STRIKE CALLED

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 3 May 1937, Page 5

STRIKE CALLED

BRITISH COALMINERS FAILURE OF NEGOTIATIONS [United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copy rightl LONDON, Ist May. A special delegate conference of the Mine Workers’ Federation of Great Britain called a national coal strike for 22nd May, following the breakdown of negotiations on alleged victimisation at the Harworth colliery and on the question of union recognition in the Nottinghamshire coalfield On 20th April it was announced that in a national ballot the miners, by 444,546 votes to 61.446, had empowered the federation to resort to national strike action in the event of failure in these negotiations LONG CONFERENCE HELD [British Official Wireless] (Received 3rd May, 11.14 a.m.) RUGBY, Ist May. In connection with the negotiations arising out of the dispute last November at Harworth Colliery, and in pursuance of the authority recently given by an overwhelming majority in a ballot of the coalfields to use strike action to enforce the claim for the recognition of the Mine workers’ Federation by Nottinghamshire owners, the Federa- ' tion has decided to hand in notices in i all coal fields to cease work on 22nd j May. |' Mines Department officials were in conference for several hours with representatives of the Owners’ Federation and the rival Nottinghamshire Union, which alone has been recognised by the owners since 1926, but no settlement was reached in time to prevent the decision of the miners’ delegate conference to tender notices.

sale. About half the world’s known monetary stock of gold is in American vaults. America has too much gold, but the President’s dilemma is apparent. He cannot reduce the price without disturbing the exchanges and initiating a deflationary move.

He is unwilling to go on buying gold and storing it away. If he decides on an import duty he must make the amount of the tax enough to discourage sellers abroad; too small a tax might still leave the American price above what other nations would pay. Too large a tax might bring it below, in which case America, would lose gold. Whether that would be welcomed is not clear.