Owners' Denial of Overtures AI-
Jeged to Have Been Made to Miners Brussels, June 4.
Mr, A, J. Cook, the Secretary of the Miners' Federation, arrived here by aeroplane to-day from London to attend a meeting of the Executive of the International Federation of Miners, He brought a letter from Mr. Evan Williams, the Chairman of the Mine-owners A'sociation, to Mr, Herbert Smith, the President of the British Miners' Federation, who was present at the meeting, suggesting that four or five miners' leaders should meet an equal number of representatives of the mine-owners to seck a basis of agreement.
The letter was submitted to the meeting, at the close of which it is reported that a fresh communication, was received from the Mining As-jon of Great Britain proposing! the resumption of negotiations on the basis of the maintenance of the present rates of wages and the establishment of an eight-hour day.
The meeting decided to take men sures to minimize the export of coal to Great Britain—Reuter.
London, June 4.
The Secretary of the Mining As-jon denies the Brussels report that a fresh communication was sent} to the miner Abortive Meeting:
June 8
As an outcome of Mr. Evan Williams's letter to "Mr, Smith in which the chairman of the Overs" Association invited the president of the Miners' Federation to meet him, a meeting was held this fefternoan' of representatives. of the fowners and officials of the Federation. The meeting lasted three and a half hours but was abortive.
The mine-owners' statement says that the other side emphasized that they were not disposed to shift from the position they have hitherto taken up. The owners have regretfully renched the conclusion that there appears tobe no immediate hop> of carrying the matter further, Reuter learns that the atmosphere of the conference wax far from eon-unive to peace. 'The miners, it ial alleged, took up a challenging, ime patient' attitude and absolutely vefused to consider any" departure from the prevent hours of working. They would not entertain an eight-hour day or reduction of wages, expressing: the opinion that reduction would not be necessary if reorg ganization were carried out.
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