British Labour to Hold a Long Postponed Inquivy? General Council's Stand 1
London, Jan, 4.
The long postponed inquiry into the General Strike of last May la to be held on January 20. Tt will recalled that the coal stoppage Hbogan on May 1 and that a generat strike was declared by the General Council of the Trades Union Congress on May 12.
Shortly after the General Strike Jeame to an end the Miners' Federation and some extreme sections of the Labour movement demanded an inquiry with the object of arvaigning the General Council on a charge lof betraying the workers. The [General Council agreed to the holding of the inquiry by responsible loaders of the Trades Unions, It is stated in Labour circles, however, that at the inquiry the General Council will not be found standing on tke defensive but will, Jon the contrary, deliver a long me Jdictment of the leaders of the Miners' Federation, Tt will rth in detail the repeated occasions which the miners' leaders ree jected advice and ignored or dex molished every bridge for settle-Iment which the Trades Union's lea "—Jers had laboured to build while at the same time expecting the Council to be always ready to take action In their interests.——British Wires less Ubrough Reutei
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.