LONDON
THE MINING CRISIS IN ENGLAND
All transport personnel support the miners' demands.

LONDON, July 25. All the principal leaders of the National Union of Railwaymen, the Federation of Engine Firemen and Engineers, the Transport Union and Miscellaneous Corporations, as well as the Railway Administrative Employees' Committee, met today to decide on the attitude to be adopted in the event of a general miners' strike. After a long discussion, it was decided, since, in their view, the miners are perfectly justified in their present attitude, that if a work stoppage occurred, all members of the aforementioned organizations would categorically refuse to participate in the transport or unloading of any goods that might be ordered from abroad. They would also refuse to transport foodstuffs from one point in Great Britain to another.

Mr. Cook, secretary of the Miners' Federation, said today that it was true that management and labor delegates would meet again next Wednesday, but that he saw no hope of avoiding a strike unless the government plucked up courage and insisted that the employers withdraw their notice ending the present wage scale. Otherwise, he said, we see no change; we are making every preparation, in the event of a work stoppage, to provide provisions for the miners' families.

The British delegation's mission to the International Miners' Conference
The delegates of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain who will be going to Paris to participate in the work of the International Miners' Conference, which is scheduled to open on Tuesday, will recommend to the Belgian, French, and German delegates that they oppose the possibility of large stocks of coal being shipped from one country to another in the event of a dispute.

Building Workers Would Support Strikers
Finally, the Building Workers' Federation has just passed a resolution pledging financial support to the miners.

Mr. Baldwin Speaks of the Dispute
LONDON, July 25.
In his speech at Snowsley, Mr. Baldwin also referred to the mining situation.
We are, he said, threatened with a conflict between the mine owners and the miners. The reasons advanced by both sides are very good, but all the while, the financial situation of the coal industry is worsening, and we see Italy turning to Russia, Germany, and the United States selling to southern Europe and South America to our detriment.
It is doubtful whether the mining dispute, if it occurs, will result in just and equitable terms, but it is absolutely certain that millions of people will suffer as a result. That is why I will make every effort I can to promote peace.