London, Aug. 19.
The conference between the miners and the coal owners has broken down.
The conference between the minexs and the coal owners the first for two months, was held at the offices of the Mi Association London.
Industrial quarters beforehand} were mildly optimistic. They drew encouragement from the fact that] the Miners' Federation had decided! to approach the owners direct.
Officials of the Federation had] previously conferred with the Trades Union Congress committee on the subject of further financial assistance to the miners.
The conference lasted an_ hour and a half. It is understood that, both sides. adhered to their old positions, the coal owners insisting on an 8 hours day, settlement wages according to' "the economic position of the industry" and district} agreements, while the miners in. sisted on a 7 hours day and a national agreement, refusing to budge} on the question of wages until they' had definite guarantees regarding} reorganization of the industry.
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