Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-28
MEN ANXIOUS TO RETURN TO
WORK BUT WILL ABIDE az
BALLOT ON BILL.
AsQUIrH URGES STRIKERS
TO ACCEPT MINIMUM BILL
Vote on Continuance Of Strike or Re-
sumption Of Work Called Fo-Re-
suit Of Voting Will Determine Strike
Labor Party Threatened With Dis.
ruption-Property Destroyed.

London, March 2S.-The house Of
lords this afternoon passed the miners
minimum wage bill without amend
ment. 1t has now only to receive the
royal assent.
London, March 2S.-Premier Asuuith
today issued an appeal to the miners
OF Great Britain to accept the mini
mum wage bill. which. he said. would
effect largely what they had fought
for The premier made this appeal in
speech to the liberal members Of the
house Of commons.
The premier said he recognized
that the agitation as far as the great
bulk OF the men were concerned was a
d1sinterested movement. Now that the
grievances had been removed by the
establishment of the principles of a
minimum wage, with machinery which
could be trusted to fix reasonable rates,
he strongly appealed in the name of
the whole community for the resump-
tton of normal industrial conditions.
He hoped that industrial peace and
contentment We're now in sight.
Miners Anxious to Resume Work.
The end Of the coal strike which has
so sorely affected many millions Of the
population Of the United Kingdom dur
ing the last four weeks Is believed to
be at hand. No doubt appears to exist
In the minds Of many people that the
majority of the million miners, who
left their work on March 1. are anxious
to return to the pits and when the oc-
cason offers will vote in favor OF the
proposal to resume. Most Of them. 1t
is believed. would even return to the
pits Immediately. but in each district
there is a small section who oppose
any action until the vote, which has
been called for on the question Of re-
sumption Of work or continuance of
the strike. has been cast and counted.
Split in Labor Party.
| The conditions Of things has brought
about serious split in the ranks of
the labor party and has strained the
| relation between the miners and 9TH
| er trade unionists. It was only in 1903
! that the miners Joined the labor party,
they having always maintained their
own representatives in parliament and
! there is now a likelihood that they will
again separate.
| Several socialist members of the
house Of commons announced today
they will speak in various parts of the
country during the weekend in favor
of the governments minimum wage
bill.
Raid Mine and Fire Buildings.
Orders were issued at Aldershot last
night for all the troops. numbering 1O.-
900, to be prepared to move at any
moment into the colliery districts.
Troop trains are being held in readi-
ness. Five hundred troops left Lich-
field for Cannock. where serious riot
occurred Wednesday afternoon, and a
detachment Of infantry is quartered at
Brynkinat. where trouble is expected
between union and non-unfon men.
The most serious outbreak since the
strike began occurred at Cannock,
Staffordshire, where several thousand
sctrikers, accompanied by hundreds OF
women. raided a colliery in which
eighty men were working, They stoned
and overpowered the small force Of po-
lice on guard. setting fire to two build
ings and wrecking others. The rioting
continued for several hours, until Large
reinforcements Of police arrived and
scattered the rioters by baton charges.
The railway managers have decided
to suspend all freight traffic except In
perishable goods from April to April