Indiana daily times., 1921-06-28
NINE
STRIKE ENDSN
AN AGREEMENT
Terms of Government Ac-
cepted and Work Will Be
Resumed at Once.

LONDON. June 2s.-The British coal
strike has been settled. 1t was officially
announced today. The miners accepted
the Governments terms
Work in the coal pits. idle almost
three months, will be resumed imme-
diately.
The agreement was understood to have
carried a subsidy to guarantee wages
and to prevent loss to colliery owners.
The latter were said to have made i'm
-pOrtant concessions in the matter OF
wages. 1t was stated unofficially that
the miners abandoned their demand for
naturalization of the mining industry.
That demand was the principal obstacle
In the way Of a settlement at previous
conferences.
Secretary Frank Hodges of the min
ers' union promised that the men will
accept the settlement reached in confer
ences here. Parliament was expected to
approve a subsidy, although cOnferees
looked for spirited debate before action
is taken.
HOUSE OF COMMONS
RECEIVES NEWS JOYFULLY.
& Premier Lloyd George announced in
the House Of Commons this afternoon
that an agreement had been reached be-
tween the strikers and the colliery own
ers and that the men would return to
work at once The news was received
with cheers and there was the utmost re-
joicing throughout the whole country.
1t was learned that Premier Lloyd
George would ask Parliament to sane
ton a renewal of the subsidy ofer Of
ten million pounds sterling.
This offer had been previously made on
condition that the strike was settled
within a certain length Of time but the
time limit passed without a settlement.
+ The subsidy was to be applied to the
mems wages so that the wage reduction
which the mine owners insist is neces-
sary. can be carried out gradually.
MINERS SECRETARY
GOES TO COAL FIELDS.
Frank Hodges, secretary Of the FEEDER
alton of Miners, and the other members OF
the executive committee, left London late
today. They are going into the coal
fields to explain the settlement terms to
the miners and recommend their accep-
tance BY the various locals.
Hodges said that some hostility was
expressed in South Wales and Scotland
but he predicted that the mining industry
would be in full operation again within
a week
towards Of 100000 men were involved
in the strike. It had precipitated the
worst industrial crisis in the history Of
Great Britain.
OFFICIALS Of tn. federation Of miners
made two attempts TO bring about gen
eraI strike in sympathy with the miners
but both failed
STRIKE COST TWO
AND A HALF BILLION.
1t is estimated that the -Oal strike cost
Great Britain in wages. loss of produc-
ton and general business stagnatiOn, at
least two and half billions.
Industry has been paralyzed for many
weeks and train schedules curtailed to a
minimum There was less suffering that
would have resulted If the strike had
taken place in the winter. The country
hus been going through an unprecedented
heat wave when coal was needed only as
Industrial fuel
Government officials were jubilant over
the settlement OF the coal strike. follow
ing so closely upon the settlement of the
textile wage dispute. They declared that
the labor atmosphere win clear rapidly
and that normal conditions may be ex-
pected within a few weeks.