London, May 3, An official statement issued from No, 10 Downing Street at clock this morning says "The following decision of His Government has been conveyed to-night to Mr. Pugh, Chairman of the Trate Union Congreas Committee:
The Government believe that no solution of the difficulties of, the coal industry which would be both practicable and honourable to ull concerned can be reached, except by sincere acceptance of the Report of the Royal Commission, "in the expression acceptance of the Report' is included both reorganization of the industry, which should be put in hand immediately and, pending results of reorganization being attained, Stich interim adjustment of wages and hours of work as would make it economically possible to carry on the indust 1 the] meantime, "If the miners. or the Trade Union Committee on thei: behalf, wei prepared to say plainly that they accepted this propose!, the Government would have been ready to resume negotiations and to continue the subsidy for a fortnight.
"But since the discussions which took place between Ministers and members of the Trade Union Committee, it has come to the knowledge of the Government not only that specific instructions had been sent under the authority of the Executive of the Trade Unions, represented at the conference convened by the General Council of the Trades Union Congress, asking their members in several of! the industries most vital to the services of the country to carry out 4 general strike on Tuesday next, but that overt acts have already occurred including cross interference with the freedom of the press, "Such action involves a challetz> to Constitutional rights and] freedom of the nation and His Majesty's Government therefore, before it can continue negotiations must require from the Trade Union Committee both repudiation of the actions that have already occurred and immediate unconditional withdrawal of the itistructions for a general strike.—Reuter.
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