THE EIGHT HOURS QUESTION.
By Telegraph.—Press Association. — Copyright, London, January 5.
The annual Conference of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain has been opened. Delegates representing 407,500 miners are present. Mr B. Pickard, M.P., is president of the Federation, and in his opening speech said the engineers' strike showed that it was useless to attempt to obtain an eight hours’ system while in conflict with the employers. Mr J. Havelock Wilson, member of the Hours of Commons for Middlesbrough, and a member of the Parliamentary Commission and the Trades Union Congress, reports that ho has realised £ 10,000 in America on behalf of the engineers’ strike fund.
Received January G, 10.55 p.ta. London, January C.
The Miners’ Conference has resolved to jiress for the establishment of tho eight lours’ system. The Employers’ Federation deny the statement that firms were leaving the combination. Messrs Sims and Co. have declared that they have no intention of receding from tho terms agreed upon.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LXVII, Issue 3327, 7 January 1898, Page 3
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