BRITISH MINERS.

Grey River Argus, 13 September 1920, Page 3

BRITISH MINERS.

MINERS CONFER WITH MINISTER NO SETTLEMENT. (Rec. September 12, 5.5 p.m.) J LONDON, September 10.— At « | Conference between the Miners'' Executive and Sir R. Home, the latter suggested that committees of miners and coal . owners should discuss wages and anomalies. Sir Smillif, replying, said he respected Sir R. Home 's views and suggestions. He maintained that a price reduction of 14/2 a ton on household coal was inseparable from the men 's wages claims. After Mr Smillie had expressed the miners' views at length, Ihe Miners' Executive sat, separately to consider the points raised. They then intimated to Sir R. Home there was no new proposal in his statement which they considered could lead to a satisfactory settlement of the men 's claims. The Conference sat for nearly three hours.