MINING STRIKE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 89, 1 May 1937, Page 6

MINING STRIKE

Iflislil Wirnlnu I

British Coal Dispute Not -Settled

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: . EHGBy, April 29. . . The negotiations-for .the purpose. of ftverting the threateued "strike of busmen in central London at .midhight tomorrow wero • continued at- the Ministry of, 'Labour to-day. So far as ispublicly known, the Transport " Dnioa | maintaius it dfemand of a 7i-hour day j (ind the London -Transpbrt Board, while i being prepared to ref er ' the issue to » j public inquiry or to aTbitration," has not I modified its- position that the demand j cannot be mct out of its.finances, .but it is still hoped that a compromise may be found. The Mines Departm'ent was also engaged to-day in industrial conciliation I ivith. a view to bringing about an agreeoient between the Mine Workers' Federation (a national delegate conference of whieh is due to meet to-morrow to [ consider action on the recent ballot of | coalfields which by 441,546 votes to ■ 61,446, authorised a strike to sectxre roi cognition of the federation in Notting1 hamshire) and the owuers of the Hurworth colliery, wh'o refuse to negotiate with th'e'local uniou affiliated to " the federation. j • A national sti-ike on May 14 is m'eni tioned in sOme quarters as a possibilitv. ! but the general feeling is more optimisi tie and expects a settlement. I 'The Prime Minister, questioned in the House of Commons to-day on the | position, said lie was . satisfied that j "iverything possible was being done to ' and a solution of a very difficult problem.