Government's Memorandum Handed to Miners:
Embodying Last Proposals Lengthy Sessions in Search of a Settlement 1 London, Nov. 11.
The Minors' Delegate Conference to-day unanimously adopted a resolution proposed by the Lancashire representatives giving the Executive unfettered powers to continue the negotiations with the Government with the object of arriving at a Settlement of the coal dispute, An effort is being made to get in touch with the Government this evening.
The decision means that the miners have yielded on the question. of hours. The Executive are now Prepared to inform the Government that they are willing to accept settlements both on hours and Wages subject to safeguards connexion with national principles or appeal tribunal, The Conference has adjourned until to-morrow to hear the result of the resumed negotiations. interviewed, declared Government met the ly as regards establishment of a tribunal, whatever the views of the coal owners might be, there would probably be a settlement, but if the miners' compromise on hours should be interpreted as a sign of weakness and harsh measures were contemplated, then the negotiations would break down finally.
The Prime Minister has cancelled an engagement to address the Unionist Conference at Glasgow to-morrow.—Reuter, London, Nov. 11.
The Miners' Delegate Conference @ecided unanimously this afternoon to give the executive power to continue negotiations with the Goving a settlement, This meant that the miners' executive could negotiate on a basis of district settlement without rosery:
The. executive, therefore, sought an interview with Mr. Baldwin and they met Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Churchill, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the Premier's room at the House of Commons, Later a full meeting of the Cabinet Coal Committee took part in the inter-
Hopes are entertained in some quarters that a provisional settle: ment may be reached to-night—British Wireless through Reuter.
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