THE STRIKE.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 October 1920, Page 5

THE STRIKE.

HOPEFUL PROSPECTS. DEMAND MAY BE CONCEDED. POSITIONAL ON OUTPUT. 99 Asm.—Copyright. Received Oct. 19, 9.20 p.m. . London, Oct. 19. , Tnere is a widespread inclination to take a hopeful view of the strike prospects. r Many people believe the House of Cmmum# debate will result in the renegotiations. Possibly the miner* will be conceded the fe advance n P*J forthwith, to be withdrawn after ? C ! r r m P e . riod ,f tte stipulated output i» aot attained. Th» Ministry of Labor's effort to semw a discussion of the road tanseUim failed. declares there is a UtUiet. likelihood of « general election ' "iStrtewne of Mtor's current policy. . „<wT«nunent regards it as a chalto^ constitutional rule, and may •PWP thereon to the country.—Aus.•Jk CtWt Attn.

NO OVERTURES YET. M&HT AGAINST HIGH WAGES, Received Oct. 19, 10.30 p.m. London, Oct. 18. Tie Ikily M»il states that the GovWHMnt luus not received any overtures from the strike leaders, Mr. Thompson (the Daily Mail's Labor coriejpondentJ states that the miners •» suspicions that the Government are the flkief obstacles to peace. Some .leaders believe the Government intend to force a general election, on the plea tliat the country must be protected against the continued rise in wages, wUob is the reason of resistance to the BjWl* demands.—'United Service. ATTITUDE OF TRANSPORTERS HO DECISION REACHED YET. CNEMPLOYMENT INCREASING. Received Oct. 19, 5.5 p.m. , London, Oct 18. The transporters meeting to-day did MA MK& t deouios on their policy r»mrdinff the strike. Thev meet again 10-inorrow. Many Iron workers in Nottinghamshire »«• l«le to-day. A number of Middleswroflffc blast foresees hav» been damp* ed down, and within five days 10,000 "ujflftCemen will be unemployed. The L«rd Mayor of London has aband«nsd all pageantry at the Lord Mayor's j Show owing to the strike.—Aue.-N.Z. i Cable Assn. PRESS COMMENTS. Paris, Oct. 18. The newspapers contain grave comJnents on the action of the Enclish *l*en. Ilia Eeja de Paris considers that the »t r ie was "undertaken mora with revolutionary intentions than a desire for k'gfcef wage?, if the Labor movement IJagland does not resume its eld tra<Htiops, Britain cannot longer play the pvt in Europe that we look to her to flay" Tfce Figaro says: "It is only too certain that the nißMts jrfll deal a b'cw •t their own interests as well as pt Britain and Eurqpe."—Aus.-N-Z. Cable *s®.

BRADFORD COAL STOCKS. ioodoa, Oqt. 18. _ .ame manufacturers in Bradford havn luge feeerves of ce*l, bat a number will eloie down on Saturday.—Aus.-NX Cable jUaa.