Mr. Loyd George said that the! ime had come for the Govern-to submit its own Proposals, for it was a delusion to anticipate an immediate collapse of the stoppage, Mr. Churchill said the question of] hours and wages was no longer an insuperable obstacle. "He did not see the slightest difficulty in r2- conciling the controversy as between national and district settle ments, He still hoped that the Miners Delegate Conference would produc: come tangible proposal, and the Government had not excluded the possibility of making fresh proposals! themselves if this was the desire of doth sides, or even only one side, but this was doubtful as the me: Jat present only said "Give us subsidy"
ind the owners said "Leave is noteworthy that the Op-Position listened attentively Mr. Churchill and even cheered hi: for a national agreement if they Proved reasonable on the question of hours and wages.
Mr. Churchill wound up the!
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