The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-15
MINE rs REF USE:
To DISCUSS PLANS
Of SETTLEMENT
British Coal Diggers Stick to
Original Demands
LOSING IT'S GRIP
Strikes of the Railwaymen and
Transport Workers To-
night Called Off

London, April 15,-Premier Lloyd.
George announced in the house of
commons this afternoon that the
striking miners had refused to re-
open negotiations for settlement
on the basis that had been suggested.
1t was also announced this after.
noon that the s. railwaymen's strike
set for 10 o'clock ION ght had been
cancelled by the general secretary of
the railwaymen's union. No eXplana
tion Of the new proposition taken
by the railwaymen was announced
but it is thought that it may indi-
cate spit of the triple alliance.
The miners in their latest decision
said that temporary settlement
would be possible only through con.
cess on of the two principles, a ma
tional wages board and national
profits pool
Later II the day it was announced
that the proposed strike Of transport
workers had been called off.
The calling Of conference OF rep
resentatiyes OF miners from all the
coal fields at a date to be fixed to-
morrow was decided upon by the e&-
ecutiye comm ttee Of the m ners un-
ion today. They took action after
hearing OF the cancellation of the
ralwaymens and transport workers
sympathetic strike. TIL executive
said tn meant the miners would
continue the strikc
London Friday, April 15.--De,
m ned efforts are being made to re-
open the negotiations between the
miners and nj ne-owners for a settle
ment of the coal strike. deputa-
tion from the House OF Commons vls-
tied Premier Lloyd George about
midn ght after Frank Hodges, secre-
tary OF the miners union had ad-
dressed members OF the House and
explained the miners points. The
mine-owners have decided to invite
the m ners leaders to continue the
discussion.
The deputation of members Of the
House of Commons left the pre-
mier's res dence at 1880 o'clock this
morning They declined to talk, but
many Of them are reported to have
displayed an obvious ar OF rellef
Evan Williams, president Of the
NJ ming association announced at
late hour that the mine owners would
extend another invitation to the rep
reseutatiyes Of the miners to de1ber'
ate both nationally and in the var
ious d stricts with the object of as
certain ng what was feasible to i'm
prove the lot of the lower paid mn
ers. The owners then again visited
wn ng street in response to a sum
mons from the prime min ster
New hopes of resumption OF the
negotiations, therefore, have arisen
through this offer of the mine own
ers to meet the miners leaders
around new conference table and
also the offer made by Mr. Hodges
in his speech to a meeting OF the
members Of Parliament In this the
secretary of the miners union said
among other things
I'VE are prepared to consider the
question of wages provided they are
not regardable as permanently on
d street basis, but only as of a tempo
rary character"
This offer will be conveyed to the
premie!
The whole labor movement is align
ing itself solidly with the miners
against the government The work
ers seem to believe that the hour has
struck for a final struggle against
what they, rightly or wrongly, sus-
pect to be an organized plan on the
part of the employers to force down
wages
The prime m mister, in a two-hour
conference in the morning with rep
resentatives of the Triple Alliance
declared the government would fight
on its refusal to grant a national
pool of profits There is stu some
mystery about the actual offer the
government made to the miners. NO
deta Is of the financial assistance con
templated have been given officially
and, according to some intimat ons
from the miners side, the govern
ment has only promised assistance
for the period Of month or six
weeks, which the miners consider
totally inadequate. This may pos
sble explain the miners accusations,
which the general pubic only dimly
comprehends that the government is
acting solely in the interest Of the
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