COAL STRIKE OVER.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12968, 22 November 1907, Page 7

COAL STRIKE OVER.

CABLE NEWS.

PREMIER'S EFFORTS SUCCESSFUL. SPECIAL TRIBUNAL TO BE APPOINTED. United Prc«__ Association —By Electric Telegraph--C-inyrgiht. .SYI.NKY. November 21. Mr Wade, iv making a statement in tho Assembly, said he was glad to announce that tlie coal trouble had com© to an end. Owing to tho forbearance of both sides, negotiations had arrived at the stage at which a compromise was effected that was fair ami honourable to all concerned. Ho traced the history of the negotiations, and said that after the meeting of the proprietors to-day ho had received information from the chairman that, they had agreed to accept the conditions of settlement. He had received a written communication from the miners and a telephone message from the proprietors, after the latter had obtained his .interpretations of certain clauses of the proposal-*, that they were willing to accept the conditions of settlement. He considered that there was no room now for misinterpretation. Th© only thing that remained to be done was the appointment of a Court at an early date. No doubt when the constitution of that tribunal was known it would be such as to give both parties, as well as the public, satisfaction, and a._6ure acccptanco by the parties of whatever award might bo made. He thanked those who had assisted in the settlement. The points raised had required much consideration, and had beeu fully and reasonably discuc-sed. He hoped there would bo a lasting peace between the parties. Tho -statement. 'was received with much cheering. Mr McGowan, on behalf of the Opposition, expressed ueop appreciation of Mr Wade's efforts to effect a settlement. Ho suggested that if special legislation were required in connection with the tribunal, th© Opposition would let everything stand aside while it was parsed. Mr Wade replied that h© thought the present law was sufficient.