WEST COAST MINERS DECISION

Colonist, Volume LVIII, Issue 14395, 24 April 1917, Page 4

WEST COAST MINERS DECISION

REVERSAL OF ATTITUDE,

WORK TO BE RESUMED.

[United Press Association.]

Croymouth, April 23. The coal strike has ended. All the nines will start work again on Wednesday. Though it is unknown what the new conditions, if any, are, it is understood that a division , was taken by the men with a satisfactory result. Runanga voted for a return to work by 178 votes to 80.

Westport, April 23

At meetings of miners at Denniston, Millerton, and Stockton to-day, it was decided to resume work on Monday. It is understood that this is the result of a conference -between Ministers and miners' delegates.

It is stated that imprisoned'men will be released, but no definite information as to this is available.

The decision to return to work was unanimous fit Denniston, and was carried by a large majority at the two other places

Christchuroh, April 23

• The manager of the estport-S fcockton Coal Company received a telegram tonight from the mine manager at Stockton stating that the men there held a" meeting to-day and decided to start work on Wednesday abandon the go-slow policy. ThisMs a' complete reversal of the Stockton men's attiture, for in the ballot taken recently they decided unanimous^ in favour of striking. The decision of the Stockton men leads coal company officials he 3. to believe that the miners at Miller t-on and Denniston, m view of their latest ballot figures, will also decide to resume work.

Private information was> received in Nelson •••last".-.night that the Westport miners had decided to resume work, and were likely to f.tart again to-morrow (Wednesday). At Greymouth and Blackball the miners also resolved to resume. The voting at Greymouth was 116 for resuming and 60 against, and at Blackball 115 for and 85 against.