The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-16
Great Coal Strike in England
in Force Twelve Hours
Ahead of Schedule.
EFFORTS FOR PEACE FAIL
Negotiations Are at Complete
Standstill-Rail and Trans
port Workers May Quit.

London, Oct. I'D n. -S.)-The
great coal strike is virtually in force.
Though Officially the walkout OF
uled TO go into effect until tonight,
reports from the coal fields. especially
those in South Wales. show that hum
dreds of thousands Of miners refused
to touch their tools this morning.
Frantic efforts by the government and
the few ''pacinst" leaders of the coal
miners organization to bring about II
settlement early today broke down COM
pletely, though throughout the night
every ounce of persuasive power and
conciliatory effort had been enlisted to
avert crisis that threatens to plunge
Britain into incalculable industrial
paralysis at the very moment when the
country was beginning to rccoup from
the great war. The peace negotiations
are at complete standstill and there
is not ray of nope at the hour oil
cabling that the crisis may be averted'
Fear Sympathy Strike.
with the walkout of the miners Ger
tainty. public anxiety Centercd upon the
Noiid otr;ia If mo "trlpIe alliance"
a. ,eou,arf,1 combination of miners,
raiJ,,a,t y,enond TRANSPORT workers.
The government, fully set for the
,,iro tam is bending all its energies
10 prevent n triple alliance Walk-out
which ii is admitted even by the most
sangune officials, would bring not only
MIRO sc a whole TO the brink Of social
rnn noliticaI unhca-al the consequences
,,f ,,,hich M one Gar4s to speculate
nnor
Al o,.os ora fx.d unon the National
i.,tnr 81 Railvav mon. for in the de-
,i,,or o. that nowafui orraniZation de-
nnnds The question whether the strike
ION ho confrod 70 the miners. An in
t 90 $50, ar ,,,o,o radicaI heads of
tbo ra{i mons union is working tooth
and NAH for STRIKE in sympathy with
no r'inors h,,t I u Thomas thc Or |
,.o,,i1nticr.S -ISadsr Who is agninst it, |
nav ha niIo 70 chec1, tho ,ins,trpcnts."
Do,ynfnr street sirher relief therefore
,,-b,n Th1noe returned from the coun- |
timont this ,,ornin~ ofter homes for his |
rnn,inp bnd heon rivcn nm when he WAS |
r r'n,,.to 't Nv hoyn missed his hoat
'P0A 49, i, Nil 90 Five
,r,.....1 'E' ~ ','S" - y, tom. of
,,.ii il"iti"' T. tt,oiilt, af tin,a un win
'"',ci'''I ~, ~ ny - i,.a Co,,.,,, To-
confer WIN iIeil.'et 10y ~, ,i,ia1 haro
night lnlhedlaIe'V upon nus arr 'Nai nol -
v ent INTO conference with tne 0'ler cc I ali
union executives ana startec ms 'lortS
to call the belligercnt elements ana
avert 2 rail strike.
Foremost among the pro strike leaders
Of the railway mems unions, W. j.
ramp, member Of the executive com
nittce. He announced early today
.bat no was cirrulariZinr the members
If the union regarding the serious
,a.stion in .r,tYcb labor win Ind Itself
f~thn miners nrr defeated" Cramp in
,,l,an,o,t aLsnnre colInd . meeting of
No n ~ DELEGATES Tor Wrdnes-
IN no o,o,,.rtb ho,,r arrival Of
a. a ,i,,.' t,'' ~ ,,,o tbot NO.
I'o,.."S E"Nt ' H. :" we ,,.iI, ha oiIo
"ech now anu tu"t u"'e ne ~ w., ,,Y',
o cheCh pIop"'Ie S'''Ne VI '''V '""N"' =
mem = ,,,
Narmlng reports are coming III lIo'i
>hilh NhItS, however, Nll'It NV l"'