BRITISH MINERS
EIGHT-HOUR DAY TN PRACTICE. CLEARING THE AIR. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, July 20. The 'Daily Mail' states that the" results of the first fortnight's working under the Eight Hoars Act in South Wales have astounded many. The reduction in the output was 13.18 per cent,, and the actual loss 700,000 tons in South Wales alone.
The miners swe inclined to support a general strike, on the ground that it will clear the air. and they will ask for similar support later. The recent peace is said tc have been only a patched-up affair.
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Evening Star, Issue 14117, 21 July 1909, Page 6
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