The evening world., 1912-03-04
STRIKE HA[TS
$500 TRAINS;
PARALyzES TRADE
Fuel Shortage Throws 100000
Men Out of Work and Fur
ther Increases Food Prices.
BRITAIN FACES CRISIS.
All Lines of Business Feel Eff
feet of Great Tie Up--Strike
Spreads to Germany.
RITAl FACES CRISIS.

LONDON. March At WAS oflcially
announced to-day that $500 trains have
hssn discontinued by tho several rail-
way systems In the United Kingdom.
uvery freight train that could be spared
was taken off. and in addition VERY
local passenger train. The trains still
running have been standardized 30 that
shere 10 no duplication by the various
Xnes. and interchangeable tickets have
teen issued TO travellers.
Many OF the suburban stations have
bean closed. thus husbanding the coal
needed 10 heat than. The railway
boards Of all the roads are cooperating
- cave coal and cut down expsusss.
But with the most rigorous precautions
tralStc win Boon be At . standstill
thressh lack Of fucl to move trains. ~
few q the roads have maintained any
srsat reserve supply bsoauss Of lack
q storage room.
4lls q factories throughout the
esantry continued TO smut down to-day
beoaule Of the shortage OF fuel. II was
e1omAted that 100000 workers In South
Wass alone had beso thrown out Of
Wrk
1eoe prices continued to increase to-
~ aud enerc was much suffering amone
~ poor. Nshcrmen were unable 10 get
sesush coal to use on their trawiers. and
Il IVES expected that che PRICE Of nGh
wouA soon become almost prohibltivs.
AooUlTH owes NO PRoMieE or
SETTLEMENT.
Premier Asauith made his promised
statement concerning tho coal dispute
THE afternoon in tho House Of Com.
mems. but aid not DUN 60 the
country any settlement or an immsdi-
stely prospective settlenuent.
: Time 10 vital to bring the two points
Of view approximately together. and I
cannot help believe that time will break
the deadlock"
fhs two points ee visw referred to By
Mr.. AsQuith were those outlined In his
sposch to the miners delegates on Feb.
q. In which he pointed out that the
Government had recognised the prin.
BY the Underground workers. and that
q majority Of the coal owners had %.
seated TO the proposal.
The Premiere statement wa largely
made up Of rspstitions' Of that speech.
lie declared that the British Govern.
ment ives still strongly Of the opinion
that tbs best way to az = minimum
wags scale wal for tho Government 10
set up machinery for a~scsrtaining the
necessary facts. but the miners still 70.
fused 20 rscede from their DIVE SEIZED.
uDa.
The Premier. concluded BY appealing
70 the House Of Commons to recognise
the terrible responsibility resting urSn
livery member to refrain from comment
at the present time. Mr.. Asquith made
ere particularly interesting statement,
In which 10 denied that he had said,
. . had been asserted In . speech Of one
Of ne miners leaders. that the Gov.
erlmsnt regarded the Grant!\g Of q
MAXIMUM wage in the coal trade az the
art step Ia the attainment Of q mihi.
mem Wage for all industries."
DOCHUM. Germany. March "a
miners strike. which was totally unex.
pected. and which had not been ordered
BY the miners union. broke out In three
mines here to-day. the men leaving worh
besauss. - they assert. unjustined do.
dusttens hsA been made from thsii
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