Show BENT 12 7 castle st grimsby england april 9 1921 dear editor for some time I 1 have been going to write you a line and thank you very kindly for the paper it does indeed reveal much interesting news of st george and surrounding towns which Is surely appreciated by a who happens to be some seven thousand miles from home if a yank appreciate bis his own country he should live in great britain a while under the prevailing conditions what Is known here as the triple alliance consisting of miners rail rall vay men and transport workers will strike at midnight on april unless negotiations between miners and owners are reopened the tact fact Is the miners are already out but the other parties are joining them tuesday the primie minister and miners association have been in conference but no solution of the dispute was found and at present the miners refuse a new conference so if it this strike Is effective the country will practically be at a standstill already most of the large factories are compelled to shut down adding millions to the unemployment list which before the strike run into untold numbers grimsby the city I 1 am now laboring in Is supported almost ent liely by her fish ash trade when normal about five hundred trawlers trailers lers unload tons and tons of fish on the pontoon each morning and they are shipped by rail to all part of the empire but it takes coal to operate the trawl trailers trawlers lers ers railway men to handle the fish and coal also to operate cars consequently grimsby fishermen and pontoon workers are taking a vacation of course they are in harmony with millions of others in ift other industries we enough coal in the bouse house where I 1 live to last a week I 1 am at present using my overcoat while in my study room to save what coal ve we have for cooking purposes and it if conditions carry on we a will be lucky it we get anything to cook several hours ago a proclamation was wits published by the king calling for army air and naval reserves to report for duty monday morning and part of the reserves consist of triple alliance men eo so there is the conflict or oncoming revolution personally I 1 am in hopes that t the he present industrial problems can be settled by arbitration and possibly they will be by the time this letter reaches you I 1 have very much enjoyed my labors labore since my ini imitation tation into the work I 1 was sent first to london and while there I 1 experienced many good times as well as some few that so pleasant last november bilth in company with elder jenson who Is writing tor for the deseret news and I 1 passing myself as a newspaper man were after a considerable amount of red tape permitted to enter westminster abbey at the time the king prime minister and several other leading men of england france and belgium and italy were present decorating the tomb of the unknown soldier taken from the battle field and burled in the abbey recognizing us as american newspaper men we received a tree free pass also received a pass to go entirely through the house of parliament some of the unpleasant experienc experiences consisted in being mobbed mocked and knocked about while holding open air meetings on streets and in public parks after laboring in london almost two months I 1 was sent to hull in yorkshire there I 1 labored three months having baying not a few but many wonderful and enjoyable experiences on march alth in company with F 3 madsen of salt lake I 1 was cent tent to great grimsby a city in tho the hull conference our efforts hero up to date aro are bringing brine lne forth fruits and each day we have opportunities to present the truth to many honest souls A baptism service Is scheduled in the near future with about eight applicants president arthur H taylor of salt lake who arrived hero here from hull a few minute aeo ago and who is personally acquaint ith zay 91 p tac tho bi 4 george people having done the beat ing and plumbing work tor for the st george temple joins me in extending best wishes to the progressive people of southern utah sincerely yours elder gordon IV nathis |