Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 66, 17 July 1915, Page 5

Great Britain

PRO-GERMAN COLLIERS. I “THE WORLD AGAINST THEM.” ' United Press Association. London, duly 16. * At Tonypanby, tbe centre of the colliery agitation, the men apparently believe that if the price of coal is not fixed immediately the proprietors ol the collieries will make such profits that they will be able to close down ( tho pits lor an indefinite period after tbe war and make their own terms with the men. The owners are keeping up steam at the collieries in the expectation of an early resumption. | Mr Ben Davies and members of the South Wales Executive, who were interviewed. said; “We are going to tight the law of the nation and the definite resolutions of our own executive. We shall have the whole world against ns, except Germany, Austria, and Turkey,” Personally, he regretted the decision to strike, but tbe miners did not realise the full facts. Mr Aston, secretary of the British ■Miners’ Federation, stated that the Government alone could settle the dispute. He believed that work would be fill I v resumed on Monday.

A conference of mining delegates at Cardiff to-day, on a show of hands, decided by 180 to 113 not to accept the recommendation of the Council to return to work. A card vote was demanded. Humor states that stormy scenes occurred at a conference of the South AVales Federation. The meeting was practically unanimous in advising a return to work during negotiations, but the minority created something like panademonium. His opponents shout-

ed “Down with Standou,” when he said ,“I am a Britisher all the time, anad won’t advocate a stoppage.”

Portion of the miners in the western district of South AVales will resume to-morrow.

The Government has postponed the national conference of the mining industry called for July 21.