The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-04

the miners and transport
- with the rail men form
Tltlance"
a AND BITTER
May. secretary OF the Asso-
~ 0e6e&y Of Locomotive Engi-
1raxncn. said tonight, ne
eA win lie long and bitter
HNtwuen trades unionfs'n
Ia ard the government He
6SbMter's only suggestion is
ttf0nn surrender II Is certain
men viii hang on TO the bit
ma the either unions VIII JOIN
@1A earnest
@ 1llinms. leader OF the miners
x 81 Relieving the break up of the
s4%E1i-asver come back again
04N1krL Thomas charged today
t1AQ& AAerkUxernment's plan. insttgated
An lneAked by sinister CANA
&AU wRS ITO crush trades unionism
- oE1nH down the wages
IN lHAnk cAmArilla." he said, ito
ESo<k&1n extent represents the last re-
~ o. British feudaiism entrenoh-
{ 9n& 4teeaf IN The cabinet Among them
ri examples OF the sort Of English
4 taa1a whose self -complaceuce enables
4 At8 70 Gay that the small ru'trg class
"a not heed the perila which the
y
i M 8hemas further accused the govern
s1nt OF using against It's own elt-
sths same methods Of propa-
lfn1A that were used against IN"
t1S<&&ny IA the war" and that only the
&&aIy EulIihie or those utterly ig-
ENokant Of ir iustra conditions Will be
cted by it
s2 4he government is preparing to
3S3ne an official new spaper Of It's own
aNnft event the printers throughout
1Sndon 60 on strike in protest against
03fat they consider the biased attitude
k tho press
i Il The transport workers organization
sMAtch tcck a ,es ding hand in the vain
1leorta 10 bring the government ard
xhA rail- men together. comprises
4.teA00o men Upon these the rn4l
STRIKERS count To Join the strike first
OTHERS I7FFECTED.
- KAjority of steel. iron and gias
13ne4nr1AS ALREADY are so dciriWeNt2liS
fANCeS6 by~-ne rail strike that the
s4~xnAc<a ut most Of the plants have
6AAS4 d b. aampe6 down.
VI oE&Nt pStth textile Grues can ~carry
annh for Gonxide-a3ie period how
So even n the s.r,'-e continues
81 - fArf the strlk" Las cost $i00Neh,-
~ iln5iaSfng $50, go COZ lost in coal
|Nt6duc4scn ri - hotter factor Us or
s{Sasnendors- -s1 because the nation
fAA %xTAks &itS n great s4tts NAtf5'
ss52ax 6rAa sven afore t0e srr1Kc ztsrter'
s1hA loss OF British export trade IS
1neok1mRhle
~. Aporoximatsiy 700. 900 workers. In
4 ri trades have been thrown out OF
p1oymont by tho rail strike so far
Sll1 another 10000 in kindred trades
s3N4 working only part time. thirty
s4pa thousand additional miners in
SNpHkhY Wn1ea we're thrown eot or WORK
!tA she last twenty -four hours.
8uliowinS the anal break TT Of tho
s6,eSference, War Minister Churchill
SAnFried to Downing street and fmfne-
ss31aAAay went Into long consultation
with Premier Lloyd George
|Nss During the negotiations today the
s1GnxernmAnt proposed truce OF few
h1ays IN order that negotiations m.Gat
- rssuraed with a view TO setting
I'll. strike. The president added Tn
III propoaal an expression of WILL
,anNAlss To pay the arrears In wages
Slo The strikers.
AFTER some hours the rail men
|n&reAd. but only on the condition mat
s1hA government was prepared 70 WORN
#0ut the Standardization on the same
sbaais Of grades previously demanded
~ the strikers.
The geyeranent refused to accept
thss eon{fseh declaring these new
dsmands t$afA merely repetition OF
fhs origifah claims
u H1orQ ~ gorge counter prcposed n
nerGn Gays truce n which to neco-
tiate ap4cific claims Of unfairness and
general wage plan. proposing arhi-
fration in case such negotiations should
tail.
Thts the men rejected, The confer
sSa5ces thus came to an end, and the
gpxernment began grim preparations
for the great struggle
GOVERNMENT TO STICK
The government has given grim
evidence OF It's determination to CON
kinuA their fight by taking possession
AZ the regents park aa an additional
area for fo5d concentration Hyde
PARK resem bies great war camp. Al
right powerful aearchlights play upon
.he great host OF soldiers concentrated
there and the lrnumerabie lorries that
help Keeping London's 1000 coo in
habffants alive,
The food ministry announces of
ociaIly that the citys food stocks are
ssseneraIiy satisfactory" The mills
4 II ~ Atsia TO Despatch 5o per cent OF
their fiour output The bankers are
furfher awisted ny the government
reserves. 1.-THE position If bread is
satisfactory says the announcement,
adding significantly, however, for
f4As present
Prices are eaarinE ou account OF
fAA cost of meteor transportation. Po-
tn4o1s have risen rs per cent and in
ap4p cases petrol costs $3.50 gal
IN In some parts of London.
fTysys
Some Of the American colleges are
/ of3A@1ng courses IN Chinese. Those
valiant chamr' ons ~ China, Messrs
N johnson AMI Rerah should matrtc-
pIats at cnce.--tSharleston News and