Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3, 1 September 1915, Page 5

Great Britain

SOUTH WALES STRIKERS.

TERMS OF THE SETTLEMENT.

AN AMICABLE ARRANGEMENT.

[United Pbess Association.] (Received 9.30 a.m.)

London, August 31

The Press Bureau announces that the Coal Conference has arrived at a settlement.

The coalowners, desiring to meet the difficulties of the situation a s explained by the Ministers, and with a view to a final settlement, expressed their willingness to agree to the following settlement: That the mineral agreement already concluded at Cardiff be signed forthwith, and after this is done that the owners conclude a supplemental agreement, paying a bonus in turn to the enginemen and others not included in the general agreement.

The miners' delegates unanimously undertake to reoom'rtiehdC! the * workmen to accept the proposal. The men'ss representatives asked that the new wages operate 'from ;,Tuly 22. and the coalowners suggested September 1, but eventually both, [agreed to the date ;Wng;*Aaignst 21;, ,

CRUX OF THE SITUATION.

PAY OF NICHt WqIRKMEN.

London. August .'ll

The crux of the South Wales conference is whether enginemen, stokers, pumpmen, and banksmen are to be regarded as night-workers, as the miners contended. Messrs Lloyd George, Runciman and Henderson previously agreed that all workmen on night shifts should he paid sixturns for five turns wqrked. Certain proposals that were made will he submitted to the miners'- delegates at a meeting at. Cardiff to-day.

HOW SETTLEMENT WAS * REACHED.

CRISIS AVERTED.

(Received 11.25 a.m.) <\ |'r| *m 'lioiuioj., A^giistJai.j^ 1 The settlement ij regarded is a complete Victory for the men and the representatives of the miners. I The coalowners met the Hoard of Trade "at* ten o'clock. Coalowners left at midday leaving Mr Runciman and the miners' deputation to negotiate their differences, the owners announcing that they were ready to accept the Government's decision. !'lnterviewed : during the iVinch val,' :! the ininers'" leaders threatened f&K national stoppage unless settlepient was reached forthwith.'' j It was'eyi.dUv tha ! n.an angry jfeeling was .KTOwing''during the negotiations, the.'situation at this moment was more critical owing to a conference representing' 11,850 miners [at a meeting'ai'Cardiff,' of, which a large section favored the men downing tools without waiting the London deptitaÜbri's ;, repo'rt; The Conference finally resolved to favour awaiting the recommendation of the London deputation by 1244 votes as against 11.28 votes in favour of immediately downing tools. Later in the afternoon Mr Runciman dramatically recalled the owners who were returning to South Wales and an agreement was reached at 4.30 o'clock after Mr Lloyd George, Mr Runciman and Mr Henderson had finally interviewed the miners.

WELSH TIN-PLATERS' W^CES.

(Received 9.45 a.m.) , London, August 31. Welsh are, demanding a fifteen i)er cent increase] » n jwa'gesj

THE SHIRKERS,

LORD KITCHENER WANTS TO 1 KNOW WHY. London, August 31'. Lord Kitchener, in thanking MiThomas Frase'r for his recruiting et'-. forts at Glasgow, wrote: "I shall he glad to hear of any reason that is given by young and suitable men who are not availing themselves of this opportunity for service in the held, where they are so much wanted." SPELTER CONTRACT WITH CERMANY . CASE FOR THE KINC'S BENCH. (Received 11.25 a.m.) London, August 31.

i Before the Kind's Bench, the Zinc Corporation is asking for o declaration that the contract of April, 1014, to sell between three am] lour hundred thousand tons of spelter to Hirsch and Son, of Halberstadt, be abrogated by the war. The defendants plead that tlie contract was merely suspended during the war. Mr Govett, Chairman of the Corporation, gave evidence that the total output of the world was between eight hundred and a thousand million tons, of which Germany reI fined 350,000. The bearing was adjourned.