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Show Til CCTTi C TUr 10 ULI I'LL ini British Coal Miners Refuse to Accept Anything- Less Than the Surrender of Owners in Wage Matter. DISTRESS OF POOR BECOMING ACUTE Lloyds Writing Anti-Riot Policies; Retailers Raise the Price of Anthracite to New York Customers. c Special Cable to Thc Tribune. TONDON. March G. Premier Asqiilth tried again today lo porcuade thc miners to call oft the coal strike 1 and leave their differences with the owners to the government, but again the miners showed no Inclination to accept anything less than the surrender, surren-der, of the owners. Thc premier met the minors' executive committee in his office in Downing street and In a long speech appealed to their patriotism to end thc strike. He pointed point-ed out that they are causing untold suffering suf-fering among thousands of families and paralysing trade and .commerce throughout through-out the whole kingdom, but to no avail. Miners Determined. The members of the committee listened attentively to all lhe premier said and afterward discussed with him the various vari-ous points at Issue, but when they do-paxted do-paxted they were as determined as ever to fight thc question out lo a finish. Tho premier promised to confer with thc committee again tomorrow and attempt at-tempt to bring them to terms. The premier has promised the men that he wil force a minimum wage bill through parliament If thoy will go back to work, and has also practically promised to secure se-cure for them everj'thlng they aslc for. Four hundred Oxford undergraduates today formed themselves Into an Oxford university atriko emergency commlttoe and informed the government that thcy wore ready to perform any laak to alleviate alle-viate conditions brought about by the strike. They even agreed to drop their studies and go to work In the mines. Distress Is Acute. The distress caused by the strike became be-came more acute today. Many famlllos among the poorer class without fuel arc burning tbelr furniture to kcop warm. Thc prices of food look another step up-,ward up-,ward today and at the samo time the quantity for sale was greatly reduced. The supply of coal on hand is alarmingly alarm-ingly meager. The supply coming from America Is only a drop In the bucket and In addition no coal can be secured from France nnd a strike of miners; Is threatened threat-ened in Germany. The sailings of many trans-Atlantic liners arc being postponed daily, and thc Folkestone-Boulogne packet service has been reduced to one bout a day. Lloyds are writing thousands of dollars worth of anli-rlot policies. MINERS' STRIKE IN GERMANY LIKELY Special Cable to Tho Tribune. I3ICB.L1N, March ii. A national strike of coal miners hi Germany is imminent. The question of a walkout was discussed at scores of meetings today and lhe matter will probably be definitely settled set-tled at more meetings lo be held tomorrow. to-morrow. Ttcaliainp that the (situation has readied the critical stagn, lhe government govern-ment today Issued an order prohibiting the sale of arms. Thc German miners have boon restless for a long time and the" leaders are unanimous In lliclr belief that now Is tho best time for action, In view of the situation in Groat. Britain and thc Unloil Stales. The miners dwunind lull recognition of their union, shorter hours and moro pay. Germany has practically no reserve coal supply and, with tho French operators refusing to cxporl coal, It is believed that the operatives will quickly make concessions should tho men walk out- RETAILERS "BOOST j PRICE IN NEW YORK By International News Service. JfKW YOIUC, March G. Taking advantage, advan-tage, of tho. threatened strlko of the coal minors in the nnthracllo reglorni of tho United Stales, speculators In this commodity com-modity today boosted prices rrnui 30 cents to 50 cents a ton. The advance was confined wholly to oteam, used for heating purposes In large plants. Thi storage yards of the -coal operators am reported about empty in this part of the country and the speculators or middlemen middle-men apparently hold tho whip hand. Thc anthracite coal operators, In view of the advuncen made today, tonight Issued a statement to the effect that tho advances aro made by the retalt dealors and not by the operators. The prices of "do-mcslle" "do-mcslle" sIzoh, the operators claim, have (Ocutiuuod on Pupo TlurceJ II FAILS TO m m strike b (Continued From Page One.) ht-J practically unchanged for nine fejj the threatened strike become an !,lt Is expected that John Mitch-has Mitch-has successfully managed one or ie greatest strikes of the miners y, will come forward as the a of the United Mine Workers ka. This, It Is said, the coal i realize, and It was considered inference of the mine owners terday. Because of his great p for John P. White, the pre3-of pre3-of the mine workers organiza-ichell organiza-ichell Is expected by the miners the strikers, If the strike comes, if his skill and experience, rill bring together two great di-heads di-heads of the last strike, as I George Bner of the Phlladel-Readlng Phlladel-Readlng Coal & Iron company Is a dominating figure on the side operators, Mr. Baer, it Is rc-ris rc-ris indignant when President It Interceded to end the last sd Is said to he looking forward agerly to a finish light. |
