The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-07

SPntaiiVeS OF the miners. owners and
the government with view TO set
ling the coal strike was announced
in the house OF commons by Premier
Lloyd George This afternoon.
London. April 7.-Leaders of the
miners union who conferred with
Prime Minister Lloyd George this
morning refused To order pumpmen
and engineers affected by the coal
strike, to resume work. pending negO-
tiationS with the mine owners.
AS the result of this refusal the
miners and their employers will not
meet today.
Leaders of the Transport Workers
Federation, which already has decid.
ed to support the miners, met this
morning. but adjourned until o'clock
this afternoon in order that they
might learn the result of the confer.
ences Of the miners and the prime
minister before deciding what form
the support will take
The National Union of Railway
Men also convened during the fore
noon but 1t remained in session to
hear the result Of the premier's CON
ference.
The conference of the prime min
lister and the miners leaders lasted
two hours. Mr.. Lloyd George accom-
J panied by Sir Robert S. Horne, tn"
chancellor of the exchequer; Thomas
j. Mcnamara, minister of labor and
officials Of the mines department,
urged the miners to acceed to the
owners condition that pumping be
resumed pending negotiations. This
the miners said they were unable to
do and shortly after adjournment of
the conference the board of trade is
SUED an official statement stating 1.-The
negotiations have broken down
Leaders Meet Premier
London. April 7.-Leaders OF the
miners union met Prime Minister
Lloyd George this morning for the
purpose of determining whether some
plan could he devised which would
permit 4 resumption of negotiations
between the miners and owners Of
British collieries looking to n settle
ment of the great coal strike. The
prime minister was expected to lay
before the executives of the union ar
guments which might result in per.
mission being given for pumpmen to
descend into the mines and save the
pits from flooding. Should he he sue
cessful in his efforts a conference be-
tween the miners and employers will
follow late in the day.
1t was declared here this morning
that the mine owners had new wage
plan ready for presentation II they
met the leaders of the striking coal
diggers. Nevertheless. the industrial
crisis resulting from the miners
strike appeared grave. as the miners
pump men would not obey orders for
them to return to work.
Hope that some adjustment of the
situation may be reached Is expressed
by the London Times. that newspAp-
er's parliamentary correspondent say
ing that last night neither the gov
ernment nor the miners viewed the
attitude Of the pump men as an in
surmountabie difficulty. c. #. Cramp,
president of the National Union of
Railwaymen, was today reported as
saying that the prospect might be re.
garded. II not with confidence, with
some revival Of hope
One feature of the strike menace is
found in the fact that English bakers
supplies of yeast have been cut so
per cent by order Of the government.
Fresh supplies are being rushed to
this city from Scotland and Ireland
by destroyeTs.
Naval Units Prepare
Queenstown. Ireland. April NAV
al units here and at other home ports
have been instructed as a result of
the strike of British miners. to hold
themselves in readiness for emer-
gency service. Shore leave has been
curtailed and naval officials view the
situation as being filled with the grav.
est possibilities
deveIop, has been fully considered.
The question of, shifting of large
and in England II disorders should
numbers of Crown forces in Ireland
Officers are aware, however, of the
possibility that the Irish republican
orces may take advantage of the op.
portunities offered by disorders in
England and military authorities are
reluctant to decrease the forces in
Ireland.
New Orleans, April 7.--Reports
from England TO the effect that the
conference to end the coal strike was
broken up without results caused
enough selling To put the price Of cit