The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-06
LLOYO.CEORCE
INVITES men
TO CONCLAVE
Premier Intervenes at Elev-
enth Hour In Great Indus
trial Crisis Which Grips
Great Britain.
MEDIATION ACCEPTED
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, April O.-tHc great III
dustrial crisis with which Great Brit
ain was faced this morning as the
result of the bitter wage war between
the mine owners and the miners with
strikes by the railway men and the
transport workers, in addition to the
miners strike threatening the public,
has found at least temporary relief.
At the eleventh hour Premier Lloyd
George intervened with an invitation
to both sides Of the mining disputes
to meet representatives Of the govern
ment and reopen negotiations. After
serious deliberation the contending
forces decided to accept the mediation
offer.
Join Strike
Decision to support the British min
ers in their strike was reached by the
Transport Workers federation at a
meeting held here this morning
At the conclusion of the conference.
Robert Williams, general secretary of
the transport workers. said: "On rec
ommendation from the executive COM
mittee the conference has decided to
give all assistance in our power to
whatever extent necessary to help the
miners and at once to enter into nego-
tiations with the railway men and the
miners for the purpose of taking joint
action throughout the remainder of
the contest"
The executive committee went from
the conference to the headquarters of
the federation to put this decision into
effect
Meet this Afternoon
The National Union of Railwaymen
held a conference this morning and
adjourned at noon until later in the
day. when it will hold joint meeting
with the miners. 1t is probable that
following this meeting there will be a
full conference of the triple alliance.
After the meeting. ]. H. Thomas.
general secretary of the railwaymen's S
organization. said: I'VE are still con-
sidering the whole situation"
The British national transport work
ers federation includes most of the
big waterside. workers unions, to-
gether with unions catering for sea-
men, carriers, cab men and some gen.
eral labor unions or part of their
membership. In 1919, the federation
had a membership of $4,000 workers.
With unions which have affiliated with
the federation, the total number of
persons affected by today's decision
is approximately 100000.
Germany Offers Coal.
Announcement was made yesterday
by the Liverpool Chamber of Com
merce, that Germany was offering
steam coal from the Ruhr district at
81 shillings per ton f, Liverpool
Large English coal orders also have
placed in Canada
Food centers will be created in
Hyde Park, Regents park and Batter.
sea park, in addition to those in Ken,
sington Gardens, it has been an
nounced here. The government has
stopped all leaves of absence from the
army.
Discussing the situation confront
ed by the mining industry, Finlay
Gibson, secretary of the South Wales
coal owners association, declared the
amount expended on wages during
February, was greater than the total
proceeds of the industry. Notwith-
standing the reduction of the out bo-
nus wage from three shillings to six
pence per day to one shilling and six
pence, the showing in February was
even worse than in January.
The aggregate loss, he points out
was 92.062,580 compared with Ell
400 ,666 in January, the output in Feb.
ruary being 2.669,900 tons compared
with $1,000 tons. This amounts to
a loss of seventeen shillings and one
penny per ton against a loss of 13
shillings and seven pence in January