Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-10-22

informally but ZealOusly
during the morning with
a view of finding a chan
mel for settlement Of the British coal
mine strike. In the House Of Com.
mons this afternoon Home Secretary
Short gave notice Of the presentation
Of bin to make exceptional provis-
ions for the protection of the cOmmun-
itv in cases OF emergency. 1t vas said
the measure was mainly IA revival OF
the wartime emergency regulations
and that il was to be pushed forward
immediately.
An informal conversation With men
prominent in the councils OF labor the
premier has given no hint OF weaken
ing or rfceding from his position that
pledges for increased coal production
and reference of the miners demands
to an independent tribunal must be
agreed TO as conditions precedent 10
an increase in wages for the men IL
w9s believed the threat of the rail-
way and transport men served. not to
drive the premier from his position
hut 10 make it more difficult for him
to enter into negotiations with coal
diegers
Serious economic conditions are al
ready becoming evident IN some Ia
calities as a result OF the miner 5
| strike and there is widening clrcle
/ OF jdleness that causes concern. Dras-
! tic restrictions of railroad ana shnlp-
ping schedules has already been or
dered and many industrial plants have
been forced to close because OF lack
of fuel
dropped as much at 81 a barrel today.
Labor Awaits Next Move.
British labor and the country as
whole waited anXiously today for the
governments next move in the dead
I lock over the coal miners strike, fol-
| lowing the strike ultimatum deliver
! ed by the railway men yesterday and
an almost equally pointed threat from
/ the transport workers. The represent
! atives Of the national union or rail-
way men were in session and it was
understood they expected a reply
from the premier to the communlca-
ton they sent him yesterday giving
him to understand that the railway
mon would quit work Sunday at mid
night unless by Saturday the strike
was settled or negotiations which
would effect a settlement had been
begun
No Appeal to U. S.
London, Oct 30 1t was stated this
morning at the Office Of Frank HODGES
of the miners union, that nothing
was known there regarding any ap-
peal for assistance to the information
) Organization Of miners No ef-
forts had been made 10 approach
Americans in connection with the
miners strike, he added.
Seek for German Aid.
Berlin Oct. 22,--Leaders of strik'
ing British miners have applied to
the Miners lnternationae for assist
ance, according to the Vorwaerts.
The newspaper adds that German
miners are watching the British strike
with intense interest and have sent a
message to the British coal diggers,
, wishing them speedy success, All the
world, especially Russia, is taking a
, keen interest in the conflict says Y
manifesto to the miners written by
NM. I.0soWsky and An2elovitch, so
Wet Russian delegates here, and print
ed in the Rote Fahne, radical or
gan
Belgian Miners Quit.
, Brussels, Oct. 22.-Ihe strike move
mcut among the Charleroi coal miner.
where 1000 men Went out yesterday
/ viii be followed probably by the rail
y way, poStotiice men, street car em
I ployes and metal and gas workers
1 it was predicted in labor circles today
$ The movement is one Of protes
t against the payment Of an income tax
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