Very few workers had their heart in the strike; they came out because they -were loyal, ostensibly, but they felt bitter because they were never consulted on the subject. Therein Direct Action made its firs, great fous pas.
The T.U.C, were looking round for a way out which would let them down with some dignity when the Archbishop of Canterbury took a liliand and suggested a sort of all round deal. Then others butted in, Sir Herbert. Samuel was asked come back from abroad and see i could construct a golden bridge. He came and there were unofficial deliberations at Wimborne House. A few of the younger Conservatives were trying to find a way out of the impasse for Labour, Ultimately it was quite unofficially—though doubtless with the personal knowledge of the Prime Ministor—eonveyed to the T.U.C. that if the strike were called off, negotiations on certain lines would be taken up
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