i Auge Joint committees of both the! employers? organizations in the Lancashire cotton industry have decided to invite the operatives to] meet them for the purpose of agree-Sng on arbitration as a means of settling the wages dispute, but they they have decided that there can he no question of re-opening the mills until the terms of the proposed arbitration have been mutual-arranged.
Although the outlook in the cotton industry is more hopeful to-day, it, ie recognized that there is still a Jong way to go before a settlement, reached.
It is hoped that the decision of the employers to-day will lead toa meeting with the operatives on Sir Horace Wilson, the Secretary to the Ministry of Labour, is not yet able to decide whether he can go to Canada on Friday to join Mr. J.H. Thomas, He has already booked his passage, but is prepared to stay in Manchester if necessary Router, THE SUBMARINE
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