Joy in Lancashire
COTTON DEADLOCK ENDED Goes to Arbitration RAMSAY MACDONALD’S MESSAGE (United. P.A.—By Telegraph — Copyright) (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) (United Service) .Received 9 a.m. LONDON, Friday. rIE parties to the cotton, trade conference have agreed to refer the dispute to a Court of Arbitration. Full liberty will be given to the owners of the mills to resume work on Monday at the same wages as were paid before the stoppage, pending the result of the arbitration.
Sir Horace Wilson, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Labour, was present. Both sides agreed upon the principle of arbitration and upon the terms of reference.
The Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, in a special message to the “Daily Herald’’ welcoming the end of the cotton deadlock, states:— “Peace and co-operation are essential. The workers must feel that their interests are not being sacrificed. After all we work to live, not any kind of life, but to live decently. The coal industry was allowed to be torn by senseless rivalry and competition. I now hope that the coal industry will be prepared to put new energy and new spirit into a solution of its difficulties.” There is great joy in Lancashire at the news of the agreement. Crowds of
people waiting in the streets at Blackburn, Oldham and Bolton broke into cheers when the result of the conference was made known. The conference lasted 11 hours. It was decided that the court shall consist of two representatives of the employers and two of the workers, with an independent chairman. The conference also agreed that the workers and the employers shall appoint a joint consultative committee to discuss proposals for the improvement of the industry and the strengthening of its competitive position. This committee is to co-operate with the Government’s Committee of Inquiry already appointed.The proceedings concluded in the most friendly atmosphere. Those present shook hands and expressed their earnest intention of working together for the benefit of the industry.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 744, 17 August 1929, Page 11
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327Joy in Lancashire Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 744, 17 August 1929, Page 11
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