Miners Repudiate Horner's Statement
LONDON, Thu. (10 a.m.).—After a meeting of the National -Union of Mineworkers’ executive a statement was issued declaring that statements made by the general secretary (Mr Arthur Horner) on the French strike were contrary to union policy, unauthorised, and disclaimed by the national executive committee, which confirmed the repudiation of Mr Horner's statement by the president (Mr Will Lawther). The executive “wishes to make it plain that a recurrence of such conduct will not be tolerated.” , It was decided to appoint a subcommittee to draft a statement to members replying to Mr Horner’s statements and defining union policy.
(Mr Horner said in Paris that British miners supported the French miners' strike.)
Referring today to the executive’s statement Mr Horner said. “I am not resigning. I am carrying on.”
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Northern Advocate, 29 October 1948, Page 5
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