New Britain herald., 1921-04-14
More Than 100 Outsi
 Industries Affected l Vote Of Employees ! Support Three B Unions
Last Minute Arguments
 Keep Miners, Transp Workers and Railwayn From Quitting Are | availing. zis :.

London, April 14.-(By Associ Press)-The federation of ger workers representing 1.500,000 sons in more than 100 indus outside the triple alliance decided day to support the triple allianc it's strike in the interest of the s ing miners.
 Conference This Morning.
 A conference this morning bet1 Premier Lloyd George and of1icia' the triple alliance which has call strike for Friday night in suppoI the striking miners, was concl] within two hours without any gress apparently having been md
 It was reported from the col .4nce that the premier made g statement appealing strongly to railwaymen and transport wor| asking them 70 exercise restraint not precipitate a crisis.
 All Arguments Fnn.
 This plea, however, does notI pear to have had effect Thomas. general secretary of th< tional union of railwaym1n de4 after the conference that he sec no prospect for the reopenk negotiations.
 On the government side it wa the labor men were unable to pI new arguments giving the .go1 ment any different view of their while the government, it was nl stood, did not indicate that 1t prepared to make further conces
 During the conference it devel the premier made plea to the men that they resort to the suggesting that they put their Cd the nation, and saying that the ernment would do likewise wit case and let the nation decide issue.
 Reasons for Rejection
 The railwaymen and the tran workers went to Downing where MT. Lloyd George and members of the cabinet met the their own initiative. Their oste| errand was to deliver in perso answer to the prenlier's requeI last night that the miners set specifically the reasons for tha| jection of his proposals for adj} the dispute between the miner the mine owners
 When the triple alliance ded an adjournment late last evenin understanding was that this would be communicated to the mier in writing and the miners not appraised of the intention a railwaymen and transport wc until their visit to Downing stre4 been arranged by telephone.
 When Harry Goslin. for the port workers, and MT. Thoma the rai1waymen had finished presentations of the miners cao had outlined their reasons for ing to support it by sympa strikes if necessary, MT. Lloyd a appealed to them to consider VI reason was on their side. If asked why they had not .availed selves of the ballot box.
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 Starvation is not your. weapon" he said. "You have e the weapons you had before weapons of civilization-perst] argument and reason. You can 1t to the nation to decide. You your plan, we have ours. Put the nation and we will put oj the nation. If the nation decide your plan is the right one, should you starve your people der to achieve something whic can achieve by reason. if req on your side.
 ''If reason is not on your aid should you force the nation by ing it, to surrender to unreason9 are not an unreasonable people vast majority of the people yc peal to are workmen. If the men are against us, we hav chance"
 Pointing out the impossibiM the government accepting the n demand for national poolfn profits the premier defined as .'r afzation up to the point of med and not of managing. which worse form of nationalfzation.
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