MINERS' BALLOT

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 35, 5 November 1920, Page 7

MINERS' BALLOT

1 SMALL MAJORITY AGAINST ' ACCEPTANCE EXECUTIVE DECLARES STRIKE OFF By Telegnph-Fresi Aisooiatlon-Oojiyrlirht London, November 3. The miners' ballot showed a majority of 8459 against acceptance, but! the executive has advised the men to resume work to-morrow.—-Aus -N.Z. Cable 'Assn. (Rec. November 4, 5.5 p.m.) London, November 3.

The Yorkshire miners, by two to one, voted for acceptance of the agreement, Lancashire voted five to one against it. The South Wales vote was nine to five against lOie agreement.

Th? executive met late in the afternoon to receive the full reports. Mr. R. Smillio pointed out llmt under the constitution of the Miners' Federation a iwotliirds majority was necessary for continuance of the strike. The complete figures for the offer were 338,045, and those against it were 346,301 A long discussion followed, and a resolution was adopted that in view of uhe above-mentioned role tho striko be declared off and the men advised to resume work to-morrow, or as soon as possible. —Aus.-N.Z. Cnblo Assn. DEMANDS OF FRENCH MINERS* NATIONAL' COUNCIL DECIDE IN FAVOUR OP STRIKE. Paris, November 3. Tho National Minors' Council has decided in favour of a striko on tho fifteenth if their demands are not granted.—Aus.N.Z. Cablo Assn. ' [Tho National Council of Miners forwairded to' the Ministers of Labour and Public Works new demands, chiefly increases in, -wages! bringing them to 51.0 por cent, above the pre-war level , The ''Paris JournalV Berlin t correspondent deolaral that secret agents from M<jscow were stirring up the miners' in the Ruhr Valley to strike in sympathy with tho English .miners."]