Refusing Compromise London, May 1, negotiations broke dow because the miners finally' refused to accept a reduced wage the 1 before the reorganiza tion of the industry.
The owners offered a uniform national minimum wage 20 cent. over the standard, namely, same percentage as in the 1921 settlement. This offer was made on the of an eight-hour day, because the opinion was advanced that in view of the poor state of the exporting districts it would other-wite be impossible to offer acceptable uniform national, minimum, The Government, in conveying thi offer to the Trades guaranteed the carry with the Government in instituting such a reorganization, hi that, until reorganization brought the industry greater prosperity, the miners should not be called upon' to surrender any of their present! inadequate wages conditions, The Government then inquire whether, if the coal-owners suspend ed notices, the miners would accept the recommendation of the Koyal Commission that while reorgani tion proceeded the miners should of wages in that they were not prepared to accept a reduction of wages as a preliminary to recrganization of the industry, but they were prepared fully to consider alli the difficulties of the industry when the Government initiated schemes of reorganization, The Government finally offered, if the miners accepted the report of the Commission, including the way! recommendation, to establish advise the Minister regard to reorganization The miners' leader in his reply made it perfectly clear that he would not accept any reduction wages, 20 the negotiations terminate ed at' 11.30 p.m.—Reuter.
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