The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-20
SEE POSSIBILITY 0F SPREADING OF
 BRITISH STRIKE
Strikers Are Maintaining Or der In Coal Regions and No New Developments Have
 Occurred
By Associated Press

By Associated Press London. october 19.--There were no new developments today in the coal strike, which began last Saturday. In all the coal regions where the men have laid down their tools order was main tained by the strikers.
 One feature of the situation tonight which bore possibilities of a widening of the strike was the prospect of the 25,o00 London commercial road trans port men ceasing work. The men on Saturday night passed resolution de- claring themselves as fully supporting the miners. A conference was to have been held today to take final action on this resolution. but the meeting was adjourned until tomorrow. Meantime
 orders have been issued to branches of the union throughout the country to have their strike organizations pre- pared. Should the transport workers | in all parts of the country walk out, it is estimated that 18o 900 men would be involved.
 By an agreement between the Board of Trade and the Jockey Club, all horse l racing is to be suspended for the dura- ! ton of the coal miners strike. ! announcement was fndue tom gut Ol l the suspension of the sailings of nearly | all the passenger steamers between England and Ireland. Exception is to | be made in the cas ses of vessels carry ling the mails The railroads also are l beginning to restrict their passenger service.
 | It was reported tonight that in the Middlesborough iron district nearly so- | 900 workmen have been rendered idle lin the iron and dependent industries as a result of the coal strike.
 | PROSPECTS BRIGHTER The parliamentary debate on ths coal strike tonight, although it disap.
 pointed hopes of any immediately set
 tlernAnt e. The dispute, nevertheless owing to it's extreme moderation ana I the conci1iatory tone of the premier g speech, has left much brighter pros- poets that settlement will be reached ere long.
 The premier especially emphasized jwould prevent the government from Honestly, fearlessly and sincerely ex-
 amining any project promising set 1 clement having due regard for public interest, and he expressed perfect willingness to consider increased re- muneration for the miners, provided it
 meant larger output.
 | Wnlle the CdDlneI was 0fSCuSSluS tHe tsuggestion of William Brace that the
 1.-two shilings demanded by the miners should be granted pending the creation iof permanent wages board and the matter reviewed by the end of the year. the labor members of par1iame n t held an important conference in the
 ccmmittee room of the house, Mir, Brace and other members identified with the mining industry attending fc
 that negotiations will speedily be re- stunned
 1 EMPHASIZES DANGER
 James Henry Thomas of the Nation Ia, Union of Railway Men, supporting Mir. Braces suggestion said it was TO | secret that seventeen days ago a spe- cal meeting of the railway delegates tdecided by only one vote not to strik q
 forthwith after he had made the ut.
 most efforts In favor of peace. He l begged the house not to minimize the tcanger, but to remember that the same people were meeting tomorrow and that the spirit of the workers was such that, even if they felt a mistake had been made, there existed a feel ing of comradeship which drew them together.
 i After MT. Braces speech cabinet council wasf held 10 consider the situ- ation. Hence it was late when Premisr Lloyd George rose to reply. He began Ity complim enting the house on the
 moderation and absence of bitterness with which the question had been dis
 cvssed. He then referred to Mir.
 Braces suggestion. which he corn.
 rlained was in many respects obscure
 He said if a settlement was 10 be at-
 tained. it must be on something more
 definite. which would not merely post
 pone the dispute to the future and SOW
 the seeds of further trouble, not only in the mining. but in every other .n- |, dustry.
 Il READY TO LISTEN
 | The premier reiterated the desire oi the government to listen to all argu- . nents. He contended that any settle n1ent should include some inducemeni
 tn increase the output and criticised Mir. Braces suggestion. arguing that if at the end of the year it was found
 that the output increased and an at
 tempt was made to withdraw the in
 crease in wages. there would be an. other strike. The government was no entitled to keep the country in sus. l pense all that time. The government . sincerely desired to find an issue tt tfe dispute and was pre- pared to ex } anime any scheme giving an increased
 output for increased remuneration ,I At the conclusion of the premier, i sneech discussion ensued between MT llovd George and the labor leaders or , William Adamson's. proposal that th,
 covernmen summon meeting of th.
 miners' executive and coal owners Arthur Henderson. who was chair nan of the labor party in the com
 mons for several years, thought tn.
 premier could not have more favor
 able moment for bringing the partie, itogether again. Mir. Lloyd George re : piled that he wanted to consult hi. , colleagues and did not desire anothe, premature conference.
 | MAYBE ITS GOUT Fl By Associated Press