The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-13
UNION OFFICERS WILL
CALL men FROM POSTS
TO INDUSTRIAL BATTLE
1000, 900 Workers Involvs
ed-Eectricians May
Aid Movement.

ed Press. The miners -.
cordlng to the Evening Stand.
ard today, have decided there
can be no renewal Of tho nego.
tiations for . strike settlement
even IL the invitation emanates
from the government or tho
labor leaders,
London, April 13-By tAe
Associated Press. )-Grcat Brit.
aims triple Alliance Of Labor
will call its members from their
posts ut 10 O'Clock on Friday
night It was announced here
this morning at IL O'Clock. This
decision follows the inability
Of the National Miners Ftdera.
ton to reach an greement with
the mine owners and the gov.
ernment for the settlement Of
the miners strike, which began
On April 1.
Other labor organizations
may become involved In the
controversy between the gov.
crnment and the 'sTripie Al.
lance" The Daily Mail de-
clared today that the executive
committee Of the Electrical
Trades union resolved last night
to support the triple Al.
lance"
An electricians strike would
paralyze street car traffic and
public lighting companies.
Injuries Country.
All London newspapers today
dwelt on the serious injury don,
the country by continued uncer
tainty over the inSustrial situation
The London Times and the Morn
ing Post pointed out 1t was not tn,
actual amount of the wages at pres
ent in dispute, but the question o
national control of the profits of in
dustries which was at stake. Thl
Morning Post emphasized the al
legged fact that hidden and subver'
sive forces were behind the whole
and declared:
"The miners demands must bl
resisted at all COSTS"
The Daily Herald. organ of labor
said the government had banged
and bolted the door on all hopo ol
an honorable settlement" and
fiercely attacked Mr.. Lloyd George
for "tricking the miners into delay
and definitely casting his lot with
the bosses" The newspaper called
on the Triple Alliance" to stand
pat.
The Triple Alliance" is made vi
Of the National Miners federation
having membership of 800 900; the
National Union of Railwaymen
with 100000 members, and the Ma.
tional Federation OF Transpor,
Workers, which includes a large
number OF unions which hava q
membership of close to 100000.
4,WO,OOO Idle.
1t has been estimated that II thu
Alliance" should call a strike
there would be nearly 4,O00. 900 per.
sons idle in England as a result.
The decision to strike wal
reached unanimously by the trans
port workers and railwaymen, ]. IL
Thomas, general secretary of thu
railwaymen's union said after this
meeting.
The walkout," he declared, will
take place at 10 o'clock FRIDAY
night. Many other unions have sem
applications to join the strike, anc
these are being considered"
To Combat Strike.
London, April 13. Cunites
Press.)-Premier Lloyd George, TO
the first time seriously threatenet
with defeat, renewed his effort t
avert disaster and bring about ;
settlement OF wage disputes.
The prime minister. confiden
that the miners did not wish to b
conciliatory, issued orders for tn
Fastening of preparations to com
bat the expected strike.
More soldiers and sailors wer
recruited and more volunteer worh
men assigned to jobs to be desorte
by union men.
The choice between governmer
and union service was difficult fc
workers who had seen service |
the army. In general, howeve
they decided for the governmen
The prime minister announced ths
union men who do not want
strike will be protected by arme
force II necessary. He declare
that their positions will not !
jeopardized in the final settlemen
The sole hope in the present sit
alton was the fact that the trip
alliance gave a warning of As hon,
before the strike becomes effe
tive.
Government officials declar,
their belief that not more than
per cent Of the railway and tran
port workers will obey the stril
order,