Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-21
SyMP PATHY STRIKE
BY RAILWAY MEN IS
FEARED BY BRIT AIN
Possibility Of Action Beginning az
Midnight is Pumored Follow
ing Meeting.
GOVERNMENT MAKES
COMPROMISE EFFORT
By As.oelasod p res. y Ev.,y zv,nIns

BY Associated y reas - Every Evrning
London, oct u Tnc c1al ff0kc Hf1a-
tion took an unevpo~tnd and grave fnrn
this afternoon when tho railway mcn and
tra nsr,ort worker annVInrof hat thev
would strike in sympathf with nc minrr
unless negotiations hct1ecn fhe gOvrrp
rnent and miners were rrJTrncf tfle rork
j ~ ThOmag, general aocro'af, ~ 'hr
national union ~ r3ilVayrnru aupour~rr
that the rloleZn'os ~ the raiIna fnon i0d
decided ~ instruct tho gercrl ecr.'0r
10 intimate N Premier Ilosd Feorgr ha'
lnIcss the minprs claim. 8rr grarfli ~
ncgo'atjon- re4Iued 3. -fir.1, rhr1
will result ju z -rt'iryucrf -rfN 81
compelled 10 t,kr 'Fn rocr--rr ,trf.s '.
inst ricf ~ orr momhrrs Lavilnd
scotland and NqIe- ~ .ra~ rrrl ir
addition 4 telegram heluU 1aro'rhei f,
alI member - - prnp7~rd rs sorr f0rt
~ rnrlpigh' ~lrdav nry' s-ie.- tle-
~ b. con'rar.
Tho tranepor' vorker, Ie'rz1'-. n.
= statement along vIr' 'I~ii- n- m-
rs that n The ra'lwa- men
Pressure r a'-1 lcfrg agor' a
Tradr mon r-y0~rres a0d 'tc nsr
p1eptary .unrnttc. - -ne ,-1- nrr
force tho government ~ -s.v, t
considerations and -1il 's own rrH t.r
miners reDrr-erfa'i~~- .0~rthrr wwr
diatciy.
london O~t 2i Doci-ion n hr
QUESTION rhe'her the 1afnnal mon nf
railway men and the .ransp0r' rorse--
union would JON p The strike "a miner
which began ias' SATURDAY vas oypec'nri
~ meetings held hv the 'F0 orRanizatinns
here today Conferences II the eve~iItive
officers of the two UNIONS wore heid ~
terdav and .he situation Was rpvlenrf
but nothing definite vas done y heing de-
rided ~ wait another p hours before take
ing sides IL the industrial controversy
Sentiment II the railway mems Union
I seems 10 be divided one wing opposing
I the calling ~ q strike and the other FAVOR
ing 3 walkout Leaders ~ the transport
workers iInl0n were IN conference vesfer-
7 dav with rhe trades union committee
but nothing was learned as - the trend
I Of the rnerf8ng.
4 Proposals for A comprornlsP agreement
7 which might permit the miners to return
To work and defer final adjustment n
\ their grievances nave been brought f0r
ward but they have not been 1Ibmrte1
to leaders OF the federation 40 far ~ known
At the conclusion Of The morning ses
~lou held hv me executive cornu1rrtee y
the national union OF rallwaymen, ? II
4 Thomas. the general secretary ana...iscef
that the railway no cossdeTIn'
sympathetic action -tst. lue miners
The belief was expressed n .1b0r Z
cles that the government would nakt
some move within lev hours - rail +
fresh conference Of miners and coal own
prz 10 examine ne adjustment pan ~
vance in the House 81 Commons vester-
dav bv William Brace
No charge was reported In the sItuafl1r
in south Wales where the attitude 90 ~.
miners Is still a determined one.
Al Seghiil, in Northumberland, severa
hundred men. women anu children raidef
a coiliery siding ana took 100 tons ot ona
for their personal use.
The London correspondents ~ lui
the Manchester Guardian anu me ~bci
field Daily Telegraph state N thelr lls
patches that rhey were informed that e.
Yesterday meeting oi the aelegare- oi ~
national union Of railway men >ecrctar'
Thonas was defeated N ms night Against
sympathetic strike but succeeded no -ri
ting an adjournment ot the meeting Inti
today. Unless the negotiations are n
opened. these accounts declare. the -eCtiu
Of the railway men when Zalueu contr'I
Of the organization Will propose p right
ning strike beginning u midnight ''
night.
One section Of the ra.Vaymen lcie
gates urged = strike on saturday aud
proposition 70 that etfect was before -a
conference this afternoon. out there "a
a counter proposal TO wa.t uuul mes
week