The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-26
LOSS TO ENGLAND is
FIFTY MILLION A WEEK

" VIC D14IASIl CdUluCt Win Tie ullQG
owners and miners, respectively, last
ed throughout the day, but if any
progress toward the solution of the
strike deadlock has been made, it has
not been, up to the present time, suf-
hcielt to justify redemption of the
round table negotiations between the
owners and the miners.
The discussion of the minimum
wage bill for miners in the house of
commons has again been postponed
until tomorrow, las negotiations are
still proceeding between the mine
owners and the miners, under the gui-
dance of the premier and the mem
bers of the cabinet
The employers and employees are
trying to make an arrangement on the
proposed minimum daily rate of wages
OF $l.25 for men and so cents for
boys.
Inc owners still appear disinclined
to depart from their original attitude
OF opposition to the introduction of
specific figures, such as $1.25 and so
cents for men and boys, respectively,
into any terms of settlement.
The most hopeful news, from the
post OF the suffering country is the
revolt from within as shown by the
oreakaWay of the Scottish miners.
Tie coal merchants today put up
the frice of small stocks of remaining
coal $l'25 per ton, making it $11.25
per ron.
General managers of all the British
railroads today tabulated the remain
ing stocks of fuel The result indi-
Gates that if peace is not in sight by
the end of this week all the passenger
trains on every branch line in the
United Kingdom will be suspended.
Millions Starving.
Even if the national coal strike were
settled Immediately and the million
miners returned to work at once. the
condition of the remaining 1000, 900
men in other industries who have been
rendered idle by the lack of coal could
not 'e Immediately relieved. Their
tens OF thousands of dependents are
suffering great privations, and in
South Wales, where the funds of the
miners unions are completely ex-
hausted, the conditions have reached a
terrible stage.
Many of the chapels and all sch$ols
in Cardiff and its vicinity have organ
lied soup kitchens where the poor
can obtain a meager nourishment.
Labor yards have been opened by the
authorities and many of the men are
there earning a small amount daily.
officials of the municipalities are
trying to relieve the wanen and chill
aren. In one district alone, in South
Wales, 400 non-unionist workmen
nave applied to the parish poor au-
thor'ties for relief. Throughout Wales
Inc army of unemployed continues TO
hcr ease in every branch of industry.
Suffering in Scotland. |
A similar story comes from Scot
and. Large numbers of the miners
of East Lothian are in such straits
hat they are searching for coal in
he disused workings along the beach.
Terrible distress also prevails among
wives and children of non -unionists. |
Who, unlike their fellow workmen, have
10 strike paying coming in. Diff
'ulty has been experienced by the
miners unions in many districts in
restraining numbers of the men from
'eturning to the pits.
In Glasgow alone 10000 men are idle
part from the miners, while all
lroun1 that city work has come to a
tandstill in all the factories.
The industrial centers of England
ire in nearly as bad condition The
ack of wages and the difficulty of OBJ
aiming coal for domestic purposes are
everely felt in every district where
ne miners strike has caused the
losing of factories and workshops.
fortunately, some of the cotton
Mills of Lancashire have been able
o reopen on a pooling of the coal
tocKs by their owners, while gas and
ther companies which had stored
arge' quantities of coal are selling
ONE of it to the cotton mills.
Conditions are PitiabIe.
The casual laborers in other trades
however, are in a pitiable condition,
uffering from cold and hunger.
Trim service on the railroads has
'een more closely restricted today,
While the steamboat service across
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