The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-06
Ensiand's Business is at standstilI
Because There is no Coal to
Shovel Under the
Boilers. S
SITUATION IS 4 srE
Trains and Boats Must All Stop Soon
and People Are Beginning
to starve and
Freeze.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. l
LONDON, March 6.-Enormous
pressure was brought to bear on the
members of the miners council today
to persuade them to accept the govern
ment assurances that the minimum
wage scale bill will be passed and to
call off the strike The situation is
SO acute that the members promised
seriously to consider the latest prom
ises of the government, especially
when they were accompanied with the
rough draft Of the bill which 1t was
expected would be introduced in par
lament this evening. The measure, it
is said. meets with the approval of
many of the union leaders.
In addition the government is striv-
ing earnestly to have all questions at
issue submitted to Sir George Ask
with for settlement. He has the con-
fidence Of all England and as comp
troller OF the general commercial,
labor and statistical departments of
the board of trade, was able to fa-
miliarize himself with the entire coal
mining industry. The opposition to
him comes more from the employers
than from the miners, but it was
known that the premier had hopes this
opposition could be overcome.
Pressure to settle the strike is not
confined, so far as the miners union
is concerned, to official circles The
big boards Of other industries have
added their influence. This Is due To
the great drain on their resources
from the membership now out of work
Thousands of pounds are already be-
ing paid in 'idle benefits" to men
whose places Of employment have been
closed down through lack of fuel
This is especially SO in the smelling
textile, and engineering trades. The
officers of the national bodies of these
organizations are urging miners, Il
they can do SO, to accept anything
that promises peace with honor,
Meanwhile the price OF food con
tinues to advance with the quantity
for sale being steadily reduced. Hun
dreds Of families In the slums of thu
big cities are without fuel and il
some instances have been compelled
to burn their belongings to keep warm
| The stopping of railway traffic or
The suburban lines has greatly inter
| fered with workers getting to theil
lplaces of employment and the crush
in the stations still remaining open
approaches the danger point during
1.-THE rush hours.
/ Lloyds have written thousands OF
dollars worth of anti-riot policies dur
ing the past few days.
Stores Sold Out.
4 NEW CAST .-E, Eng, March O.
Nearly every industry in this city has
4 been compelled to close because o.
! the miners strike. There is no fue
for heating purposes and the SUFFERING
is very great. Many stores have beer
compelled to close because their stock.
/ were exhausted and there was no wa,
of replenishing them because railway
freight traffic Is at a standstill
Scotland Para!yzed.
/ GLASGOW, March 6.-Business il
Scotland is absolutely paralyzsed a.
the result of the miners strike. Coast
: wise shipping is at standstill. Lin
Z ers are kept running because the,
are able to coal at their ports of cal
but the great fleet of steam trawler
: that have headquarters here are lyin.
lat anchor, their owners being unabl,
to get coal to operate their machines
Only few passenger trains ar
running. The price of bread is goinl
up and in many cities the authoritie
are already arranging to, throw opel
the schools, churches, and publ
I buildings to house the poor who ar
o suffering greatly from cold
C Soldiers Shiver.
d ALpERSHoT, Eng, March 9Th
e great military barracks here are abso
k lutely without heat because of the Goa
l. strike. There is much complain
among the soldiers.
Germans viii Strike.
il BERLIN, March 6.--Because of tn
= fear that the miners are certain t
II strike and that violence will accom-
e pany their walkout, the governmen
r, today issued an order prohibiting th
S sale OF arms. The situation in tn