LABOUR MATTERS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIII, Issue 75, 29 March 1919, Page 5

LABOUR MATTERS

BRITISH MINERS

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, March 27._ Eight thousand Warwickshire miners have struck, being dissatisfied with the compromise. LONDON, March 2d. Unauthorised strikes of British miner s ai’o spreading. Uvcr BU,(XK) men aro out.

NOTTINGHAM MINERS FAVOUR STRIKE

AN UTHKIi DEADLOCK,

(Pec. March 50, 0 a.ra.) , LONDON, March 2B i At the ballot of Not dngham miners j 21.C00 were in Favour of continuing the | strike and 16,260 against, hence at j to-morrow’s negotiations between the j employees and employers a complete ; breakdown is threatened, and tpere are j indications oi a. political crisis.

BRIGHTER OUTLOOK

MUN I'llvS' EAEOUTi V E MEETS GOVEfUvSIENT.

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(Bee. March 3J, IU.2U a.m.) LUNTIUN, March 28

At a conference between the executive of the Miners' Federation and the Government, Mr Bonar Law, in the course ot a long conciliatory statement dealing with the miners' proposed raoof Mr Justice Banker's report, said that the Government was unable to go beyond Mr Justice Sankey’s chief recommendations. Mr Bonar Law emphasised the great 1 benefits accruing to the miners if tho report is accepted and a strike averted, and from tho anticipated fail in the cost of living betnro the end of the year; moreover the Commission would continue to sit and issue interim report's as regards the betterment of mining conditions, Mr B. Sniilhe (President of the Miners’ Federation), replying, undertook to Hilly submit the position to the Miners' Conference. He expressed the opinion that the continuation of the commission would probably open a new era, which would possibly do more to bring peace and prosperity to the mining industry than anything hitherto.