Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-01
Over a Million Men Have
Thrown Down Picks and In.
dustry is Paralyzed in All
Parts Of Great Britain.
BALANCE WILL GO OUT
TOMORROW Is REPORT
Conference Between Nnion
Officials and Operators is
Resumed Again Today and
May Result in Settlement.

(ny EveainR Herald 4. y. Leased wIre)
London. March with the excep-
ton OF a few small collieries situated
IN isolated districts. all the coal mines
Of the country are idle this morning.
Some Of these places where work is
still going on. notably In Warwick
shire. where 10000 men are employ
cd the miners viii join the strikers
tomorrow
The only mine In the country whore
tho men have decided to remain at
work Is little one In Northern Wales
and here the mining Is carried on
under police protection.
An official return Issued this morn
ing estimates the number OF strikers
VINO already have laid down their
tools at l.O4s,40i.
In most OF the districts the men are
taking advantage of the strike to en-
Joy n holiday and no trouble Is an
uclpated. The greatest danger spot
is In south Wales, where the most de-
termined spirit prevails and where
the union funds are only sufficient TO
provide strike pay 10 the men fo- p
short time. The railways throughout
Wales issued notices today that their
train service would De curtailed and
other railways IN Great Britain VIII
follow thla example tomorrow.
The miners federation resumed its
conferences this morning and one OF
the members expressed tho opinion
that the negotiations with the owners
would be successfully terminated IN
the course Of next week
Public opinion generally endorses
the governments decision 10 pass a
minimum wage bin unless the re-
mainder OF the owners agree TO that
principle which has already been con-
sented 20 by sixty per cent OF the
employers.
Premier Asqulth today invited the
minors executive committee 70 meet
the coal owners. but the men declined
saving they had nothing to discuss
Thev had. they said. placed sheif
sehedule OF minimum rates on the
table and thcy would maintain tha'
positgon until otherwise instructed pS
the miners.
Tho miners delegates now are re-
turning 10 their districts and will sub
nit the proposition In the dispute 10
their constituents and ask instruc-
ions how they are 10 deal with the
new proposals 81 the government
Even should the men approve o.
the submlaBiOn of tho schedule OF
minimum rates of wages Co discussion
na prOpOse, BY the government, me
strike could not be arrested toi q
week and probably would last anOthef
fortnight
The shortage Of coal already has
had a disastrous effect on commerce
Factories are shutting down, railroads
are taking on trains aud steamers are
being leid up.
One hundred thousand iron workers
will be idle IN Scotland alone tomor-
row as n result Of the strike
The miners everywhere are quitine
work In the best of holiday humor and
there ~ no disposition anywhere tol
riOting.
Prime Minister AsSuith IN the house
OF Commons tonight said the Goa
miners practically In the whole ol
England and In the North OF Wales
had accepted the proposals Of tho
government: that IN South wales and
In scotland the owners had declined
the proposition. while the miners have
rejected II because they were unwili
ing 10 submit the rates for minimum
wage 10 any form OF revision
In this circumstances II was fei'
by the government that no useful pnr-
pose would be served at the present
moment by continuing the CONFER
ences Tho premier hoped 10 be hpis
10 make a further statement to th'