The Archive · 1925

Owners' Proposals

London, July 20, executive of the Miners? Fede red for an oman (Meat Lord of the Admivaity), Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland (Minister of our), and My, Lane-Fox (Secreta of Minox), to whom it Is understood they made it "ite clear that it was absolutely imposstole for the miners' representatives to meet the. owners on the laster's present pros London, July 11.

The General Coune't of the Trade Union Congress after a meeting with the Executive of the Miners? Federation issued a manifesto en= dorsing the latter's refusal to meet the coal owners until the owners? proporaly were withdrawn and une dertaking to cooperate wholeheartedly with the miners? revistanee of "degradation of the dard of The Council is confident of the support of the whole Trade Union movement. A committee has been appointed to maintain continuous contact with the negotiations now Proceeding, with power to summon 4 General Council if necessary Mr. W. C, Bridgeman (First Lord of the Admiralty) sen the Miners' Federatic he had seen notices to terminate reement, recommended the continuanes of resisiavions, The Fuderation reviled regretting that the evalowers otused a ble requ withe drawal of the nutiz.-—Reuter.

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