Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-16
BRITISH MINES !
REMAIN IDLE
UNTIL ! FRIDAY !
Country Relieved from Dan
ger of Transportation
Tie-up. .
Miners Angered Over Ac-
ton Taken by Seamen
and r. r. Men.

London, April 16.-(By The Assu
ciated Press. 1.-The sensational de-
velopments of yesterday in the indus
trlal dispute. while relieving the
country from the danger of railway
and transport strike, still leaves the
nauon faced with q great coal crisis
involving continuance of the stop-
page Of work in the mines until at
least Friday next. -
The executive body of the, miners
conferred today over, the breach in
the triple alliance created by the
railroad and transport men condemn
ing the refusal of the miners to en-
ter into new negotiations of their
claims and abandoning the latter to
fight alone.
! Disquieted by events and uncertain
:of the feeling Of the mine workers as
whole. the miners executive men,
hers departed for their own districts
to report to local: organizations.
Next Friday there will be con-
ference in London Of miners dele.
gates at which it is expected the
miners will decide upon future tion.
Until then the miners will re IN as
they are. ta
Reports state that CONSERVATION
and even anger prevails among the
miners at the action of the other
members of the triple alliance. The
view widely expressed in London is
that the split in the triple alliance
will accelerate settlement of the
miners strike. In any event, the in
vitation to the miners to attend a
joint conference Of the coal owners
and government representatives on
the wages remains open.
! Alliance Split.
! London, April l6-Iabor forces OF
the United Kiigdom are today appar.
emily broken into sections as resul,
of the refusal OF the National Union
of Railwaymen and the National Fed.
GRAFTON Of Transport Workers yester.
day to continue their support Of tho
strike called by the miners federation
of Great Britain on, April /. Opinion
prevails in some quarters that the ac.
ton Of the railroad workers and the
! transport men means ttiesdeath of the
triple alliance This view is no
held universally, but, without doubt
the split. which developed yesterda,
will have serious effect upon the
rank and file Of labor.
The Laborites Herald declares tina
Frank Hodges, secretary of the min
ers' union, made tactically mistake
by altering the old formula of tht
union during his address before mem
! bers of the house of commons or
\ Thursday night.
The union has held it was useles.
to negotiate until assured of the es
!, ,tablishment OF national wage boare
I even If such body would not begi1
operations Immediately, but Mr.
Hodges changed the formality by de
claring the union would negotiate i'm
mediately, postponing the question O.
a national board. Assertion is made
that in so doing he went beyond hi
powers.
1.-The old machinery has failed" tn,
Herald concludes. I'VE must star
afresh and get a machine that will
work and develop a new spirit. Thi
is not the end; it is the beginning"
| Miners May Split
Whether the miners federation il
its turn will split, as predicted il
some quarters, remains to be seen
Mr.. Hodges position has become deli
port Of strong minority. The hand
Of the present executives of the or
ganization are tied, but the new con
ference Of delegates which has beel
called may consent to modify its in
structions SO that negotiations ma,
proceed.
Replying to the communicate,
from Mr.. Cramp and j. H. Thomas
notifying him that the railroad me,
and transport workers had withdraw
their support from the miners, Prim
Minister Lloyd George wrote:
II am gratified to learn your union
do not purpose to resort to an in
sensate method of attempting to com
pei the handing down Of judgment OF
the wage question by paralyzing tn
countrys Industries. and bringin,
suffering to millions OF innocen
people while the government was urg
ing a saner method Of negotiations.
/ . Stoppage Continues.
In the meantime the stoppage o