THE BRITISH MINING. CRISIS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 293, 6 September 1919, Page 7

THE BRITISH MINING. CRISIS

' o— ! ; _ 1 j PUBLIC OPINION ON NEW.- j DEVELOPMENTS question op direct Action .; By Telegraph—Prose Association—Copyright London, September 4. ~"j The decision of llio Miners' Conference ! to sunnort the ballot on tho question of '.! direct: action at to-day's meeting of llio t Triple Alliance does not attract'much attention. though it is believed in some < Quarters that the miners' vote will be j sufficient to carry llio resolution. To- j dnv's motion relates to a ballot on> con- i; scription and 011 intervention in Russia. It is considered unlikely that the miners : would desire a national striker on these j subjects, while leaving the question of direct action on the nationalisation of I the mines to the Trade Union Congress. The most likely, explanation will pos ; ] siblv be found in a passage in Mr. Srnil- . . I j lie's speech yesterday, in which ho do- 1 I nied. that the executive recommendation : meant Uie abandonment of direct action. ! | 'i'liev would liever, ho said, abaiidon the " j fitriko weapons. and whatever the Trado j Union Congress-did. the miners reserved ; I tlm riuht to deal with this matter,-^nd 1 to liavn another ballot if they thought fit. ; Tho "Morning Post" says the- miners' ■ ■loaders realise ..that the men will -not j strike, and other means for'sccuring'thtfir .. > aims must bo found; but tho "Daily Her- J i aid" says tho resolution means that .a t General strike is <i certainty unless cer- . I i tain thimrs aro done—Aus.-N.Z. Cable •' -j - Assn. : I QUESTION POSTPONED. ' j fc (lice. September 0, 11.15 p.m.)'' j ? London, September 5. j • The Labour Triple Alliance has post- j ' poned consideration of the ballot; on j 1 direct' action until after the Trnde Union : Congress at Glasgow.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable 1 , Assn. |