Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-23
GEORGE
ASKS MINERS TO
MEET CABINET
Peace Formula Move Assures
Postponement of Rail-
road Strike.
LABOR STRIFE LIGHTENs

LONDON, Oct. 23.-Premier Lloyd
George moved today to prevent a
spread of the general strike from the
coal fields to the railway and dock
employees.
The executives of the Federation
of Coal Miners were invited to- con-
fer with the cabinet to consider a
peace formula which involved an in
crease in wages to the miners if the
production were increased.
This action practically assured a
postponement of the railroad strike.
The NATIONAL Union of Railway Men
had promised TO call of the threatened
general strike of railway employees If
the government took steps before Sunday
night to end the coal walkout.
Although the railway workers. domi-
mated BIZ the radical element, voted to go
out in a sympathetic strike, they were
said to be facing serious dissension with
in their ranks because Of the refusal or
J. H Thomas, their secretary, to lead
such a demonstration.
MAY INDUCE MINERS
TO REOPEN CASE.
This situation has led certain officials
and the press to predict the railway men
will ind means today to induce the
miners to reopen their case.
Thomas refusal to sign the strike nU>
tiee sent out was understood to have
been based on belief that calling a syn,
pathetic strike would virtually wreck the
union.
The belief was expressed in official cir
cles that the transport workers, the third
division Of the triple alliance, would re-
fuse officially to call sympathetic strike,
although 5000 were out In Yorkshire sA
the result Of a local dispute.
PARLIAMENT TO PASS
EMERGENCY MEASURES.
Parliament. will reconvene Monday 70
pass emergency legislation.
1t was learned authoritatively at the
Board Of Trade that the government
would make no advances before tomo1-
Tow, expecting the railway workers TO
rescind their strike notices,
All branches of the electrical workers
unions viii meet Monday to decide upon
sympathetic strike.
A dangerous situation admittedly was
developing among the dock workers
Employers were discharging thou
sands as result Of the coal strike and
agitators were active.
The House of Commons was not fn
session today.
The last action prior to adjournment
last night was the introduction of an
emergency powers bill reviying certain
clauses of the defense OF the realm act
TO meet the dangers Of a nationwide
tieup.
The government has already made
plans for the guarding of railways,
docks and mines with troops.
Airplanes and dirigibles will be
utilized for the transportation OF food
and mail II the rail men go out
The membership Of the trade union
congress to which may be given the tire
mendously important task of directing
che destinies Of British labor in con-
junction with the new council Of action,
includes:
Eight hundred and seventy thousand
other coal field works).
Eighty thousand dock workers mot
counting helpersl.
One hundred thousand agricultural
laborers.
six hundred thousand railway work
ers
Twenty thousand vehicle workers
One million two hundred and fifty
thousand members of the. National Fed
GRAFTON of general workers.
Three hundred thousand textile work
ers.
One hundred thousand street railway
Two hundred thousand shop assistants
Two hundred and fifty thousand
building trades workers.