MINERS VOTE FOR PEACE

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 62, 6 December 1930, Page 9

MINERS VOTE FOR PEACE

Strike Spectre Gone

DANGERS EMPHASISED Operations of New Mines Act PRIME MINISTER’S ADVICE British Wireless. Rugby, December 4. The National Conference of the Miners’ Federation decided today against a national coal strike ■ by 330,000 votes to 309,000. Districts representing about 100,000 men abstained from voting. These included South Wales, where the men have continued to work on a spread-over ' basis.

The vote for peace was taken after the miners’ officials had pointed out the dangers of a national strike to the industry, the miners, and the country. Thereafter the conference reversed the recommendation it made last Friday that in the event of a stoppage in one district notices should be handed in throughout the country. Officials reported on interviews with the Prime Minister and other Ministers regarding the operation of the new Mines Act in relation to the coal istuation, and upon the recommendations of the National Industrial Board that in the South Wales and Scottish areas temporary arrangements should be made for working spread-over on the existing wages. < It was stated that, the Prime Minister gave similar advice, so that while work continued on such a basis the mines industry might have a chance to get the organisation changed and the new Mines Act working.