New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-10

tenant General, the Earl Of Cavan. has
been appointed to the chief command
of the London and Aldershots district,
with headquarters at the Horse Guards
for the present emergency.
The Prime Minister telegraphed to the
Lord Licutenants OF England, Scotland
and Wales, impressing upon them the
urgency of encouraging recruiting of
the emergency forces and requesting
them to persuade employers Of labor to
release men for this purpose and keep
their places open.
The department of mines Of the
Board of Trade has sent circulars to
all the lighting and water supply or
carnations and to local authorities
urging the utmost economy in the use
Of coal.
From the Board, of Trade also came
al order prohibiting any household
purchasing more than one weeks sup
ply Of food at time and forbidding
food boarding.
The Board of Trade likewise mobil-
lied the emergency staff of the food
department to have it in readiness
should rationing become necessary.
1t was reported the Air Ministry had
considered the practicability of pressing
four large cargo carrying airships into
service for food transport to inland
centers.
Further disorders were reported from
the coal fields. In Wales there were
many cases of looting. In one instance
coal train was held up and large
quantity of the fuel taken. Raiders are
also killing sheep pasturing in the hilly
regions. Billboards, trees, fences and
other fixtures of wood have been taken
for fuel.
In the Newcastle district there have
been numerous fires. and many tele-
phone and telegraph poles have been
destroyed.
in several districts, and the Salvation
Army is distributing food
From The Tri6ane's European Buredu
Copyright, 1921. New York Tribune Inc.
LONDON, April 9.-Despite growing
hopes for a settlement that will block
the walkout of a million more work
ers at midnight Tuesday in sympathy
with the miners, the government went
meet the crisis. Scenes similar to
those in 1914 were enacted in every
city when rush began to enlist in
ths volunteer defense forces. Many
of the recruits that have rallied by
thousands to the colors in response
to the Premier's call were housed
temporarily in drill halls and parks
and supplies brought up. In some
districts in London there were so many
volunteers that they had to be sent
away with instructions to report
later.
The size of the volunteer defense
force being called up is indefinite, but
twentyfour battalions have been asked
thousand army reserves have been or
dered to report for duty. Reports from
the coal fields show that striking
miners who are on the army reserve
lists have unanimously obeyed the call
to arms. Many unemployed men, glad
of chance to get regular army pay
for time, also have enlisted.
The safety of the mines is now def
nitely assured. Pending a settlement
the government is said to be considering
the possibility Of employing naval ma
chinists to operate the pumping ma
chinery in the mines that are endan-
gered by flooding.
Some Progress Being Made
After the tension snapped last night
both government and labor leaders sat
down to pick up the pieces. Early
this morning the railwaymen and the
transport workers met Lloyd George
in conference and kept in commune
cation with him all day. The Premier
Immediately began to make way for q
settlement by bringing forward new
proposals. These we're taken up at
length in the conferences and, al
though the negotiations were secret
it was apparent that some common
ground was being reached. All evi-
dence pointed to the fact that both
sides went further in their conces-
sors than they had intended when
they entered the conference.
Whop Tho 1ahnr 10 ada,.e yra+ 4 II O
Premier it was ostensibly to serve
on him formal notification Of the &C
ton of the triple alliance yesterday in
calling out all railwaymen and trans
port workers in sympathy with the
miners. The conference soon devel.
oped an active discussion of terms OF
settlement AS soon as it broke ur
Lloyd George called full session Of
the Cabinet, which was attended also
by LORD Stanfordham, private secre
tary to the King.
When the labor leaders left thei
conference with Lloyd George the,
carried a report OF the premier's Sug
gestions to the officials of the triple
alliance, who, meanwhile, had beer
making preparations to carry on til,
negotiations despite the issuance of
strike call. Notwithstanding the state
ment last night by Frank Hodges, sec
rotary of the miners union, that "nt
quarter need now be expected" J. II
Thomas, president Of the railway
mems union, in u statement given GU
after the meeting with Lloyd George
said: ~ hope and pray that before tn
strike goes into effect Tuesday nigh
we will be able to say that an avenu
to peace has been discovered"
Some Unions Oppose Walk-Out
Messages from the provinces indicat
that all the railwaymen will not ODE
the strike order if the present nego
riations break down. Some of tn
unions affiliated with the transpo,
workers federation also are holdin
local meetings here and there protest
ing against the action Of the execr
tiv in deciding on 4 walk-out
Through all the controversy th
public has remained calm and ther