MINING TROUBLE

Evening Post, Volume 50, Issue 50, 27 August 1926, Page 8

MINING TROUBLE

STATEMENT BY MEN'S

SECRETARY

"MINERS WILL NEVER EETUBH

TO LONGER HOURS."

(United Press Association.—Copyright). (Australian-New Zealand Cablo Ann.)

(Received 27th August, 3 p.m.)

LONDON, 26th August,

The miners approached Ministers of ' the Government without any plan, and were really on a speculative expedition, hoping that Ministers would be able to suggest some way out, says tho Parliamentary correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph." Mr. Winston Churchill emphasised that the dispute was one which the parties should themselves settle, though the Government was will" ing to assist if possible. Mr. A. J. Cook, secretary of the Miners' Federation, speaking at Woodford, said it had been decided that a verbatim report of the conference shall be issued to the Press on Friday. H« was willing that work should be resumed on the old terms until the mines had been reorganised, but peace wai not obtainable by starvation. This strike had been a great tragedy and I had gone on too long. It has cost more than the payment of pre-strike wages would have done for two years.. The ■ miners will never return to work longer hours, and if forced then the agreement will last only as long as the owner* have power to enforce it. /