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THE COAL SITUATION.
seeking A settlement.
LONDON, lOtfi May.
Unofficial conversations conlntan, , but
there is no tangible development in con
nection wfith tlie strike, 'J'hc Fall ihdl
"Gazctlo" eiys: — "One method of nefctlo-
nn.'iit ih Ix'ing eonridcrcd on tlie loCowing
Iiiich: that the Government gixrnt of
TIU,000,(»00 should be substantially ju-
creased. and that the (State should recover
the amount advanced by means of a tux on
output, or even a tax. leviable on increased
output. Botib the owners und the miners
conttdcr 4.ho wjhcine eontiiins the elements
of a pennanent Hettlemcnt."
it h denied that the Govenmicnt Fug
geste'd tlio coal fisttlcment sclieme eireu-
iated by the (A-ntral News. Nothing but
unoiticial eonvccStiUions are taking place.
Ihe strike pay is dwindling. Nottingham'
miners now receive only 30/ weekly. The
T/i.l,lera klVtJ been informed that tiiey will
i!kVCj» l'ay a <ou'>' contrilmtiou wh-.n
the Htnkc ends until Urn unions' debt is
uipcd out. jcieester nuinera vu'u only re-
cejving /)/ wprtlh of tniduig vouchers, and
the lycrliyshirc miners an? receiving uotli-
ing, as the union is unable to ra/ist; a ioan.
labor M.P. castigates strike
leaders.
Mr. I ,!«urqe II. Rolmris, jziljor M.l'.. arl-
ilnv,s'|i|(i t.lio iiidiretyial linguo .liiii council,
sai, J tin con ytnkc was protracted, not Ins
cause of the righlooufincss of the cause, hut
of the cowardice of tlie kadcrs,
who were afraid to tell ilw rank and file
that the country could not nuiinUin an in-
diintry which could not maintain iteclf.
Jtvery trade union in the country wu.s Iwnk-
rupt, and dte mcmbcraliap was' dccretiKing.
I niccs unions would ce.ise to bo a force,
tins was brought about by people within
thu ranka The unions were pursuing a
ynunons international ideal.
the strike of stewards.
A mueUiig at Liverpool of chief stewards
suid second steirarrl." on ocean-going liners
decided to break awtiy from the uniion, and
form a new asuocialaon, with the atWMtniice
of the ship owners.
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