Evening star., 1921-04-09
BRITAIN RECRUITING
MEN Of
100000 STRIKERS
Rank and File of Workers
Challenge Right Of Execu-
tives to Issue Call.
NEW LABOR PROPOSALS
TOLLOYD GEORGE FAIL
Government Calls Army and Navy
Reserves for Service if Threat
for Tie.Up Is Carried Out.

neSeIVcS 1O1 0SASASS IL AAAS"S
for Tie.Up Is Carried Out.
BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 9.-Recruiting of
volunteer workers and safety units
was energetically begun by the gov
ernment today. and other plans were
perfected to meet the threat of a
widespread industrial tie-up next Tues
day, growing out of the miners strike,
and involving directly approximately
100000 workers.
Meanwhile. however. reports from
various parts of England, Scotland
and Wales indicate that the triple al
to do than the mere issuance of its
strike decree in order TO bring about
general cessation of work by the
railwaymen and the transport work.
ers, who, with the miners. make Cp
the membership of this big labor or
ganization.
Strike Call Challenged.
From Glasgow, Liverpool. Cardiff.
Edinburgh and several other i'm
portant locals of the National Union
Of Railwaymen comes word that the
rank and file are challenging the right
of the railwaymen's national execu-
tive body to call strike without bal
loting by the men. Some of these local
bodies of railway workers declare
their wages. which brought about the
strike in the coal industry, is justifi-
able, but they do not consider that
they have anything to thank the
miners for, and therefore should not
be stampeded into sympathetic
walkout- The general purport of these
messages from important centers was
that the railwaymen and transport
workers do not present solid front
on the strike issue.
This, it was commented by OBJ
servers, may account for the silence
which the labor leaders maintained
after the conference which they had
this morning with the prime minister.
Meet Premier Again.
After a two-hour conference the
only statement for the press was that
deputation might return to Down
ing street later in the day. This sec
ond visit did occur during the after
noon. the labor men meeting the pre-
mier and other members Of the gov
ernment. 1t Is understood the labor
delegates submitted proposals grow
ing out Of the meeting which the
executive board of the triple alliance
had held during tho morning. Mr..
Lioy0 UeolBe remained nfm, 1t was
stated afterward. on his insistence
upon the pre-eminence of the oues-
tion OF resuming pumping in the
mines.
1t was said after the afternoon con-
ference that another interview be-
tween the prime minister and the rail-
way and transport delegates might be
arranged.
Government preparations for meet
Ing the emergency created by the
threatened walkout Of hundreds of
thousands Of workers next Tuesday
ing. Although there was little evil
dence of those activities noticeable,
all reservists were under instructions
to report at their places Of joining"
without waiting for individual notice
from the authorities.
Defense Units Called.
The governments proclamation call
ing up army and navy reserves for
service during the strike invited
ing with territorial forces, capable of
bearing arms and between the ages of
eighteen and forty, to report at the
nearest territorial drill hall for the
purpose Of being commissioned or
attested for temporary mill service
with regular army in new units called
defense units"
The reservists were asked to bring
uniforms, il possible; one days food,
blankets, mess kits and other service
gear.
The Daily Graphic says Americans
in England are flooding steamship
companies with applications for
berths to the United States.
"A revolutionary tide is surging up
and carrying us with it," one Of the
Of labor told the Daily Nails special
labor correspondent last night. The
newspaper declares this may be taken
as an explanation Of the miners
point-blank refusal of Mr.. Lloyd
Georges proposal to first discuss the
although many responsible labor
chiefs personally profess anxiety to
arrive at a peaceful solution of the
situation.
Press IL Pessfmistic,
Apprehension as to the effect of a
nationwide strike on the chances of
the labor party at the next general
election is expressed. and it is sug-
gested that this fear may play a part
in the conversations to be held be-
tween government officials and lead
ers of the workingmen.
I'VE see no hope to save the nation
from disaster" declared the Daily
ing on the fact that the triple alli-
ance' will call it's men from their
posts Tuesday midnight IL the contro-
versy is not settled by that time
other newspapers. however, express
the OPT nion that calm reflection and
a respite Of four days may reveal new
possibilities in the direction of peace.
1t is stated in some quarters that the
actual calling of the strike was de-
ferred until Tuesday night, SO that it
might be possible to bring about a
resumption Of negotiations. The Daily
Graphic suspects that the forces Of
labor are 'indulging in their old tao
tics of saber rafting, and asserts the
action of the Liverpool branch of the
National Union of Railway Men in
declaring against a strike unless
ballot of the men favored such action
mutterings against the strike.
Water Pouring in Mines.
Commenting on the crisis before the
country, the London Times saws:
"The business has been mismanaeed
throughout by all parties concerned
The government has been too hasty.
and the mine owners have demanded
unreasonable and sudden wage re-
ductions. causing the mass Of neu-
tral OPT nion to swing in favor of the
revolutionary labor wing
The menace to the coal mines from
the stoppage of pumping was ex-
planned by mining authorities today
as being most serious. owing to the
volumes of water from seepage. which
in some cases amount to thousands
of gallons hourly, requiring the con-
slant operation of powerful pumps.
The greatest damage is threatened
/ in South Wales, where the mines
average q thousand feet in depth, and
where the hilly topography of the
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