The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-21
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!. ORDERED FOR M|DN|GH
OF SUNDAY OCTOBER 81
Workers Send Ultimatuyn
to Premier in Behalf
CT Miners.

LcndOn, Oct. 2l-(Unlted
Press.)-Orders have been -.
sued Tor British railway men y
strike Sunday at midnight m
sympathy with coal nAners.
Under the. orders sent out to-.
day railway men throughout
the United Kingdom will walk
cut Suaday At midnight uniess
speclfe Instructions to the
contrary are issued in the
meantime.
Cltmatun to Premier.
Announcement of the strike order
followed the statement. of ]. H.
Thomas. secretary Of the railway
workers and q member Of parlia-
ment, that an ultimatum viii be
served on Premier Lloyd George
today.
The ultimatum will demand TIM
mediate granting Of the miners
wage demands or reopenins OF
negotiations with the alternative Of
IL sympathetic strike.
Issue Defined.
Unless negotiations to end the
coal strike are instituted within "a
hours the issue will be between the
government and the working
classes" Secretary Robert Williams
OF the transport workers, said to-
day.
Williams made the statement fol-
lowing the morning seSsion Of
transport workers delegates. He
is recognized as one OF the radical
leaders.
The attitude Of the transport
workers was more belligerent than
that of, railway workers who I'd.
1ourued morning meeting without
,, a decision. Railway workers were
said TO plan avoiding a vote 0n me
question of sympathetic strike
until every chance Of a settlement
had been exhausted. Failure OF the
/, government and miners to agree
viii mean strike. ii was said.
Williams statement was taken
to mean his organization was in
clined to force action. He did not
, say whether he had assurances
other labor bodies would follow in
division, the government and the
workers classes.
Aside from the meetings Of the
two unions allied with the miners
in the triple alliance, there were
few developments In the strike to-
day.
Expect Decision Today
Decision on the question whether
the National Unlon OF RAILWAY a..a
f.. Transport workers union would
Join in the strike Of miners, which
began last Saturday. was expected
at meetings Of the two organiza-
tions here today.
Conferences Of the executive ON
GERS Of the two unions were held
yesterday and the situation was re.
viewed, but nothing definite was
done. II being decided to wait anoth.
er day before taking sides In the in.
! dustrial controversy.
Should the railway men and
transport workers call a strike, 1
critical phase OF the dispute he
tween labor and the governmeh
would Immediately ensue, 1t is be
lieved. The ministry OF labor ha,
been exerting its utmost efforts {,
prevent such step.
Propose "Lightninx Strike.r
The London correspondents O
both the Manchester. Guard an an
the Sheffield Daily Telegraph, stat
in their dispatches they were in
formed that at yesterdays meetin
Of the delegates OF the Nationa
5 Union Of Railwaymen, Secretar
: Thomas was defeated In his Ugh
! against a sympathetic strike. II
! succeeded, however, in getting a
!, adjournment Of the meeting unit
today.
I Unless the negotiations are reo.
I ened, these accounts declare, tn
e section Of the railway men .whic
. gained control Of the organizatio
? will propose . lightning strk
5 beginning ut midnight tonight,
d Cannot Coal ut Ports.
8 Madrid, Oct. S2o.-Ofieial notii
z cation has been sent TO the SPANS
government from London that uat
q further orders no vessels will
permitted to coal at English pori
unless engaged in indispsnsib
trade.