New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-27
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Laboritcs Decide on Revolt

his efforts TO secure a settlement
Laboritcs Decide on Revolt.
After tie rejection of the Brace
amendment the Baborites met and re-
solved 10 vote against the passage of
the bill on its third reading as protest
against the governments action.
! 4 government amendment moved by
! sydney Buxton. president of the Board
! Of Trade. ordering the district boards to
/ have regard to the average daily rate Of
wages in fixing the minimum rates, hav-
/ ing been adopted, the report stage was
/ concluded, and on motion the third read
/ ing Of the bill was proceeded with
Ramsay Macdonald the leader of the
/ Labor party. announced the intention of
! the Labor members to oppose the bill as
| they could not regard it as satisfactory
and did not believe it possible that the
men would resume work unless they got
something tangible.
! David Lloyd George, Chancellor Of the
| Exchequer, followed. He said he great
/ ~ dcplorcd the decision of the Laborites
/
a grave responsibility i'm plunging the
country into deeper misery, The bill
| embodied what the miners went on strike
| for. He quoted from the miners bal
lot voting paper: Are YOU in favor of
ccasing work for the principle Of a mini
mum wage"
| That principle. said the Chancellor,
was now established for the first time in
great industry.
! James Keir Hardie. the Independent
Labor member declared that the bill
was useless for settling the strike and
that the miners would not resume work
until n minimum wage was fixed.
In the Near Future.
/ What will follow the adoption Of tn"
/ bill it is impossible TO predict. There is
general belief that the coal owners
will announce their readiness to reopen
/ the pits and will Loyalty accept the de
/ cisions Of the district boards.
Whether there will he any general
movement for a resumption OF work on
the part Of the miners Is exceedingly
doubtful. Their leaders strongly resent
the attitude OF the government. and will
cndeavor to persuade the miners to pro-
long the struggle as far as is humanity
possible. The leaders argue that they
hold strong position, as during the
coming week the pinch Of inconvenience
and discomfort to the general public will
he worse than ever.
] ~ lot Il of -
the railway and transport workers 10 as
[ sist the miners The more moderate
minded urge the taking Of ballot Of
I the men on the next step. Although the
men are coming TO the end Of their re.
| sources strong feeling prevails among
them Frank Hall the miners leader.
| speaking At "A meeting at Ripley to-
night. said that the issues had so mar
rowcd that practically nothing was left
{" quarrel about, but the owners. being
| bent on smashing the Miners Fedora 10
/ ton. would not agree 10 anything.
| Work was resumed at various pits In
| Scotland to-day. and IT is believed that
/ II the government would grant protec-
! ti"n 20 mon willing 10 work there soon
would be a resumption in Scotland on 4
/ large scale. TrininG outbreaks are re-
! ported At various points. but the strike
continues 10 be- characterized by re
markahlc absence Of serious disorders.
King George to-day cancelled the ar
! engagements for his visit to Liverpool to at
/ tend H." Grand National St"cplcchase on
! Friday next. Tclcgraphing to Lord Derby,
with whom he had intended TO stay, King
! George said:
The continuance Of this disastrous coal
! strike makes II impossible for me 10 max"
J any plans or To leave London"
Unless the strike f. settled within two or
/ three days and the million idle miners re-
| turn 10 the pits the mems leaders will 20
! back 10 their respective districts I'm order
/ 10 organize maintenance and relief for the
! distressed families and will ask other or
| CARNATIONS to assist them
/ Thousands upon thousands Of people in
every district I'm the country are on the
verge ~ starvation. They are living only
on the mcagre allowance Of soup and bread
distributed by charitable societies and in
| diyiduals Fortunately. tn" weather -
rather mild but still pathetic details come
to hand NJ the conditions prevailing In the
| Midlands and the north.
In Middlcsbrough. which was looking for
ward 10 most prosperous year, every
! thing has come 10 a standstil OF the
| population cf 10000 persons onc-third are
receiving relief and the houses of the
working classes are being stripped OF their
furniture in order to provide the inmates
| with the noCcssdrics Of life.
| In llkcston, in Dcrbyshire, 10000 of the
population OF 1900 are destitute, and hun
drcds Of families are existing In a state of
| scmi-starvatiun on soup.
All the ironworks and furnaces along
| the banks of the Tees have now been
| closed, adding 5000 to the total Of the
unemployed and to-day notices were given
to 5000 railway clerks 20 quit work at the
end Of this week
st Cardiff. in South Wales, household
coal is no longer obtainablc. and in other
! towns and cities prices have scared 10 "A
point which none but the richest can af-
| ford.
The public baths and washhouses in
| London and elsewhere are closing and
adding another To the many tribulations
Of the poorer people.
| At Hull the steam trawlcrs have found
a temporary supply OF fuel at the French
ports. so that fish supplies. which had
been kept up by foreign fishermen, will
now continue TO he abundant
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