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Show I PREMIER'S REPLY TO ULTIMATUMS AWAITED fr O A A A A A I BRITAIN PLANS I DRASTIC BILL I FOR SITUATION I With Lloyd George's Answer f Awaited. Revival of Emer- gency Law Proposed GOVERNMENT HOPES I TO AVERT DISASTER Officials Look for Channel in f Which Negotiations May i Be Directed f (llv The I sociated Press.) British labor and ;the country as a whole waited anx-lously anx-lously today for the government's ,next move in tile deadlock over the coal miners strike, following the Strike ultimatum delivered bv the : tailvvaynien yesterday and an almoi equally pointed threat from the trans-( trans-( port workers. The repres, ntatlves of the National I Union of Rallwaymen were jji session and It was understood they OXnectad reply from the premier to the com-Imunfcation com-Imunfcation they sent him yesterday fc 1 giving him to understand that the railway men would quit work Sundav ("at midnight unless by Saturday the I. strike was settled or negotiations which would effect n settlement had been begun. CONFERENCE CALLED This afternoon it was announced that the parliamentary committee of the Trades' I'nion congress had called a conference for Wednesday next of the executives of the affili-lated affili-lated unions to consider methods of jlielpiug the miners in their effort to 'settle the strike. j Robert Williams, general secretary I of tho transport workers, announced in their behalf, with regard to the enrollment of volunteers by the gov-(eminent, gov-(eminent, winch has been going on, that the transport men "look upon jthe danger of the enrollment ot volunteers, especially from the mid die class and white guards of the community, as of more provocation than the use of troops." Consequently, continued the an nouncement, die transport men are considering the granting or permits in the event of an extension of the ksiS I coal strike, by whic h the appropriate 1 trade unions would provide tbe necessary food for the community. GENERAL DISCUSSION The conference of the National fl Union of Rallwaymen, it also was an- 'M nounced, decided today to invite the miners' executive to meet the rail-wav rail-wav conferees tomorrow afternoon. The miners' executive has been sum-moned sum-moned to London and will meet to-morrow to-morrow tu consider Ho- railway union's invitation and (ho geneml situation! H While these activities on the part of the labor side were being tlevel- - !oiicd. Premier Lloyd George and the. j members ot the cabinet were con- i.-ulting inturmally. but earnestly, dur- fl ing the morning with a view to find- jing a channel tor settlement. Opuu-Ion Opuu-Ion generally expressed in govern ment circles was that a del in It e op-portunity op-portunity for negotiations would b found before any serious develop- I ment arose from the threats of the I railroad men and transport workers. EMERGENCY LAWS In the house of commons this after-noon after-noon Edward Shorn, the house secre tar)', gave notice of the presentation l a bill to make exceptional pro- ton for the protection of the com- fl munity in cases of emergency. The contents of the bill have not yet been divulged, but tho announcement. is interpreted by the press as mean-ing mean-ing that the measure is intended to bear on th" strike situation. At a meeting of the executives of the Associated Society 01 Locomotive L'ngim men and Firemen today, H was decided to defei decision on the Qves; lion of sympathetic action with the miners until Monday. Tho calling of the miners' execu live.-; tomorrow wus generally be- lleved to presage a possible reopening of negotiations with the government. It is understood the meeting Wi fH called on representations of the mem- bvr- of the house of commons repre- fH senting Uie miners. With regard to the bill which Home iH Secretary Shorlt gave notice, it was fl said this afternoon the measure was mninly n revival of the wartime emergency regulations for a period of lH emergency, and that it was to be jH pushed forward immediately. PPK.L FOR ID. BERLIN, Oct Jl'. Li'adera of strik- iH ing British minors have applied to tljw H (Continued on Page Two.) j Britain Plans Drastic Bill for Situation I (OOSataaaStl PlUM rage One.) rnlners' Internationale for assistance. aaalBi rdiriK to the Vorwaerts. The newspaper adds that Oirman " arati bang I be Britten urik.- witii mti.i,i.- Intsrsst and ha sent a message to the British rout dig- mm Kers. wiablna them a speedy suuees bbPsb1 aii the world. Mpac tally Roasts Ip II taking a keen interest in the Oonflk 4P-' IsEl aL ays a mSnUSStO to thr miners, writ- Hl ten o M I .o nk ud Anr soviet Ruaalan delegates here, and mm printed in the note Kahi.., u radical bbbVbI HraR |
