Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-03-27

UTMOST EFFORTS OF cHARiTA-
BILE SOCIETIES ALONE ABLE
TO RELIEVE DISTRESS.
PEOPLE CAN'T LEAVE CITY
etoppaae Of London Trains Mars Aol-
lday tor Many-Navy Feels Effects
Of the Coal shortaoe-FactorIes
Close Because Dearth Of Fuel,

London, England, March 25.-Eng-
land ia passing one of the gloomiest
week ends In her history. Only the
utmost efforts Of charitable societies
and individuals are able to relieve
some Of the distress, a conception Of
which may be obtained from the num-
Der OF unemployed, which, besides the
miners. reaches nearly 100000.
Residents of the cities who usually
pass Saturday afternoon and Sunday
In the country were unable to leave
town. as the railways. pleading short
age of coal, have Cancelled trains by
hundreds. One Of the strongest lines,
the Great Eastern, for example, run
only five trains on Sunday. and is
doing this because 1t 10 under contract
to carry the mails. The railroads
have decided not to run special rate
trains for the opening Of the fat ra-
cling season next week. and it Is doubt
ed whether they will even be able to
run holiday special trains at Easter.
Means Laying or More Men.
All this means further reduction in
the working STATS Of the railways.
which have laid OH 10000 skilled
men. every one Of whom Is drawing
out Of work benefit from the railway
mems trade unions.
Cotton mills at Nelson, Bolton and
other centers in Lancashire and 9th.
er centers in Lancashire are closing
and factories In Leeds have either
stopped or are running half time.
Foundries everywhere have drawn
their fires and this week end large
number of factories and workshops
in the southern counties Of England
which heretofore have not been at
fected have dismissed their men.
The navy, too, is beginning to feel
the effects of the strike. Winston
Spencer Churchill, first lord Of the
admiralty, announced in answer to a
question In the house of commons
that the strike would retard the work
on ships building for the navy and
on the bases under construction.
Women Take Charge Of Relief
Throughout the country we'll to do
women are taking charge Of relief
works.
In Hanley, one Of the most pros
porous towns of the country, 1900
families, representing one-third Of the
population, are receiving assistance
from public funds.
Great Drain on Union Funds.
All this unemployment means a tire
mendous drain on the funds Of the
unions. The miners alone have re
ceived $2,eeo.o0 in strike pay and II
is estimated that $6ee, zoe was paid az
out Of work benefit by other unions.
Coal conferees Delay Action.
Cleveland. O., March 25.-The con
ference Of operators and miners call
ed to settle the wage dispute in the
bituminous coal fields has adjourned
until Tuesday, but officials of the
United Mine Workers Of American
continue to hold sessions here. The
unions policy committee, which has
power to make recommendations fol
referendum voting by the union, will
convene here today to consider the
demands Of the miners in the anthra
cite fields, recently denied by the op
orators.
john p. White, president Of the
union. said he still is hopeful that q
suspension April I, when the present
wage scales expire, may be avoided