Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-10-19
BRITAIN COUNTS ON
PUBLIC IN STRIKE
Cabinet and Board of Trade
Depend Upon Pressure
of Opinion
END OF WALKOUT SEEN
irresponsible Members of UnemplOy-
ed Parade Blamed For Rioting-
Parliament to Act.

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Is fixed in lis purpose not to inter-
Yene with any conciliatory gesture
between the coal miners and the pub
lie. They believe that the miners Wiz
! wear themselves out beating against
the stone wall of public disapproval
That is tine ofiicia.' attitude of the
Cabinet and the Board Of Trade, the
two Government agencies CHIEFLY coz
cerned in the industrial battle.
The outbreak in Whitehall today
has aroused the fear in some quarters
nat the struggle will not be without
Is terrorism. But officials point out
hat the rjating was not solely the re-
,uls of the coal situation. 1t was one
IF these spasmodic outbursts that
might have arisen in any industrial
isis where thousands of men have
been thrown out of work.
The Government will net lift hani
. run the mines. That much is GER
tam. The shutdown is complete. Nct
union miner in the United K!ng-
Ecm is working But not strikebreak
er will be sent into the pits as .ong
IS the strike is in force.
The Government is not alarmed a:
.he attitude. threatening as E IS, of
the railway and transport workers.
rhev declare that the triple alliance
repud:aited the miners three weeks
ago when they informed Sm:llic that
:hey were supporting them only mo-
ally. The miners imme,lfatelyzw'th-
drew from the sessions of the triple
alliance and have not attended a
meeting since.
On the either hand, ]. H. Thomas,
NJ. P, president of the railway work
acs' organization. declares there VIII
be no intervention "un.ess the miners
request IT," In the meantime there
was a threatening movement this
morning when the transport workers
decided to send delegation TO che
Ministry cf Labor in connection with
their own demands for Increased
wages.
Thousands of transport men and
ic.kers already are id!e through en-
forced shutdcwns at docks and depcts.
It is hcped by some Government Of
tfoia!s that this situation may lead to
REQUEST for intervention CT media
sion.
Members of the Board of Trade pre-
ffet that the ccal strike will last fer
-wo weeks, after which some kind OF
settlement to en'a'ble the leaders to
save their faces may be effected.
Steel works are the only Industrial
plants thus far seriously affected by
1he strike. Other mills viii continue
to operate. it is said. as eng as they
have any ccal on hand.
An official declaration came from
he Government today to reassure the
people. 1t declared that the food and
fuel situation is sound. and that there
IS plenty of railway coal. Thousands
cf tens Of surplus fuel having been
piled up. during the past months. Con-
! sequerl.ly. unless the transport and
railway men go out, the Government
declares the country can eNist on its
present stories.
At Downing street il was reiterated
today that the doors are open for sug
eeS.icals from the miners, and that the
Cabinet would agree to either Of two
| measures-the creation Of an impair
t:al tribunal to try the case, or the
immediate granting of the desired in
crease cf two slrilEings day, upon
the miners promise to guarantee in
creased production.
Parliament will consider the strike
tomorrow and take UP the Irish situa-
/ ton on Wednesday. 'uscyd George is
remaining in the country until the las.
nrarrute, and was playing golf Mon
day.
The rioting yesterday afternoon in
which about so persors were injured
resulted when the parade Of unem.
ployed. intended to be a quiet ard
peaceful demonstration to Parlia.
merit, broke bounds and developed into
! yhs worst s.iok-and-stone battle be.
sween metropolitan Bobbiss and civi.
Vars since the modern labor move,
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