BRITISH RAILWAY TROUBLE.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3387, 16 January 1920, Page 3

BRITISH RAILWAY TROUBLE.

AN I;\IP()R'I‘ANT INTERVIEVV.

LONDON, Jan. 13

There will be an important interview this afternoon between Sir Erie, Geddes (Mirlister of Transport), Sir R. S. Horne (Minister of Labour). and a. eonnnittee of railw_aymen. The railway repl'esentat.i'»*_es will submit the ('.onSi.derzltiolls Wlrlfelr led to the Cout'erene‘e’s 1-e_so'lil'_tilo‘pn:,’ Suhseqrienitly the QOsi‘ioll will beltlisensscxl at 3., meeting ‘of Cabilret, which rvgls postponed from this rirornfirg ‘ a_wa_it'illg Mr Bonar Law"s I'el:_‘L‘_lrn‘f,_rorrl Paris. There appears to be a conciliatory spirit on both sides, the railxvay delegates expressing reacliriess to meet the Government :1 cons;iLlel'ablew\\'a:y if the latter nranifest a'dispoSition to reopen discussion.‘ It is not anticipated the Govermnent ivill givi‘ way much on the main principles ' Later III‘CSS3g‘CS state that t’o]lowin;_,»j an in-tervieiv with Sir Eric Geddes, the Minister of Transport issued a statement that. "’MI-"Thomas and other representatives 'of'.the National Union of Rnilwaymen"fully "explained the reasons for the I"ej'ection of the Government’s offer. Si'r'~'Erie Geddes promised to lay the matter before Cabinet imemdiately, aha irfrange to meet the .I‘-illl\\’tlyll‘l(,’l]’.s r'e‘pl’eselltativL's tomorrow afternoon to zlnnotlneo the Government’s answer. _