BRITISH INDUSTKIES

Southland Times, Issue 20524, 28 June 1928, Page 7

BRITISH INDUSTKIES

REORGANIZATION SCHEME, JOINT SESSION CONFERENCE. Rugby, June 26. A full joint session conference on industrial reorganization known as the Mond Conference, composed of the General Council of the Trade Union Congress and representatives of the employers will be held on July 4. The interim report embodying agreed resolutions already reached will be considered and later placed before representative constitutional bodies. In view of this joint session the Trade Union General Council will to-day discuss the question of the continuance of these discussions. Although opposition to this course is likely it is expected that a large majority will favour proceeding with the discussions British Official Wireless. USEFULNESS OF DISCUSSIONS. CONTINUATION OBJECTED TO. (Rec. 7.15 p.m.) London, June 27 Afer a four hours’ meeting of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress an attempt, led by Mr George Hicks and Mr A J. Cook, to force the council to discontinue the investigation of industrial peace possibilities with the Mond group, was defeated by 15 votes to 6. Messrs Hicks and Cook urged that the discussions had reached their limit of usefulness. The meeting also discussed a proposal to establish national conciliation machinery to which the Confederation of Employers' Organizations and British Industries Federation will be asked to subscribe. This matter will be reviewed by the joint conference of employers and Trades Union Congress

on July 4. It is intended that this machinery be entirely voluntary and without the element of compulsion.—Australian Press Association.