MINERS SAY "NO COMPROMISE."

Maoriland Worker, Volume 3, Issue 45, 19 January 1912, Page 17

MINERS SAY "NO COMPROMISE."

Durham Men's Warning to Leaders. The leaders ofw the Durham Miners' Association, are attempting to conu> to come to terms witfi the cool owners on a minimum wage basis which the rank and lile absolutely reject. Tho men hare shown unmistakable tlot>ji'niinjxtion to stand out. for a 7s per d:\y minimum, but their officials are o(!Yn;;g to accept tho present wage <is th-: , individual minimum. INTatuially i?:ucli indigtion has been caused by this action. At a niasi me-e-tiug of miners at tho Co-operative Hal I, Jtirtloy, in November, at which representatives from 23 lodges were- present, a special council meeting v/as unaniniou.sly demanded to con-.id>T the whole- matter. Mr. U. Oliver, Bewick Main, presided, and the .■ipeakvii wiiio Mr. R. J'iown, I'ipetli Busty Pit,, Mr, J. Staplin, Ravonswortii, Mi , . W. P. Richardson, Washington, and Mr. John Lawson, Alma. Mr. Richardson said it was found that the progeny of the mon who we.ro knoivii as tii<s ;n'g howprs wero Uiovor a'uli» to do tho amount of work their fathei-3 did. From tho national point of view, tho.rcfoiY>, it was not good for men to work as hard as minors did.. Miners found that they received great sympathy when, was a bi^ , colliery accident,', ami thoy wore told they μ-ero bravo'men, , Bμ t they would liko some of the sympathy which was so largely b:nknved upon bliom when thoy woio dea-d kept for those who wore alivo, and that'it should Ik< translated iiito a willuM>;noia to give a decent w»go. '■■'■'• ,: .. : ■■