MINERS RESUMING.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1403, 1 April 1912, Page 5

MINERS RESUMING.

STRIKE OUTLOOK HBPEFUL. WIDE FEELING IN FAVOUR OF THE BILL. THE DRAIN ON UNION FUNDSBl '/uleeraph-Prcss Aosodatlon-CoDTrluli! London, March 30. Tho Minimum Wage Bill has received Uio lioynl as<i«nt. Mr. Ashton. secretary of the Miners" Federation, has issued a personal manifesto, advising the miners lo vote for resumption of work-. He explains that his action is timely, because some of the loaders of the federation have been ndvising the men not to resume. Mr. V. Hartshorn, a Glamorgan Labour leader, speaking at Macsteg, Wales, said that if the men returned to work they would not surrender, but rely on a tost of what they had won. ' About ten thousand inon havo resumed in various districts. Tho ballot lias been completed at Chirk. It gave over two to one in favour of resumption. Mr. J. Pointer, the Labour party's Junior Whip, says the Premier was extremely weak and erratic during the negotiations for a settlement of the strike, and constantly blundered, but all the blunders were, inimical to the miners 1 interests. Ho feared a combination of Conservatives and rich Liberals against him, and thus Labour was left in the cold.

Mr. T. Richards, Labour M.P. and general secretary of the South Wales Miners' Federation, says he is convinced that a large majority of the miners in South Wales will vote for a resumption of work. The treasurer of the South Wales Miners' Federation expresses regret that the- National Federation will not Rive some lead on the recommendation regarding the ballot at this most critical stage. Tho miners at Brynn-Kinallt passed a resolution in favour of abandoning foolish loyally to men who aro much tetter off than themselves. Two thousand men in North Warwickshire have resumed work. Largo numbers ir. Lanarkshire have also resumed. They stipulnte that they shall ho paid tomorrow, because they aro starving.