Conference to Discuss Policy: Seven'
Hour Day Question "Nov. 10. ners' Delegate Conference] sembled in London to decide towards the Government's proposals for the settlement of the seven-hour day, The Executive was not prepared to take the responsibility of comitting the Federation to district settlements involving not merely! wage revision but extension of! hours. This responsibility is thrown on the Delegate Conference. If the latter agrees to. accept district settlements, then the. Executive will speedily negotiate an agree mer The owners are adamant in insisting upon a longer working-day and will not consent to estab li ment of a national appeal tribunal empowered to co-ordinate or revise! district settlements, abandon the seven-lour day as a hard and fast principle the Government is prepared to do its utmost to safeguard the national minimum wage and other national principles.
'The Mineys' Delegate Conference' has adjourned until to-morrow. "It! did not reach any decision to-day.
There is some dissatisfaction isterial quarters with the attitude of the miners towards the! mediation committee of the Trades Union Congress. The latter apparently made suggestions and gave! promises which could not be falfilled "when direct conversations between the miners and the Government were held.
Tt is understood that in the event! of the negotiations being resumed between the Miners' Executive and the Cabinet coal committee the latter will insist on the miners putting in writing what they are prepared to do in the matter of concessions.
It transpires that when the Conference assembled some of the dele-the gates had received no mandate to agree to an extension of hours—Renter.
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