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THE COALFIELD TROUBLE. ( .

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THE COALFIELD TROUBLE. ( tki: ov:R-LAFpr;G shift. j I -no amendment to eight hours ACT." ACT." The Miners' Federation of Great Britain on Wednesday decided to oppose any Bill to amend the Mines Eight Hourg Act. The de- cision makes impossible the proposal of the South Wales Federation or an amending Bill to facilitate the working of Lhe over-lapping shift system embodied in Clause 15 of the recently-made :v-r<v%nii-r:t. The prem- ise of Mr. Sydney Buxton to introduce an Amending Bill as a Government measure was conditional on the support of the Miners' Federation, or, at any rate, to its passive ac- ceptance by the Federation, so that it might go through Parliament as a non-controversial measure. Wednesday's decision has disposed of that hope. The South Wales Federation, though bound by the agreement to do all in its power to facilitate the working of the over-lapping shift system, has now no hope of achieving its purpose by legislation. There is no hope for a private member's measure oil the lines of the proposed Bill. It would nave but small prospect of success in any circumstances; with the active opposi- tion of the other mining districts it would be foredoomed to failure. The South Wales Miners' Federation is likely to accept the de- cision as precluding the possibility of any legislative solution of the difficulty in the wav of over-lapping shifts in the South Wales coalfield, and will be forced back upon some other method of carrying out the agreement with the coalowners. The choice appears to lie between the adoption of the two-shift sys- tem, or the accepting by the men on the later of the overlapping shifts of working until five o'clock on Saturday afternoons. The official report of Wednesday's sitting of the conference states that the'first busi- ness was to take reports from districts upon the suggestion submitted by the South Wales Miners' Federation for the amend- ment of the Eight Hours Act. They showed a general determination to oppose any such amendment. After full discussion the dele- gates agreed to the following resolution:- "That this conference hereby re-affirms the resolution passed by a former conference on March 30th, and resolves to oppose any Bill to amend the Coal Mines Eight Hours Act. 1908. until it has been fullv sanctioned and authorised by the Miners' Federation of Great Britain." Among those present were Mr. E. Edwards, M.P. (in the chair). Messrs. W. Abraham, M.P.. W. Brace. MP., T. Richards, M.P., and J. Williams, M.P.. South Wales. The conference, it is understood, was prac- tically unanimous in their opposition to the South Wales proposal. Mr. W. BRACE OR MR. T. RICHARDS? It is rumoured that one of the Labour members from South Wales is likelv to be appointed official adviser on Labour ques- tions to the Home Office. There is verv little doubt but that the position would be offered to Mr. William Abraham (Mabon) were it not that he has already passed the customary age to which such appointments are limited. For this reason the choice is said to be between Mr. Thomas Richards and Mr. William Brace.—London correspondent of the" Liverpool Post.).

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