Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-10-21 | Page 1 | British Rail Men Vote to Join Miners

BRITISH RAIL IN VOTE TO JOIN MINERS I I A A AAA A A A A A A A I COAL SHE STATUS TAKES I BHAVE TWIST I Railway and Transport Work- I ers Threaten to Join With Idle Miners fl WILL WAl K OUT UN! ESS I PARLEY IS RESUMED I Dangerous Turn in Situation Declared Likely by Leaders on Beth Sides ! LONDON. Oct. 21. The eoal strike situation took an ui ei pi t il and grave thi way ni.-n and transport workers dn- H thai they would strike In vympalh) with the miners unless nego- between the government and H the miners were reopened this week. railroad delegates- s.s- H what was virtually an ultimatum Mi-- government that all membi s H i cease work Sunday at midnight un-the un-the strike was settled or negot'-allocs negot'-allocs which would affect settle-no settle-no nt begun Sunday ILL CEA HE WORK f .1. li Thornis, general secretary of Ihe National Cnb f Railway Mt-n, railway men had decided "to insti H I r. nn. r Lloyd George e.-s the miners' claims aiv granted or negotl-at negotl-at ions resumed by Saturday Which i H in a settlement we shall i" Hed to take th.- net essarj sti pa H ' to instruct all members ha BnJaud, Scotland and Valj to eo.ii. WOrki in addition telegram i being dis-patched dis-patched to all members to be pr - Sunday next unless they hear to the si hilar threat; H The transport workers' delegates Lai- sued statement along virtual j the same lines as that of Ihe railway m.-n. Pressun is also Being exerted iv I the trad" union congress and the par- H 1 llanientary committee of thy labor maai ' bjen to force the government to Waive IH all previous considerations arid to call 1 im own and the nmiers' repre-nl a - kH lives together Immediately The government is understood to bd IH standing firm on the ground that auy LH Increase In wages must have reference H to Increased production, bur is win- V ing to re-open (he negotiations If the miners recognize thLs principle. The press association kos ir under- maS stands the district delegate of the m:nei ha" I- n summoned lo in London. The executive body of the Transport Workers' federation held a meeting 1 today after which Secretary Rogert I I Williams made the following Kate- Bnlesii something tangible happeUjl the government, who Is rr- H rponsibl for the negotiations oq the own.r.s :,ide and the miners' r.-dera- fH ''n in the next L'4 bouts, the ISBUe ioH will hae to be joined between the whole of the working class and thos Who support the government in tin Ir obduracy." 1