May The expected coal strike in Great) Britain, which threatens to involve the whole industry throughout the country is just another of those crises which it is most unfortunate should occur at such a time as this, and is a striking example of the manner in which a purely local issue may quickly be transformed into a national question. 'There are two points involved. One is the question of the recognition by -the employers of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain, and the other the securing of adequate assurances to prevent the victimization of the men at the Harworth coal field. Taking] the second point first it appears that, for reasons of efficiency and economy, Messrs. Barber Walker had decided some time ago to work their Harworth mine on_a single instead of double shift. Before the dispute there were approximately 2,000 men employed, while at present, there are merely 1,000, Of the 900 men now unemployed the company only requires 350. 'The Miners' Federation of Great Britain demand
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