The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1920-11-05

ment was leaving the door open for an
early settlement of the trouble. He
was preceded by William Brace, presi-
dent elect Of the miners, who pleaded
for permanent peace and made these
proposals for settlement:
First, grant of 2 shillings daily raise
in pay. subject to review Of the whole
financial position of the mines at the
end of the year.
Second, establish district committees
In all districts to deal with the Ques-
tion of increased output, comprising
bOtl, miners and owners.
Third, before December 81 establish
a national wage board Of the mining
industry on principles to be agreed
upon to settle all wage disputes.
Fourth. establish joint committee
of miners and owners in the mines de-
partment to settle the question of
shares Of the product of the mines for
the miners and owners and the state.
The premier in response said: IF
the miners accepted the governments
offer of an impartial tribunal to set
tie the two shillings shift question,
all arguments in support of their claim
would be considered, but undoubtedly
the settlement that would best meet
the permanent we'll being of the nation
would be settlement which would
promote increased output.
This would offer to the miners the
inducement of Il reward for their own
labor and would certainly work to the
enrichment of the nation by increasing
the output of product which is most
essential to the proper conduct Of for
eign trade.''
Extremists in the federation urged
that the men left in the mines to op-
crate the pumps be withdrawn and the
diggings allowed to fill with water, but
the officers of the organization strong
~ opposed this.
The delegates Of the railway men
and transport workers decided that
they would call strike if promising
negotiations We're not under way by
Saturday
Thus far there has not been great
deal of riOting in connection with the
strike, though there were disordery
demonstrations in London and in
Wales. usually fostered by radicals
who are believed to be in the pay of
the Russian Bolshevists. The most
serious outbreak was in Whitehall.
London. where parade Of the unem-
plOyed tried to break into Downing
street and fought the police.
Baron Wrangel, who is sustaining
the full force of the Russian soviet at
tacks In southern Russia, met with Il
severe reverse in the region of Kak-
hovka bridgehead and his troops were
thrown back into the Taurida behind
the Dnieper river, which they still con-
troll. 1t was reported that Leon Trotz-
ky himself was directing the move
ments Of the Red army there. On
other fronts Wrangcl was successful
and he was informed by many prison.
ers that the Red armies would not he
able to go through another winter cam
paisn. being without shoes. clothing
and stores Of food. Dispatches from
C0nstantinople say the American Red
Cross has given to General Wrangel
about $2,OOOOOO worth Of relief ma
terial and is sending him 100000 tons
OF supplies u week. The reports that
Makno, the guerrilla leader. had de-
serted Wrangel turn out to be false.
On the other hand, Moscow admits
that General Budenny. former cavalry
leader of the Bolsheviki, has deserted
the soviet cause and is operating
against the government in the neigh
borhOOd of Kiev.
Feeling that the League Of Nations
Is not yet strong enough to insure their
safety. and determined that the house
of Hapsburg shall not be restored to
the throne of Hungary. the Czecho- Slo-
vaks. BOhemians and Jugo- Slavs have
offense and defense. which is already
known as the ''little entente" They
assert their league Is primarily peace
full and defensive. but admit they have
made provisions for military force if
that Is necessary.
For some days it appeared as If the
JugO-Slav government had blocked the
proposed peaceful discussion with It.
ally for the settlement of the Adriatic
dispute. The Klagenfurt district of
Carinthia had voted to reniAin a part
of Austria and the Jugo-Slavs. refus-
ing to recognize the plebiscite. ordered
the Serbians to occupy the district. On
Thursday they apparently recognized