The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-21
STRIKERS VOTE
DOWN SABOTAGE
Plans to Call Out Pumpers and
Flood Diggings in Britain
Are Defeated.
NO SETTLEMENT Is NEAR
Efforts Renewed to Avert a
WalkOut on Railroads
and Ship Docks.
NO SETTLEMENT Is NEAR
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, Oct 20.-The day brought
no new developments in the coal
strike; neither side to the dispute made
any approach to the other, and no out
side mediation was instituted.
1t is still hoped that the proposal of
William Brace, president Of the South
Wales Miners Federation, may event
ually, lead to renewed negotiations,
but it is admitted that 1t must first be
adopted officially by the miners execu-
tive, which has so far been impossible
as the memters of the executive are
scattered all over the country.
Mr.. Braces suggestion favored grant
ing the two shillings a day increase
Immediately pending the ryview of the
whole case by a permanent wage board
for settlement.
Advocacy by some extremists OF with
drawing the pumping staffs from the
mines finds few supporters among the
miners generally. Robert Smillie and
other leaders are strongly against 1t.
Renewed efforts were made at the
Ministry OF Labor to-day through nego-
tiation by the parties concerned to avert
strike of the railroads and in the
transport industry The negotiations.
however we're adjourned until to-mor-
row.
The meetings Of the National Union
of Railwaymen. the executive of the
Transport Workers and the Parliament
airy Committee of the Trades Union Con-
gress were held this morning. The
greatest Importance attached to the rail-
waymens meeting. which was a full
delegates conference with power to de-
clare a sympathetic strike without re
ferring the matter to the union members.
After approximately two hours of dis
cussion james Henry Thomas, general
secretary Of the Railwaymen's Union.
said the whole situation had been re-
viewed and adjournment taken until
Thursday.
sharp difference of opinion prevails
among the railroad men. some of the
delegates having been sent to the meet
ing with Instructions from their branches
to use every effort TO obtain peaceful
settlement. while other delegates were
armed with resolutions by their MEM
bers demanding n sympathetic strike
Mr.. Thomas personally desires peace. Il
IS declared but has a strong minority
of the organizations executive working
against him.
The railway clerks OF Wales have
wired Secretary Thomas their emphatic
disapproval OF the instructions they
have received to remain neutral. and
they passed a resolution urging the
clerks to link up with the other unions
In support OF the miners. even to the
extent OF leaving their work.
The National Council OF the fnde-
pendent Labor party adopted a rcsolu-
tlon expressing grave apprehension over
the attitude OF the Government toward
the miners. conveying as II does, an
aggressive challenge TO the whole work.
ing class movement" The resolution
requests the Labor party TO convene a
special conference.
one effect OF the coal strike will be
an increase IN the cost OF living owing
10 the decline In the value Of the pound
sterling and the increased cost of in
ward bound freights caused by the d.
minution OF exports. declared Austen
Chamberlain. Chancellor Of the Ex-
chequer. in answering a question In the
House OF Commons to-day.
official estimates Of the number OF
people thrown out OF employment in
other industries as the result Of the coal
strike arc lacking, bot newspaper esti-
mates place the number AT 100000 at
least with the total growing steadily.
Reports from Mori'iston, near Swansea,
Wales. state that many of the steel
workers there who have been made idle
by the strike have decided tc emlRrate
TO Canada at an early date.