Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-10-25
BRITISH STRIKE
HELPS US. SHIPPING
Many Vessels Long Idle
Being Put Back to
Work
END OF STRIKE NEAR
Marked Progress Made at Government
Miners C0nference-Anxious For
Place-Union Meet Wednesday

Washington, OCT. 25.-The nation
wide strike of coal miners in England
is having a marked effect on Ameri-
IAN shipping. Though in progress less
than week the strike already has
Stimulated shipping in American bot
1cms to the extent that scores of YES
sells that had been tied to docks be-
cause of no cargo are again at work.
The effect is especially apparent in
he ccaI trade. 1t IS stated here that
he shipping has been offered mere
zeal for expert than can be accom-
.lfcesated on the vessels now available
although much eff the tonnage that
became idle dur:ng the recent depres-
:ion had been put int service.
The sltlike Also has had the result.
Of ter::rg to raise ocean freight
rates. which had slumped sharply fcl
owing the announcement of tine
French line that it had declared rate
war and the krlown a:I;i,tude Of other
foreign lines because Of the an:agon-
.Im 10 the alleged discriminatory pro-
,isions of the shipping act,
Lcndon, Oct. 25.-A sett cement of
he miners strike is expected this
week. Marked progress was made yes
:elday at conference at the Pre-
nieris residence in Downing street be
sween: representatives of-'eeite miners
ara L1syd George and several men,
3e;cs of his Cabinet
Tire Government yielded at the con
ference, and made what amounts piac-
:icaliy to capitulation 70 the de-
mands CT the miners for an increase
in wages of two shillings a day. The
miners, however, would be placed c1
their honor, under the new proposal
made to them by Lloyd George, to in
crease the production CT coal.
Most of the labor headers are keen
~ anxious to avoid any further DIS
,ocation of national industries and
they recognize that they have no sup
oo.t outside of the ranks of labor,
si:..ie even there the distress incident
% long strike would weaken the
viii of the workers. Under the best
:!c,:i;ii.,iorS there must necessarily be
widespread unemployment,
If settlement of the coal strike.
therefore, rested scle!y with the dele
gates who met Lloyd George ytster-
iay, there Is no question but that it
woua;i he reached quickly. but among
he miners there Is considerable
number Of extremists. The Influence
# Robert Smile and Frank Hodges.
The representative Of the miners. is
50 great, that many believe thut their
advice VIII be accepted.
Iiioyd George has taken full charge
IF the Governments negotiations, and
It yesterdays conference It was APP
earent That these ministers who up to
his time have opposed any sort of
:cmp,cncse with the miners have been
forced to step aside.
The ,sei'itrement CT the miners strike
wcu!d automatically dispose Of the
threatened sympathetic walkcut by
-, .r,,-,,, opp and franSDpr IA .:On
There were an signs last night Of a
marked improvement in the industrial
a1huait1cn. The tension which has per-
vaded the country seems broken.
There has been tendency AN along
TO regard the miners wa'kcut and its
attendant circumita as some
ching More serious than any ordinary
strike. The press, without exception,
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