Show I British Situation Situ tion S Growing Worse I LO LONDON DON Oct 22 England England was was was' I. I drifting into an industrial whirlpool toda today IS Coal miners continued on strike throwing thousands more wor workers ers o out t of ot employment The transport rt and I railway workers stood pat on their threats that failure to make mak a quick settlement with the miners will mean war to the finish between the working class and the tle government Union and government representatives representatives tives admitted the gravity of ot the situ situ- One Orie official point pointed out that of th the three divisions of rail workers that at ut Leeds I-eeds is noncommittal on striking Liverpool is s opposed and nd South Wales Wates is anxious to strike BELIEVE R. R R R. R MEN LOYAL The government believed large numbers numbers num nun bers of railway worl workers ers will rem remain in at their tasks if fLa r. r a strike l Is i called Officials Of Of- Officials professed professes themselves ves unimpressed unimpressed pressed by the threats of or Robert WillIams Williams Will Will- iams lam and other radical leaders of the c transport ort men and railroaders At the same time Premier Llod George had informed the house of coI mons mans that the situation was serious He added th that t he had not given up hope S it developed that Lloyd George conferred conferred con con- erred unofficially lly yesterday esier ay afternoon with Frank Hodges vice pr president of oC the miners' miners federation William Villiam ace Bj-ace and nd Vernon Hartshorn lab labor r members of Jt It was Vas supposed upp sed they were attempting to find some satisfactory tOT tory way of reopening negotiations DECISION SURPRISE The surprising decision of or the rail ail ailWay way pen men In o ordering a a. strike and nd servIng serving ser ing the government With an ultimatum came dramatically at the end of or a long session of union heads Pointing out the seriousness of dl the situation which meant stoppage of t the nations nation's economic life with the orlA nal ial es l in bigger disputes John II If Thomas moderate said labor now no was committed to toi i p. finish fight if it tho the government g persisted government persisted in championing the upper class It was WIls said officially today i are now jobless in England and have applied for relief donations I Declaring th the matter so important I that British labor tabor must act as a a. unit in determining pro procedure the parliamentary parliamentary parlia parlia- committee of the trades union congress toda today called for a meeting of ot the entire congress next Wednesday The call was issued to consider what help heip we must give to insure a settlement settlement settlement settle settle- ment of the the miners miners miners' demands Tho The sn situation aHon is' is i iso is so Important that unions should not be left to act in individually individually in- in the call can said The congress represents all British h labor |