Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-22
OPERATORS SUBMIT NEW
PROPOSAL TO MINERS

continued From First pasc)
charge, aud assumed control of ar
fairs themselves.
Public sentiment. which British
statesmen must ana do hold. is ap-
par"ntiy swinging to the side Of the
miners in their long -drawn-omt dis
puie over wage conditions.
The grave situation in which tho
general public finds itself is. 10 many
pcopic, far overShadowed by tho un-
fortunate NATIONS rc&ulting
throughout the mining districts OF the
United Kingdom, and appeals for fl
nancial assistance to relieve the
growing DISTRESS are receiving ready
responses. even from the titled group.
Workers Seek Guarantees.
With the let-down after the crisis.
the people are forgetting for the mo-
iEcnt the issue OF NATURALIZATION. and
turning To the question OF u living
wage, which they regard as essential
to all industry. hallway men and
other workers. meanwhile. are seek :
Ing guarantees from their own en-
pIoyers that their wages will not be
subjected 10 the threatened general
reduction.
The ultimate solution" declares
iToi' SSoi bllbcrt Murray. one oil
England'S most noted educators.
probably will be found only in some
scheme OF copartncrship under which
all employed persons will BE- inter
csted in the success of the mines, and
providing Il motive for initiative and
voice in tn" management"
Patrick Hastings, noted King
counsel, makes this statement:
Face Rndical Wage Reductions.
"on April l the miners faced the
most radical reduction Of wages in
history. At that time the people
about the miners grievances. The
strike was inevitable. People who
then blamed the miners now admit
hat the proposed wages were in
dcfcnsiblc. and that the miners are
entitled TO the faircSt of wages and
the most complete consideration.
Furthermore. such a settlement
should be made as Will prevent in tho
future our being placed at the mercy
OF Il section Of the community whose
interest obviously lies in wage re-
duction."
hampton. who is former miner. is
out on the propa uganda stump for his
comrades.
MY mates" lie declared in a
speech today. were offered the
equivalent OF from So to IS u week
Is.
This is a lower scale than that OF the
railway DortcrS or farm lahorers.
The miner il entitled to 4 square
seal. He has offered TO share his
"aGcs with his fellow workers. The
government has offered it's financial
assistance. Now it is up To the own
,rS 10 show their spcrtsmanship and
- deal Justly and generously with
The workers"
All the bitterness of labor towards
he coalition government. based ON
ssucs far wider than that of ti1
'ahinct's position in the mine strike,
We're emphasized in n striking inter-
view obtained by the United News
With the noted labor leader. Arthur
iiruda rson.
Henderson declared that labor is
Nal!rnEinE the government only on
Is stand towards labor. hut on it's
Irish policy and its international
dealings.
The present chaos will last as long
the coalition government lasts"
| l,' declared.
Coalition, ana not labor is on trial.
| me present disorders are due to it's
| policies alonc--its prccipitous decon-
| troi OF the mines. without adcuuat e
rejection Of the miners standard
! II living, ana its stoppagc OF WORK IN
| he >oal iicids. are responsible for
| these conditions "