Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-25
BRITISH HOPEFUL
las BRIEF TRUCE IS
| REACHED IN CRISIS
lloyd George and Miners
Discuss Basis of Strike
Settlement.
ISSUE ONE OF GUARANTEED
INCREASED COAL OUTPUT
oarleys Resumed Today-Many
Workers Forced Into Tenn
porary Idleness.
LAY DELAY EMERGENCY BILL
|This Measure Would Practically
Place the Country on Com
plctc War Basis.
LAY DELAY EMERGENCY Bill
This Measure Would Practically
Place the Country on Com
plctc War Basis.

Lo&DoN. oct. 2G.-Fresh proposals.
end the coal strike were discussed
or two hours between Premier Lloyd
icorsc. Bonar Law and other mem
'ers OF the British Cabinet. and a
delegation OF the coal miners. head
Il by Robert Srniillc. at Downing
tr'et this morning.
The miners delegates reported the
ctul' of the conference to the min
RS federation and tho executive
oads of the unions This afternoon.
| IL understood that the Premier n )
dhcred 10 his refusal TO increase the
wages Of tho miners unless they
|1isranscc an Increased coal output.
It settlement has been rendered
I Inuch more likely bccuusc %; the
anne time he yielded 10 the miners
Sn the view that they alone cannot
enh moIc coal 10 tho surface unless
ne mine owners arc prevented from
nstricting work. This difficulty
d ne government guarantees the share
,o!iers fixed pronts.
Output Must nc Increased.
Tine settlement is likely 10 hc on
ne basis that the output OF coal from
he mines viii bc supervised by com
|nittccs formed OF representatives OF
he government, Of the owners and
he miners. These committees viii
nsnre efficient equipment. working
ond;.ons and production.
One Indication OF hopeful turn
II the tide OF affairs was afforded
onight by report from n weilin-
| contemplated postponing the intro
uc,ion in Parliament or It's emerg-
ncy bill. which would virtually place
he country on war basis. II had
'een intended to attempt to pass this
measure through all It's stages tc-
borrow. The matter will be finally
iecidcd by the Cabinet tomorrow
1norning,
1t was considered that the powers
{ the bill conferred on the govern
uen; would likely be resented hy
nent as being suitable only 10 times
Ii war and ;hat u pcstponemcnt OF
| he project would assist In the ncSo-
iations between the government and
| ne miners.
II seems certain now that Robcr,
|imllic is ready for peace. In fac,
! he parleys with the government will
| 20 resumed tomorrow. This is ac-
lcpted as an omen that the general
trike will be avoided and peace in
| he coal strike made possible within
week
BY ration!ng and apportioning ou:
he work AT the plants the manufac-
urers have hcen keeping down tho
,oiume OF unemployment. though
hundreds OF thousands OF men arc
Working on short time. The tota
number OF those without work dur
ng the first week OF the strike and
,s a result Of the strike was $50. 0Oo
streets Are Darkened.
During the coming week. all the
ailroads will run greatly cur;aiiec
|crvices. The streets are alread,
larkencd, coal consumption has beer
limited. and preparations have beer
made for the closing OF schools.
James Henry Thomas. secretary o.
he railway men. declared today that
he talk Of fighting to a finish i.
reckless and unpatriotic and onl,
means "a finish OF the country itself.
''Hotheads of both sides must real
ze," he said, that revolution mean,
uin TO the future of the country
rhc nation is at stake. and immedjat,
|.ctilement Is necessary"
Tho end of tho first week of th,
great coal miners strike gave an on
|portunity to check up on the paralysi!
which has spread to every phase O
Industry. and which will increase t,
rising ratio every day tho strike con
|tinues.
In the Mcrscy and In the docks a
Liverpool 112 ships lie motionIess o,
the tide. including the big line
kaiserin Auguste Victoria, pecaus
there Is not sufficient coal to fill thei
|bunkers. Railway schedules hav
been more honored in the brcacl
than in the observance, for 500 train
have been abandoned so far an,
Others will have to be dropped from
lines which cannot afford to be with
|out service, unless the coal supply re
commences.
AS for unemployment, in addition
to the 100000 miners who are OH
Voluntarily, there are 100000 othc
[iaborers forced to be idlo 'bccaus
| the lack of coal has compelled fac
tories and other employment center
to suspend work. By. Monday ther
may be 100000 moro pairs of idl
hands, owing to stoppage OF worl
in mills which have been going aior,
for the last week on their reserv
supplies OF coal and raw materia,
Scores of big plants with lnrg
rosters certainly must suspend /,
another week IL the strike is not set
tiled. for they are nearing the en-,
|ofl their resources.
d. Workers Suffer Huge Loss.
South Wales seems to be tho hard
est hit OF all districts. for that
where the; coal miners live, and man