Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-20
BRITISH COAL MEN
READY FOR PARLEY
Premier in Receptive Frame Of
Mind, but Says Settlement
Must Be Final
RAIL MEN DELAY DECISION
BY the Associated Press

byUuOT, oCt. sD.-NenOtlatlOnSW WnlCn
/ might settle the strike Of British miners
are believed to be assured Government
omcisls and labor leaders who outlined
their positions before the opening ses.
sion Of Parliament have shown their
desire to reach an understanding. Be
lief is general today that both sides are
drawing UP proposals.
Premier Lloyd George has definitely
dcclared he Is ready to enter into ne
eotiations, but he has laid emphasis
on the fact that the government wants
final settlement Of the differences
which brought about cessation Of
work In British mines last Saturday.
He has stated plans for a tentative
wage increase pending complete ad-
Justment would not be satisfactory. as
that method Of meeting the present sit
uation would threaten trouble later.
Coal production, he holds, must be aug
mented, and he may submit some pro.
posals which will deal with this phase
OF the situation.
The national union Of railway men.
the executive Of the transport workers
and the parliamentary committee of the
trades union congress all held meet =
Inks TINS morning To CONSIDER thelr at
.uue t9Ward the coai STRIKE; out thus
lar no dscislons nave oeen taken; Inc
treatsst importance attached 10 the ma :
uonai union OF raiiwaymen meetlng'
MI whIh was tuii uelesateS conference
VIII, VII poWer 10 ueclGre a sFmpatnetic
the union members.
After approximately two hours Of dis =
cussion, James Henry Thomas general
scGe,nrS I' Ihe raliWaymen unlon'
riswsd and pO sdiorrunnn+ r"r Nao ,ar oeen Re, se
rr reMeu anu ,auJourhmenC taken until
Inursday. Inc executive OF the trans
poit WORKERS ana the trades union com :
mIttee continued thelr meetings TINS art
= ernooh'
Divided on Strike
A sharp difference of oninton nrevails
AMONG the RAILROAD mon sorno ~ tbo JoI
eeates having come 70 rho rnneting With
frstructions from their branches 70 ,,se
every effort 10 secure n neacaf,,I settIn.
ment. while other delegates wero orn,od
with resolutions nv tb.ir mnnhors 10.
napdipR symnathetic strike NJ
Thomas personally desires neoce II /.
declared. but has n strong m;noritv a.
the oreanization's executive wortinr
asainst him
The railway clerks of woIos bov,
Uired Secratorv Tbom.o tbeir or,nbot,
disapproved Of rho instrmctions tbo,
have received to remain no,,troI a.
thsv adontsd n resni"tior nrc;nr a., aL, ~,
~Ierks 20 Hnt m ,vith tbn othns @
4, su,nort - tbo r,;,ors s o,nr o,'o .n'oh .t,'
.,.snt ~ isot;nn ,hain ,ro,i, WI " 'ii'
The national council Of the Independ
ent LABOR party adopted a resolution
today expressing grave apprehension
over tne attitude OF the government to
ward the miners, conveying, as
does, an aggressive challenge to tn
wnoie working class movement. Th
resolution requests the Labor party I
convene special conference.
The position OF the National Union q
iMaih,iien a,aiIn tnIs morning morning "as regarde
nL oa az ts pal'acuiaris @ uimcu,' IN ia
n "I, ds .ne lintio 'i, na'e not uinclall
apPesIeu lor u ssrihe ny cue railway
men men Az support oi tne ininetS cause.
so poIh,t9 OUT thut tne railwa
Seiesates reahhed that anytnlng migh
hsPpeh N.'nih uay vi t"o III the wa
OF renewed negotiations ana mat an i'm
medlate railway strike might not onl
De premature out unnecessary. Inc DEL
egates, therefore, decided TO delay thei
decision.
One OF the strongest rumors relativ
70 q possible settlement comes fror
the South Wales coal field, which ha
been recognized as the main center
disafection ana eXtremiSm. a Cardl
dispatch TO the London Times says II
stated there the end OF the deadlock ma
be reached II three or -FOUR days.
VIII Ipcrease LIVING
- III !.
Cne enect OF the coaI Snrike LIKE VIII .
an increase IN Tue cost OF ns'ng, OWN
70 tne uecll1e IN 'he Vhlue oL the poun
steri,hg anI the lncreaseu cosI oi ~ ~
wara pound trelgnts' cuIsed oS 70
1lmlnuti9n OF exports; occurred AuStp
Snamoerialh, cnancenor OF .nt * *
aou'e u C'ni''o,iS quay ~,
Increased production, remarked th
chancellor, was necessary conditio
1pr permanent reduction IN the cost
hvlng' ana Whatever the lmmediat
erect OF thc strike might De on prlce
must IN the Long run De injurious I
the national well being.
omclal estimates OF the number {
persons thrown out OF employment !
other industries as the result OF the COZ
least with the total growing steodiIy