IMPENDING GOAL STRIKE.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 442, 24 February 1912, Page 5

IMPENDING GOAL STRIKE.

■ ~ THE CONFERENCE ADJOURNED. li.v T«lr::r;ip!i. I'tchs AHw»ciation.—Oopyrlßiit Jvcccivcd February 24, 12.5 a.m. London, Friday. The conference adjourned till Tuesday when representatives of the M iners' National Conference are invited (o join tlie negotiations.

the national detriment. fur Jiirrell in his Bristol speech said lie hoped for settlement of the minerß eor.l trouble, but neither ownerß not miners would be allowed to act to the delriment of tin* nation.

TROOPS APPLIED FOR. The magistrates at Rhonda have ap[died for fifteen hundred troops. The Times is urging the (Jovernmenl to prepare for the worst. It says it. is doubtful whether any decision of the National Conference in the direct ion of peace would command obedience. A South Wales newspaper in a labour leader declares that unleßß the Government, compel the owners to submit the stopping of the mines is inevitable. ENGJNEMEN WILL CEASE WORK. The National Federation of Colliery Knginemen decided to cease work in the event of a Btrike except for keeping water out of thu collieries. MANUFACTURERS NOTIFY STOP PAGE. Lord Dudley's agent has advised him to permanently close the Saltwell colliery in the event of a strike. Most manufacturers of potteries employing fifty thousand handß, the leading ironmasters in South Staffordshire and Coat.es' cotton spinners employing 'en thousand persons, have notified stoppage in event of a striko. KING AND PREMIER CONFER. The Premier conferred with the. leading coal owners and afterwards saw King George, who was deßirouß of being kept informed regarding the strike. TRANSPORT WORKERS TO ASSIST. The Transport Workers Federation at a conference at Manchester resolve to give any assistance the miners required including refusal to handle home and foreign coal. PICKETING CONDEMNED. Received February 24, 12.30 a.m. London, Friday. The Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom after a vigorous discussion of the abuses of peaceful picketing, resolved that the Government must, deprive the Unions of tbo rijrht conferred under the Trades Dispules Act. of inflicting damage with

Sir Waiter Runciman said, although lie was a Radical, ho strongly supjlllr; (• (i the repeal of the Act.