The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-07
BRITISH STRIKE
WAR SPEEDS UP
Coal Mine Negotiations
Break Down
ny I'D 1. KEEN

LONDON. April T.--Attefnpted ne
Eotlations for settlement Of the Brit.
lsh coal strike broke down complete
iy today.
Mineru' leaders. in conference with
Premier Lloyd George. refused TO
meet tho primary demand of coillery
owners that steps be taken immedi
Ately to prevent flooding Of tho
mincs-
The proposed mincrowney meet.
ing .wns Cancelled.
Railway men called for . confer.
ence with transport workers today
to determine on tho most effective
method OF aiding the mlnerA
The two rroups. with the miners.
form the triple alliance There
were fears they would declare a sym
pathetic strike.
FOOD STORES
COLLECTED
A. result. Brftaln'H preparations
for Industrial warfare were spceded
I uDs tt08FtAt1r VI rRfas"t" "Nf'
rushed 70 strategic points. great food
stores wer- collected. further cuts In
transportation were made. and light.
less nighta were proposed.
The premier personally attempted
to persuade the miners TO change
their position. At long confer.
ence this morning Lloyd George
used all The arts OF argument at
hts command The miners declared
they wish TO reach an understand.
ing with the ooilisry owners and
were willing to make concessions,
but they could not meet tho prf'
mary demand Of the owners.
Premier Lloyd George today ap
pealcd 20 the British people to aid the
government thru the Industrial crisis
rccipitafed by the coal strike.
THE government VIII use every
means In It's power 10 meet the siiua
ton" the premier declared
1T In relying on the assistance OF
the great mass Of British people,
Lloyd George. In his conference
with tire miners, told them they were
threatening the life Of the country.
'There'll be nothing more left here
than there Is in Russia II you destroy
industry" he told them.
where Will the miners 70 u Brit
ain becomes only a home for cult.
vaiors OF the Hoil7" he asked.
Back to the land" retorted n
miner delegate.
TITS not flooding Of the mines that
you are doing" the premier declared.
''Its flooding the nations Industries.
This Is an industrial country. II
Il ceases TO be Industrial IL is destroy.
cd. There viii be no home for min.
ers or anybody else.
England then will become what II
was hundreds Of years before her In
dustries were developed.
"Then where will the miners go7
what country will take them in7"
That demand was that. before ne
gotiations be attempted. safety
workers should be installed In the
mines TO see that they were not
flooded.
The destruction Of property. their
spokesmen told the premier. In their
sole bargaining power now. Short.
age OF coal will exert some press.
ure, they said, but the weather pre-.
vents Its full effect
The miners demanded OF Lloyd
George that the government should
guarantee national wage board
and national pooling Of mine profits
before pumping is resumed.
FACTORIES WILL
SHUT DOWN
Arguing that the pumping In nee
csszary TO prevent the destruction
OF vital properties. Lloyd George re-
fused 10 consider any such proviso.
He demanded that the miners nc.
cept the duty Of saving the prop
critics Internationally.
Industry Immediately reacted TO
the setback. Factory owners. who
had hoped TO avert a shutdown. pre-
pared to close their businesses.