COALMINING INDUSTRY.
DISPUTE FACING BRITAIN. THE ATTITUDE OF THE MEN. NATIONAL AGREEMENT SOUGHT. OPPOSED TO LOWER WAGESBy Telegraph—Press ' Association—Copyright. tßeceived 5.5 p.m.) A. and N.Z. LONDON. April 8. It is understood that the executive, of tho Miners' Federation has decided to reject the proposals of the coalowners in connection with the recommendations of the Royal Commission, and to recommend the special conference of miners' delegates to refuse district settlements and wage reductions. There is intense public interest in the conference. The Daily Herald is silent regarding the terms of tho executive's recommendation, but there is little doubt that it will demand a national agreement with a national minimum wage, while not closing the door to negotiations or rejecting the commission's report. Mr. Herbert Smith, president of the Miners' Federation, in an interview, said the miners should not be called on to make further sacrifices. " I do not believe the. public require the miners alono to bear the cost of the reorganisation of the industry," he said.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19298, 10 April 1926, Page 11
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