowly closing
throughout Lancashire, and tho last cargo
nr coal has nov been shipped from New
castle to tho south Of England.
What railway traffic returns are avail
able for tho last week show "A decline of re-
coipts amounting to $4,000 in addition
10 S2.nO0.O0 for Tia" previous week.
According to later reports issued by the
railroad companies. the decline In trafhc
receipts during the last week amounted 10
g. 5000. as compared with the same week
last year. The North Eastern, the Midland
and tine London Il North Western com
panios each suffered "A decrease Of between
SiooooO and $4,000
An abnormal exodus Of steamers from
British ports FOR America is taking place
The owners hope to obtain carg"es OF
American coal for the Mediterranean.
The Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse took from
SOUTHAMPTON to-day the mails for the
United States and Canada in consequence
Of the suspension Of the sallings OF the
vessels Of the American Line.