The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-18
Are Anxious to Get the
British Miners Back
at Work
OPTIMISM FELT
IN BRITISH ISLES
Although There Seems to
Be Nothing Tangible on
Which to Base Feeling

London Oct IS (By the Associated
Press Disorders occurred in White
bah this afternoon, in connection with
the coal miners strike during demon
stration by unemployed men who had
sent delegation to Premier Lloyd
George in Downing street. Several
persons were injured in attempts to
break through a police Gordon and 9th
ers were hurt when some stone work
from a window on the treasury build
ing fell
The situation. which developed on
Whitehall at the entrance to Downing
street, was an ugly one. There were n
thousand of the unemployed there
awaiting the return of their delegation,
and the great thoroughfare of White.
hall in the vicinity was iammed,
The disorder started when the unem-
ployed demonstrators tried 10 break
through the heavy police guard and get
into Downing street. During this rush
the window stones from the treasury
crashed down Police reinforcements
were rIhhed up. and mounted police
were called out to assist the regulars.
At least two of the police and sew
eraf civilians we're injured in the early
attempts of the crowd to get through
the Gordon. Finally the crowd began
to throw stones.
The psrapet on one side of Downing
street also collapsed during the crush.
A number of persons were injured
when a crowd headed by the red flag of
the Tottenham district socialist and
labor party made determined rush
and tried TO break through the police.
Eventually the red flag was captured
The drputmtion to the premier con-
sisted of Is heads OF London bureaus
asking relief for the unemployed
London, Oct ls.-Persistent report
that efforts to bring about settle
ment of the coal miners strike are be-
ing made partially relieved the spirit
OF anxious uncertainty with which the
British nation began work to-day. For
the moment these reports seem TO have
greater basis in hope than in actual in
formation, but without doubt many of |
the most prominent men in labor cir
cles are willing and eager to find |
means TO end the dispute, which |
brought about a complete cessation of |
the coal industry. The question is how |
far their influences will be able to in
fiuence the men who quit work on Sat
urday.
John Robert Clynes, former food |
controller, and one of the most moder.
ate of the labor leaders, has expressed
confidence that settlement is posi-
BILE within week if both sides can
be brought together to calmly discuss
the merits of the controversy. He ad,.
as basis of agreement the
granting to the miners of half their
and the submission of the re-
to an impartial tribunal He
processes great confidence in the power
Of Parliament to harmonic the differ.
ences between the government and the
miners. J. H. Thomas, general secre-
tary of the national union Of rail
way men, has also made moderate
and both these men are
relied upon TO do their utmost to +
shorten the strike.
Newspapers contrast the attitude of
Jlynes and Thomas with that of c. T.
ramp. president Of the national un-
on of railwaymen, who has given
to members Of that union of
the serious situation which will be
'reated if the miners are defeated"
They also call attention to an utter.
Ince by Edwin Bevin, secretary of the
iockvorkers' union, who in speech
accused the government of
having engineered the strike and
harged it with double dealing. He de- ,
lares his statement will be proved in a
ew days, as he has learned that France, /
With Great Britsin's connivances is go
ng to make another pounce on the ,
iuhr mines in western GERMANY
The position of The government re-
-srding the strike is entirely different !
han i was in 1912, when IL inter.
ened between owners and miners to {
ettie the dispute. The government. AS 4
result Of the war. has been placed in !
he position of the directorate of the l
aiming industry, the finances Of which
controls, and il is consequently in
crested in the prosperity Of the coal
rsde' which is yielding a large sum to
he exchequer. II is maintained that !
he government wholly supports the
intimated readiness te cx-
lore every avenue toward settlement. '
nd viii facilitate almost any move.
rent toward the re-opening of nccoti-
tions Such movement, il is sug- !,
ested, may be started at today's
ieeting Of the Parliamentary commit
Re Of the trade union conference with !,
be executive committee Of the labor J,
srty and labor leaders in Psrlis- >
lent
One effect Of the coal strike upon
nsncisl London has been the weak
ning Of pound sterling, which has
roPPed 20 ss44 on buying orders to Y
,ver actual snd prospective coal ship >
.ents from the United States 20 Ea-
,Ps- The effect has already been seen e