The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-04-08
INDUSTRIAL CHAOS
EIE::A!!ACES BRITAIN
he. citations With Striking Coal
Miners is OH.
RAIL MEN TO AID O|GG{RS
Decision to Extend Support May
Mean Nationwide Walkout, it is
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Luntnf April S-Wi1h The break
down & ~. conference between IN"
coal OWL r. a., lhc striking miners
conc. ii MA@, dispute and the
alm,>3 i!nmedia1e decision of the rail
way lii, /" join ;ilr transport workers
in >uplmrli,tG the h!nrr>. Great Brit
:, e. - trembling r;i is,r rH-,' t.. an
industrial precipice.
The prime minister, Lloyd George,
wiz" had attempted mediation. an
EuuuCcd The complete rupture of the
nr@',I ;Ili"nS to the house of commons
adding the significant statement that
ne ISSUE raised WAS much wider than
thai al wages This WAS Interpreted
generally Is meaning that the govern
mcmt and The miners. To AL im1rn1~
;tild purposes. We're again III grips over
h old question of naturalization of
Ilr miles.
Some ray of hope appeared III The
Subsequent debate in The commons
when J. X. tlyne>. chairman Of HE
Parliamentary Labor party, and others
pleaded with the prime minister TO
call he miners and owners together
with neither side offering conditions
as tie basis for the rpupeninG of no
gotis;liOn>. One of the members of
the miners executive body. Samuel
F'innry declared the miners were will
ing 10 nVg"Iiatc on this basis and the
debate generally showed Il ,l,~rr L.
make every effort t" bring thr con
te>lHnlS together again.
Meanwhile The representative of
the ruiIWaymrm. the transport work
el.~ AMI the manufacturers We're con
frr;'ing to decide what Immediate steps
should he taken tn enforce the miners
demands. Both he railway and trans
port men had stated their intention
OF giving the miners full support. but
10 intimation was forthcoming as Il
whether This would mean Il nation
wide strike.
The government, on the other hand,
continued apace its preparations i"
meet any emergency with the employ
InCnt of AL The facilities of the army
the navy.
The failure of the conference Lloyd
George declared i'll commons. came a>'
Il consequence of the refusal f the
Miners Federation t" allow the pump
Inrn Ia return to work until the min
c!'N' condition of national wage SyS-
tenn and Il national profits rool had
been accepted. The premier added
thai since il had been mace clear The
Miners Federation would NOT cnn>id-
CT ANY settlement except tn the con
crdiny of their demands in full. the
government, relying on the assistance
of TN" great mass of the people, must
take every means in its power to meet
the situation.
The view of the Miners Federation
Lloyd George asserted, was that to
permit the bumpers To return would
lie to relinQuish the weapon with
which he miners hoped To hrin" lie
government and the mine owners To Il
speedy acceptance of their terms.
Amidst cheers from the government
benches the premier declared that the
issue raised was much wider than
thai of what wages should he paid
The government, he said. had always
kept an open mind on the question of
wages and was prepared to use its
good offices in reaching Il solution. He
regretted extremely that the miners
had taken so grave IL decision, involv-
ing injury and misery to their fellow
citizens throughout the country. "a
well as to themselves
When Chairman ClyneS, of the Par
lameIAary Labor party, and others
pleaded with Lloyd George to bring
The owners and the miners face to
face without conditions on either side
cheers arose from the labor members.
The question whether the pump men
should resume work and the matter
of national wage system and a ma
tinnal pool should be discussed in the
conference, ClyneS contended, and not
be made conditions for the confer
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