THE LABOUR DISPUTE.
REPLY OF THE BOARD OF TRADE. (Per Press Association. — Copyriyht.) London, Dec. 6. The Board of Trade, replying to the railway men's appeal to Mr Ritchie, president, to arrange a conference for the purpose of discussing their demands for shorter hours, declines to intervene. At the same time it points out that the men's programme is not likely to meet with a friendly reception. Attention is called to the fact that the Railway Act enabled the men to direct the Board's attention to the question of excessive hours. To strike, it is urged, would be inconsistent with the exceptional position in which the Act placed them. The representatives of the railway companies are unwilling to meet the men in conference. The Board promised to endeavor to remove the difficulty. Mr John Burns, M.P., speaking at Clapham, deprecated a general strike at the present juncture. The ■workmen leaders predict that the men will reject the terms insisted upon by the employers at the Engineers' Conference. The Engineers' Society is taking a ballot amongst 60,000 members now iia work on the question of an increased strike levy and shorter hours. The Executive Committee is also appealing for further strike funds. The Allied Trades executive concur with the attitude adopted by the engineers.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 495, 7 December 1897, Page 4
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213THE LABOUR DISPUTE. Hastings Standard, Issue 495, 7 December 1897, Page 4
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