Evening journal., 1921-04-07
BRITISH Mine
STRIKE GOES ON
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threatening the life OF the country.
'Theren be nothing more left
here than there is in Russia II you
destroy industry" he told them.
Where will the miners go II Bri-
tain becomes only a home for cuiti-
vators Of the soil?" he asked.
Back to the land" retorted a
mining delegate.
IT'S not flooding the mines that
you are doing" the Premier de-
elared. IT'S flooding the nations
industries.
This is an industrial country. II
it ceases to be Industrial. it's de-
stroyed. There will be no home for
miners or anybody else.
England then will become what
II was hundreds OF years before her
industries we're developed.
''Theg~where will the miners go7
What country will take them in?"
Taking up the miners demand
that tho government pool all profits
and establish a national wage board,
Lloyd George declared;
Il think the decision OF the
miners federation Is one Of the
gravest mistakes ever made IN the
history OF the nation.
The challenge put forward by the
miners is much graver and deeper
than 1 ever realized"
The Premier asked the delegates
for comments but they refused to
discuss their demands.
we have nothing further to say"
declared Herbert Smith. spokesman
Of the delegates.
The miners leaders refused to
meet the primary demands Of col
liery owners that steps be taken i'm
mediately to prevent fiood Of the
mines. The proposed mine owner
/ meeting was cancelled.
AS a result Britain's preparations
for Industrial warfare were speeded
up. Thousands OF soldiers were
rushed to Strategic points. great food
stores were collected, further cuts in
| transportation were made and light
less nights were proposed.
The Premier personally attempted
to persuade the miners 10 change
their position. At a long confer
ence this morning Lloyd George
used all the arts OF argument at his
command. The miners declared they
wEhed to reach an understanding
with the collery owners and were
willing to make concessions but they
could not meet the primary demand
of the owners.
The demand was that before nego.
tiations be attempted, safety workers
should be Installed in the mines C
see that they were not flooded.
The destruction OF property. theii
spokesmen told the Premier. is theii
sole bargaining power now. Short.
age OF coal will exert some pressure
they said. but the weather prevent.
its full effect.
The ready acceptance OF Lloyt
Georges first proposal for reopenins
negotiations led TO the hope yester
day that a tleast a temporary peace
would be arranged.
II was known the owners would re
fuse the demand for pooling their in
dustry but they were expected Il
make big concessions in the way o
wages.
The miners gave no indication tha
they would make concessions but /
was said they would yield som'
points, once a conference was begun
Industry Immediately reacted q
the setback. Factory owners VIII
had hoped TO avert a shutdown pre-
pared to close their businesses.
Further violence was expected Il
the Scottish and Welsh districts
where authorities already had en-
countered difficulty in attempting Z
preserve mine properties from ruin
There was great anxiety over IN
possible action OF railway and trans
port workers. The two groups me
yesterday but did nothing more tha
pledge their full support to tn
miners. The belief that negotiation
would be started kept those worker
! from declaring a strike. In the pres
: ent impasse, however, II was feare
they might declare sympatheti
strike. possibly beginning the first O
, next week