Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-04
COAL CONTROL
TAKEN OVER BY
GREAT BRITAIN
Premier Makes Announcement
at Opening of Special
Parliament.
STRIKE DISORDERS GROW

LONDON, April 4.-Premier Lloyd
George, in opening today's parlia
mentary emergency session, called
by King George as a result of the
great coal strike, announced the gov
ernment lad taken over the control
and direction of all coal IN the
United Kingdom.
This converts the momentous bat
tie between miners and mine owners
into one between the miners and the
government, with the owners d
vitality interested third party.
The premier prefxed his statement by
reading Georges emergency message call
ing Parliament into a session a week
prior to the originally appointed date.
He announced the parliamentary debate
on the strike question Will begin tomor-
row.
News Of disorders at idle coal mines
is becoming more frequent hourly.
Clashes have occurred at the Jacksdale
mines in Nottinghamshire. At Rhondda,
striking miners forced the managers and
officials to leave the mines.
PREPARE FOR sTGIKE
BY TRIPLE Alliance"
A general strike by the triple alliance"
miners, railway men and transport
workers-is to be reckOned with, the cabi-
net concluded at a meeting just before
the opening Of the Parliament session.
Premier Lloyd George and the other
ministers are understood to believe
such a strike is inevitable, and to have
discussed O1anS tO cone with If
If the rail men and transport workers
actually join the miners it Will be the
first triple alliance" strike in the
history Of the kingdom. In every
previous controversy such a walkout was
averted at the eleventh hour.
Rioting was reported from Scotland.
where striking miners stoned collieries.
At Falkirk a mob OF strikers and some
soldiers attacked nonuniOn miners guard
ing the railway. Naval men are being
drafted to replace the crews manning
mine pumps to prevent flooding.
Strong police detachments were sent
to Fife. where serious trouble was
threatened
MINE OWNERS PUT
IN DAY OF STOKING.
Lord Blodisloe spent Sunday stoking
at his colliery at Lidney. Other coal
magnates, titled and otherwise, did the
same.
Every hour brings fresh proof of a
solidarity in the ranks Of British labor
such as has not been recorded in many
previous industrial crises. es.,.--.-.----
The pumping crews are falEng in line
behind the miners federation and rail
men and transport workers everywhere
are unhesitatingly declaring their inten-
ton OF standing by the miners, if neces-
sary, by walking out Immediately. Stop
Page Of work i'll the mines of Scotland
hich Jagged somewhat behind those OF
the rest Of the Kingdom, is complete
Several important steel plants, depen-
dent upon coal, have given a weeks no.
tlce to their men that they will have to
shut down.
sHIPYARD WORKERS
TO MEET MINISTER.
A delegation of shipyard workers was
scheduled TO meet the Minister of Labor
this afternoon at a conference at which
they Will resist any reduction of the
present wage rates.
The organization of volunteer emer-
gency transport workers is causing much
bitterness in the ranks Of labor. The
Middle Class Union, the governments
strongest ally in previous strikes, again
has given notice that 1t is ready to fur
nish thousands of volunteers.
James Henry Thomas, the railmen'a
leader thus far has observed absolute
silence concerning his plans He ex-
poets to state the case Of labor In the
House of Commons.