The Washington times., 1921-04-09
BIG 8 OFFER
TURNED DOWN.
Lloyd George Spurns New Terms
of AIliance-Draws Up
Public Manifesto.
BUsTLE IN ARMY AND NAVY
Royal Family Moves Into London
From Windsor Strikers Give
No Sign of Yielding.
By EARLE c. REEVES,
Interna tiOnal News Service.

ny EAhLE L. REEVES,
International News Service.
LONDON, April 9.-The blackest
day in England's history since Haig
issued his famous 'back-to-the wall"
message to the half trapped British
army in Flanders opened with both
sides in the great Industrial crisis
absolutely adamant.
SEND ENGINEERS TO PUMPS.
Determined to save the mines from
utter ruin, the government sent naval
engineers, adequately protected by
troops, into the Rhondda valley this
morning with orders to start pumping
Immediately. This Is the first use OF
military forces in the mine strike.
Clashes between miners and soldiers
are looked for. Other troops are ex-
pected to be sent to the Lanarkshire
coliieries. where the flooding has al
ready had disastrous results.
Feverish all-night efforts 10 get the
miners and the government together
were again completely fruitless. but
are continued. At this cabling there
seems no chance Of peace. for only a
packdown by one side or the other can
avert the- general strise OF the tripI.
alliance threatened for Tuesday.
omcials of the triple alliance.
headed by J. Fl. Thomas, the rail
mems executive. again visited 10
downing street this afternoon and
,sid new proposals before Premier
Lloyd George, but the latter fIatIv re-
fused to consider them unless the
mine pumps are manned. The dele
CATION then went back to Unity Hall
Tor another conference.
ROYAL FAMILY AT BUCKINGHAM
The royal family has moved from
Winosor Castle to Buckingham Palace.
windsor lies some twenty-one miles
rom LONDON proper. on the right
pank OF the Thames. Buckineham
Palace is in the heart of the capitaI
Is fortress as well as a palace.
PREMIER Lloyd George is preparjnr
manifesto to the people of the
cnited Kingdom, which, In its gravity
ana appeal, Is expected to be no less
momentous in British history than
was Haig's message to the troops.
The premier is holding UP the issu-
ance OF this appeal in the hope. it n.
saio, that the executive committee OF
tne triple alliance will return to 10
Downing street some time before the
ference
automatic destruction OF the king
dom's richest coal fields goes on I'm.
aoated, accompanied by ever increas-
ing violence.
Inc Kings call for reserves for nc.
tive service Is receiving a hearty
response. Scotland Yard, |headquar-
ters Tor the recruiting, was thronred
at an early hour by men of ali
classes and ages. ready to enlist for
ninety DAYS at common soldiers
pay.
NAVY ALL BUsTLE.
From Rosyth, 'home" of the bulk
OF BrfNin's fleet, comes word OF
significant activity. All warships
there. from the giant dreadnoughts
down to the mosquito craft. are
puffing noisily out of their smoke-
stacks. signifying thier readiness to
dash of an any assignment.
All London presented the picture of
a populace eagerly resolved to avert
a national calamity. but the actual
pressing into service of the reserves
and emergency forces was looked for
ward to with grave forebodings be-
cause of the spirit of bitter defiance
on the part Of the triple alliance.
whose nearly 5000, 900 members shaw
ed every determination to answer
force with force.
The first arrest under the new DOW
ers OF the government, which vir-
tually amount to martial law author
ity. was that Of Peter Chambers, a
miners agent at Dalkeith, who vay
charged with instigating a mob to
stop pumping at one of the mines.
MARINES ACTIVE.
At Plymouth this morning there
was mysterious activity among the
marines. All were first recalled to
the barracks, the buglers sounded as
sembly in the street in front of their
quarters, and some detachments were
Immediately dispatched in auto trucks
to unknown destinations.
Aircraft ay play a Tremendously
important part in the governments
efforts to combat the paralysis of In
dustry, transport and tran.c, and.
most " ALL food supply. due to the
strike,
"Bumps" and other airships, in
cludtng the type manufactured dur
ing the war on the Zeppelin model,
will be used to carry food from ports
to island points. while ordinary air
planes will act as mail carriera
Public alarm was manifestedtby a
sudden rush for insurance against &
damage, looting. and piliage. Under
wlters were overwhelmed with bust
ness. Tho rates are advancing slight.