Leaders Evidently Disposed to"
Accept Bishops' Scheme for Arbitration London, July 30.
'The Miners' Conference had a very. animated discussion to-day on the arbitration proposal in the Bishops' Memorandum, come speakers declar-Jing ite adoption would betokens weakening.
'There was very frank criticism of the leaders' suggestion of a compromise on wages while defending' the existing hours at all costs, some: delegates describing this as, a "surrender policy.
Eventually the Conference decided by a large majority to sond the Bishops' proposals to the districts for vote, with a recommendation that they be adopted.
Tt was announced that altogether 6,100 miners, excluding safety-men, were working on the whole of the coalfields.
Tt is pointed out that, even if the Bishops' proposals become the ofeial of negotiations, there is no the proposals possible, tes to-day contemplated that the struggle might extend until the end of September.
The House of Commons to-day adopted a resolution, by 290 votes to 84, continuing the' emergency regulations for a month—Reuter.
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