London, May 3.
The Negotiating Committee: of the Trades Union Congress arrived at No. 10 Downing Street at nine o'clock this evening where appears the Committee were assembled in one room and members of the Cabinet in another, Messrs. Thomas and Pugh acting as intermediaries:
Messrs. Herbert Smith, A. J. Cook and other members of the Executive, recalled from country districts, arrived at Street in taxicabs ut 11.45 pin, This development is considered hopeful.
Later.
It is officially announced that negotiations to avert a general strike have been broken off.—Reuter, Last Phases of Negotiation The manifesto concludes that the London, May 2.
The usual Sunday calm has been varied to-day by the succession of meetings. of political and Labour lenders, striving to effect settlement of the coal crisis eral Council is unable foreshadow. the reason why the miners should be locked out or why the grave decision of stoppage should be allowed. to take place. If it, does, then the responsibility will lie with the Government and the This morning a Cabinet Council owners. was held and lasted for an hour and a half, Meanwhile the General Council of the Trades Union Con gress was witting at its headquarters.
The significant announcement has. now been made that the Miners"
"Daily Mail" Blocked May 3, 12.15 a.m.
The "Daily Mail" is not publishing today owing to a strike of printers have been recalled by who objected to a "leader" con-telegram from dersning a general strike.
Later. The Editor of the "Daily Mi Ths Cabinet sat from fiv papa. te.attes, Cus er tien, seven we lack this avenin, when The Home Secretary (Sir William summoned the Negotiating Comt- Joynson Hicks) issued a notification mittee of the Trades Union Cone} late last night stating that the! country must be prepared for te hed tol £&Heral strike to-night and that the! his development is held tol Government are taking all possible barie for negotiation! steps to maintain the supply of food, fuel and light; to ensure' incty in cone Protection to all engaged in these ike is gradvalty Industries; and for the preservation mameatum. The Food] of law and order. sinners have arrived at their) Recruiting stations for volunteers ana ie" Of] will be opened to-duy-—Reuter, ulations for running milk trains, The Objectionable Leader London, May 3, ment to-morrow (May Trade Union's Stipulation 'The General Council of the Trade Union Congress manifesto declaring, biter alia, tha even now an honourable settlement can he reached but the Government's demand that the miners' leaders shall consent in advance of the negotiations to the reduction of Wages must he withdrawn, The notices also must be withdrawn in order to allow the negotiations to proceed without the issue being Prejudged, The "Daily Mail" leader to which!
Printers objected was headed "For King and Country" and said, general strike is not an industrial dispute. It is a revolationary movement intended to inflict suffering upon a great mass of, innocent persons in the community and therefore to put forcible constraint upon the Government. It cannot be tolerated by any civilized Government, We call all law-abiding men and women to hold themselves for service to King and
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