The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-13
ENCLANDFACEDWI BIGGEST
STRIKE IN HISTORY OF NATION
Four Million Men Will
Be Idle ByLast ofWeek
Newspapers Desire
Fight to Finish-Notice
Dispatched That Rail
and Dock Workers Go
Out at 10 p. m. F riday

London, April 13.--Great Britain's
triple alliance of labor" will call it's
members from their posts at 10
O'Clock Friday night, it was an
nounced here this morning at IL
o'clock. This decision follows the in
ability of the National Miners Fed
GRAFTON to reach an agreement with
the mine owners and the government
for the settlement of the miners
strike, which began April /.
The triple alliance" is made up of
the National Miners Federation, hav-
ing membership of 100000; the Ma
tional Union OF Railwaymen, with
100000 members, and the National
Federation of Transport Workers
which numbers as its members
large number of unions which have
has been estimated that If the al
lance" should call Il strike there
would he nearly 100000 persons
idle in England as a result.
The decision to strike was reached
unanimously by the transport work
, ers and railwaymen, J. H. Thomas,
general secretary of the railwaymen's
union, said, after this mornings
meeting
The walk out" he declared, will
take place at 10 O'Clock Friday night.
Many other unions have. sent appli.
cations to Join the strike, and these
are being considered"
Other labor organizations may be-
come involved in the controversy be-
tween the government and tho triple
alliance, Y The Daily Mail declared to.
. Oar khak tire tlye e6nasnittee ~.
tlte Elect lt2 Trades Union resolved
Iast night to support the triple al
lance" An electricians strike would
paralyze street car traffic and public
lighting companies.
All London newspapers today dwelt
on the serious injury uone the country
by continued uncertainty over the in.
dustrial situation. The London Times
and the Morning Post pointed out it
was not the actual amount of the
wages at present in dispute, but the
question Of national control of the
profits of industries which was at
stake. The Morning Post emphasized
the alleged fact that hidden and sub
versive forces were behind the whole
movement" and declared: 1.-The min
ers' demands must be resisted at all
costs"
The government today issued the
following statement bearing upon the
labor situation:
In the event of the threatened ex.
tension of the stoppage of work, the
government wishes to make it clear
that they will use the fullest powers
of the state to protect the workers
who remain at work in any services
essential to the life of the commun-
ity
I'm any settlement, which may be
reached, the government will give its
support in assuring that the position
of such workers shall not be preju-
diced as compared with their position
before the stoppage."
Reaffirmation by the triple alliance
of its pledge to support the miners
through, the announcement that it's
members would cease work Friday
night, keeps the Industrial sky still
dark. Many observers, however,
found reinsurance today in the fact
that day is to intervene before the
strike becomes effective which leaves
opportunities for several available
agencies to tender their good Offices
in an effort to bring opposing forces
to the conference table again.