Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-04-08
MINERS HALT MOVE
FOR LABOR PEACE
Reject Proviso and Walkout of
100000 Impends.
NEGOTIATIONS STRIKE sNAG
Hitch Is Reported by Lloyd George,
Who Appeals to Miners Pepre-
sentatives in House to liter
= Vene With Union.

London, April IA hitch has oc-
CURED in the negotiations" said
Premier Llyod George, addressing the
house of commons.
The hitch, he added, made resump-
ton of the negotiations at the present
time quite impossible"
This was not taken to mean, how
ever that all efforts at get-together
between government, miners, and mine
owners are off.
The premier appealed to the miners
representatives in Che house to inter-
vene with the miners union for a
back-down ON their refusal to guar
antee to pump the mines pending the
negotiations.
The premier's demand for that guar
antee had been made in response to
the condition set by the mine owners
who had declared they would join the
conference only if the miners gave a
guarantee of safeguarding the mining
property against sabotage.
This situation developed after it APP
peared Llyod George had again STAYED
of national disaster by arranging an
other joint conference with the min
ers and operators at the request OF
the miners. As a result of the pre-
mier's action, executive spokesman of
the triple alliance" miners, railway
men and transport workers, delayed
action on a general strike Of their
100000 workers.
Rail Men Back Miners.
Earlier in the day it had been an
nounced that the transport workers,
through their executive committee,
had declared their enthusiastic readi-
ness to give all assistance to what
ever extent it is needed to help the
miners"
The dramatic get-together plea of
the prime minister, voiced in letter
to the miners and owners and accept
ed first by the former and then by
the latter, sent sigh Of relief through
the length and breadth of the king
dom, for Lord Curzon's words yester-
the state" had truly characterized the
menace that confronted England.
In second letter to the miners
Premier Lloyd George demanded that
the miners guarantee before the con-
ference can be held, that they win
safeguard the continuance of the
pumping of the mines to avert fur
Their flooding.
This demand was rejected by Presi-
dent Hodges of the miners organiza-
ton, who added, however, that nom
acceptance of this condition should
not be regarded as bar to negotia-
tions. Hodges further told the pre-
mier in his answer that the miners
desire speedy settlement,
The situation is still tense and
fraught with dangers, but valuable
tinne has been gained.
Armed government Intervention in
the coal strike was indicated In the
house of commons this afternoon
when Home Secretary Austen Cham
berlain announced that "the govern
ment will take all steps in its power
TO protect the mines from destruc-
ton"
Strikers Use Red FLAG.
Meanwhile the wave of violence that
followed in the wake OF the tieup of
all the Kingdoms coal mines assumes
more menacing proportions hourly.
The toll of casualties In riots and dis
orders at collieries, especially in the
fields of Scotland, is reported as heavy.
Fresh reports of clashes between
armed miners and police are coming
in with growing frequency.
AT Cowdenbeath striking miners
carrying a red flag, made repeated
charges on the police They also kid
mapped mine manager, whom they
released only after repeated police
charges.
Many casualties were incurred in n
battle between strikers and police
there. The miners broke through
strong police Gordon and repeatedly
damaged the lighting plant of the
town.
Many were injured nj the Baton
cOlliery in Lanarkshire, when miners
attacked the police guarding the pits
Near Shots miners held up and de.
stroyed government motor cars and
fired haystacks piled up around the
collieries.
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