The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-12
Coal Miners in Five CO..
tries Refuse to Work To-
Present Wages u
ONE MILLION MEN
IN ENGLAND OF
Many Branches of Indus
Paralyzed Because SUP
ply Of Fuel is Becon1- I
ing Exhausted
FEATURES OF COAL

FEATURES OF COAL
MINERS sTIl1
Great Hritain-AH
closed: approximately iOOg a.
miners on strike. One mn VI
Other workers out Of emplOyMs
because Of lack Of fuel.
900 miners
strike In one district; other
tricts awaiting the word 20 -
work. B. -. 50
Francc-Twenty. four heaa
strike n n warning to the Ffrm
government ended tonight.
Spain-J4ack Of steamers sa
British trade has caused csOet
OF many industries and throw
many thousands ont OF cu1p1nys
nient. @#S
United Statcs-Anthracsae Ope
| rators in conference in NeN
| York this afternoon. AdtourMeq
without announcing dct1saOs s3sz
LONDON, March Twin 60
million coal miners on strike IN - II
| land: similar number OF Eneso
men out OF employment becAuoe -
lack OF fuel: one hundred ANA
enty-fve Thousand miners WAIKIKI
lowed In all probability by : sat1a1la
number before the end OF the 49,
all French miners out for one daY Ma3
warning to both government a. !
people that they are Dissatisfied N183
conditions and q strike impending
both anthracite and bttuminous satn
of the United States the world
facing perhaps the most gigane
| labor upheayal OF modern times ssSs 81
4 q. tnnpAn0aA lf1nAmHF1S
London over the tio-up Of the ~
supply OF both Great Britain A& -
| Germany. but q ray OF hope Ok N y
settlement. At least far ~
| land 10 concerned. broke the 9Io4
late tonight. when miners AGre1d M
accept the governments Droposal Il
a Joint conference, stipulanpg L.
the principle OF q minimum wa9e
| excluded The conference will III
held In a few days.
Other Industries Paraly.cd.
! Meanwhile the complete pArAly
of many branches OF industry 0N1
tinueS while few trades have eec
ed being hampered In their 0perAt11
| The price OF coal is soaring In bN
England and Germany. Prizes
foodstuffs are rising rapidly.
English strike has now been In a1k4
ten days and the pinch at wA9t
felt in many localities. Cases o. ~
| ing OF stores were reported -
from several places In Wales.
Atlantic Liners Delayed.
The trouble has already reeulte4
a ltsarrangement of the sailing ac&1
ules OF many Atlantic linera
saiiinEs OF the steamersSSt. Paul sM
the White Star liner Oceanic. w10
were ret for the 22d and 37tha
spectively, was cancelled today.
cause Of the inability TO gat e.
Several sailings to Baltimor0
cancelled. The giant Olympic. N
was already coaied, will sail ~ ~
uled March 18th. The AmericaM
steamers Philadelphia and New
which sail from New York 01l
/ 18th and March Goth, respective
! will not sail from southampfnN
/ March 23d and March goth ~ oe1>
uled, unless there II q quick4e
| 1ustment Of the minc troubles n
the steamship officials autfctpa4a
night. 474aSa
sg9s object 70. Old Arc Eys1g ys3
| In France the French minarG
| their twenty four hour strike Gq
| object lesson. The leaders of t1D&
| ganixation of miners wished ~
onstrate to the public. to ths53
! pioyers and to the governmonfs
their demands were just an4
they were ready to enforce t6N1
strike II necessary. They pa&
| lArly object to the old age av11x
pensions. The demands tncau~
\ cight-hour work day. pUH1
two francs dat FOR all workxT1
Atty years and minimum NaG
similar to that demanded BY tle
ish miners. The demonstTatioGM
made today because Il war fNt($
A n = (p~~ kt~s~ .S13
| English and German strikes ~
, ress II the employers do not
the demands. general strtk&
French niners Is probable wttha
days or two weeks. gS
In Germany with the ssts11X
! inaugurated. the price OF c. K
vanced materially today, TA&
leaders say that they will ~
tie up the German indnstries%
fectually a. the British mtneS
done. SSa5a
Win Have Appalling E
A general strike IN the thF4x&
tries would have an appaxIl&I
an Furere. althou~h Il isfs
that conditions In Enrland I'M
n better.rent inside ct N4o
rcsnlt Ct mo .st q ~ atssstnSz
drv. Should tire II .rA,a MI
cur. the reses Of the thf1
mowers would he rer1eYeti m
~ sssa,ers and msisiars 1f
| IN aaaitien 10 tho stvthsrN.
thrown crt cf enapsnsnaanS
Il Is believed hers th4
| Eelgiur, will refuse TO wofA
!, Aral strike II declared t~1N
Therce IL also s0YnA
, among the workers In 4oi
rome and the hb0r waR T.
thorA + fhA lAadafn ~ n SEn11