The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-16
BRITISH CABINET
 DECIDES ON STEPS
 T0PR0TECT PUBLIC
More Than Million Men Will Be Taken From Coal Mines By the Strike Set for
 Saturday
By Associated Press

N"i'uoii, CctOoer 1o.-lnere were nc slgns late tonight of any intervention or mediation to- avert the coai strike,
 which by decision of the min.< dele.
 gates in conference this mornnis, goei into effect on Saturday night. taking
 rom the mines more than one miIlioa men.
 The cabinet at meeting today dis
 cussed ana decided upon all necessar ; steps to protect Inc puolic serNlces anu the interests of the public m general. The tact that the government has nau much time to maze preparation mas tended to give leeiilIs oI contideif< to the people. Premier Lloya Georse will renaln Ill Lonuon over the ween- end lnstead of tahing hIS customary Fisit 10 the country, su as to be ready for any new correspondents.
 Emergency oraers e.iipoM efing the local officers lo take steps to economlze in the use ot coal anu nehting have been issued by the secretary Of mines These orders will limit the consumption of Ao- mestic coal one hunoredwcIsht wee<iy Der nousenold. The loou ninlstry mas Deen gwen permissiOn to resume bar tIai rauonlne II il becomes necessary.
 As the strihe has been brewing Tor 50 long. tne autnorioies nave accumul lated large stocks O. toai. while private ~toii- sumers have laia Ill suppnes Hence unless the strike Is unduiy prolonged, or the raiway men decade 10 jon tn. miners, il IS not expected the counlf, will suffer seriously
 PUBLIC WIih GOVERNMENT
 Pubic sympa my appears to be en- tireiy with the government Many peo- pie concede that the miners are entitled to an increase III wages by virtue of the increased cost ol nVng, put contend the men snouiaf nave accepted the govern ment otter to submit tnc matter to an inoepenuent tribunal. There is dodDt negotiations wln. continue during the strike, and the nope K expresseu that ment may come from the reassemphns of Parliament next Tuesday.
 In the course oi speech after the miners conference today, Robert Smillie, the leader of the miners. expressed the opinion that the strike mad peen Aorce on the miners through the "oouuracy ot the government anu ,her unwiiilngness to meet the miners demands.
 lie declared he had auopted pacif.s, attitude in the De..ei ana hope that i great industrial strGssie would be avert ed, but now that the miners had cs- eiued 10 force tnclr cIalns by the oaiy weapon left to them. he urged to be of good cheer as they had passed through more peilous times.
 Smillie sa.s. un4ls was needed, and nc hoped there woIl1 Iio blot on the gocsi name of the miners federation. Per he would light the.n to the bi.- ter end.
 The executive of the Transport Work CTS Federation nas called a meeting ftt and d conference of the raiimen and the transport workers will be ne-d later on the same day to consider inc attitude toward the miners strike of the { tner two pranches Of the triple aiIi- ance.
 The possibility of a railway tie-up has already caused certain amount oI panic; many travellers are arranging 10 return home mm-oia ely
 It is unofficially statel that. although there is d three montHs strplE If coal on hand. it will be necessary % institute 
 The pro/ect of the rAl~a, ifsn strik- ing in sympathy wi'n ne pssners 8 vic wed with grave c3aeern i't Eover.- ment circles Pans F.ads a5 tbs nm istry of floor for ulRi tae trouble extends, are on a n1qfe ctestrrs Aensise scale than during last CAT s1s. strike The country has been pare sd in.o fourteen divisions. wlt' atyf ciasl com mander for each aTds- ae " be re- sponsibie for it.