Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-07
POLICE: AND MINERS
CLASH AFTER RIOT
IN ENGLISH STRIKE

LONDON, April 6-(By the Asso-
ciated ess.)-Rioting broke out to-
night in connection with the coal
strike in Cowdenbeath, in Fifeshire,
Scotland, according to Central
News dispatch from Dunfermline.
The police attacked the strikers
with batons, but the strikers hoisted
the red flag and besieged the police
station. The situation is assuming
a critical aspect, the dispatch says.
The trouble arose when the strik
ers captured the under-manager of
mine. who refused to cease manning
the pumps. The police responded to
a call for aid and rescued the man,
but the police were surrounded by
the miners, whose forces had by this
time been increased to thousands.
LONDON, April 5.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press. )-For three hours TINS
morning the 400 delegates OF the
National Transport Workers Fed
Grafton assembled here to consider
the attitude of the organization to-
ward the strike of the British miners,
debated the strike question without
reaching a decision. The conterees
adjourned shortly after noon until
1920 o'clock Wednesday morning.
During the session the transport
workers delegates heard the view
POINTS of their leaders presented, TO-
eether wit hthose of other prominent
labor men, including John r. CIynes,
chairman of the parliamentary LABOR
party .., o,,oo,,-
tive board of the transport workers
continued consideration in secret
session of the question OF joining
the miners in their strike. The execu-
tive body will probably nave recoll l
mendations to offer as to the trans
port mems attitude at todltoi h oT
nlenarv session of the delegate pooy'
Informal and private negotiations
between the government and leaders
of the miners union relative TO set
Element of the coal strike began last
night. soys a definite announce1nelll
published toGay by the lazy t. On con.
Tersations weer cared on through
an intermediary who was perSoliI
orata with both sides. The Daily
Mail hints that Baron George Ran
Kin AskWith, who has appeared aS
arbitrator in many trade ulspu'e:a,
may be the intermediary VINO 10
acting. z +1,o+
There were indications today that
an agreement may not be reached at
+ on, orrowEs Joint meeting OF The nlan76
se,,s union, It he national union OF. fai1.
waymen and the transport workers.
union if an immediate strike shoul0
be proposed. Certain sections OIL
the TRANSPORT workers organization,
notably dock workers will, it was
understood today, press strongly Tor
a, re-opening of negotiations. BenJa-
min Tr1~'+, member of the house
of commons and leader of the dock
workers, intimated yesterday ne
would advise that course at a meet
ing of the transport workers un-
ion to be held today.
When the house of commons met
today, Premier Lloyd George was
prepared to make a statement on
the coal crisis, and it was expected
that debate would follow. The Daily
Graphic declared this morning that
it was probable the government
ing control of the mines for
month, and asserted that faint hopes
of peace" might be seen in this di-
rectiOn.
The Daily Herald. organ of labor,
asserts that large numbers of troops
are being brought back to England
from Ireland, and a Malta dispatch
infantry battalion which has reach
ed there from Mesopotamia has been
ordered to England, presumably in
connection with the crisis
Desperate efforts continue to save
more mines from being flooded.
Students at Birmingham university
have volunteered to run pumps i'll
mines throughout that district, while
Baron Bledisloe and his son are op-
Grating pumps in their colliery at
Lydney.
Four hundred delegates of the Ma
tional Transport Workers fedora
ton, representing thirty-five unions,
assembled here today to consider the
attitude of that organization toward
the miners strike. The meeting was
considered momentus. as the trans
port workers form a part of TIE
triple alliance" and virtually hold
the power of deciding whether the
nation shall be plunged into a gen.
eral strike. Decision on the sub
iect of a walkout by this body was
looked upon as important, as the
National Union of Railwaymen APP
pears to have decided to join the
miners.
The conference, at which Harry
Costing presided was expected to
last all day and vital decisions
reached were expected to be kept
secret.