THE COAL STRIKE

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2553, 30 August 1915, Page 6

THE COAL STRIKE

WELSH MINERS TO MEET THE MINISTERS OWNERS CONFER TO-DAY GERMANS WATCHING THE CRISIS By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rec. August 29, 2.20 p.m.) London, August 28. Mr. Runcimau (President of t'he Board of Trade) has consented to meet the South Wales deputation to-morrow. . A mass meeting of Western Monmouthshire strikers resolved not to resume work until all tlio original demands had been conceded. The "Daily Telegraph's" correspondent states, that the South Wales position.is grave. Knowing that the coalminers were 6tuhborn, their leaders sent a doputation to London with, the intention of throwing the whole j esponsibility on. Mr. llunciman if the worst should happen. The leaders realise the seriousness of the crisis, and thoi imminence of a general strike. 1 They are endeavouring to persuade tlio miners to continue at least until the Miners' General Conference, which is fixed for Tuosday. The minors take up the. attitudo if Mr. Lloyd George delivered the goods lie promised at Cardiff they would do their part. A PRIVATE CONFERENCE. (Rcc. August 29, 4.10 p.m.) Londoni August 28. _ ■ Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. llunciman .privately conferred witli tho South Wales' Minora leaders,' and have'asked the coal-owners to meet the Ministers on Monday. - WEST MONMOUTHSHIRE STRIKE, (licc. August 29, 3-50 p.m.) London, August 28. Thirteen - thousand men are idle in West Monmouthshire. "ENGLAND'S"'WEARINESS" GERMAN NEWSPAPER. COMMENT. Amsterdam, August 27. . German tewspapers comment on the Welsh Btrike at great length, as affecting munitions. Some interpret it as the first sigh of England's weariness of the war. ■The "Cologne Gazette say 6 Mr, Lloyd George can do worders, but nol the wonder of pacifying the Welsli miners'. ,• ' CERMANY A STEP NEARER YICTORY. (Rec. August 29, 3.35 p.m.) . Paris, August 28. 'A British officer states that tlie Ger mans on hearing of the coal strikp dis ' played boa'rds in the trenches inscrib ; ed, "England and the Navy aro coal less; Germany is a. step nearer .vie • tory." ]'■ [ .WAR BONUS PERCENTAGE [• AN INTERPRETATION. ' London, August 27. Sir George Askwith (Chief industria ' Commissioner), invited to interpret'hi; s war bonus percent-ago award, takinj • Northumberland district for a test case " decided that it cannot be extended' be ' yond the maximum of 65 per cent, oi 'Btaiidard rates; which'was r embodied ii ' tho agreements prior to the abnorma 1 conditions'duo to the war. As theabovi ' maximum has now been reached,- mei ! are - not'entitled to their demand for' aJ j additional'll-per cent; ■ ' SCOTTISH MINERS' AWARD. London, August 27. Sir George Aslnvitli awarded th Scottish miners an advance of • 6} pe cent., raising the wages.3d. a t ;Bs. 6cl. for men. They claimed a shilling