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MINERS' DECISION. I

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MINERS' DECISION. I NO STRIKE TILL COMMISSION HAS I REPORTED. It was officially announced at the close of j the Miners' Conference at the Central Hall, Westminster, on Thursday that it had been decided to take part in the Coal Mines Com- mission, and that in consequence the strike notices would be postponed for a week-until March 22. It was also agreed that half of the Com- j mission will represent the miners. Sir Robert Home, the Minister of Tabour, presided at the Industrial Peace Congress, which wad held at the Central Hall, West- minster, on Thursday. It was attended by zom-e 800 delegates. In his opening speech Sir Robert Horne said "the great reform to which they looked forward for the prevention of industrial dis- putes in the future was the Whitley Com- mittee report. There was no question that the whole movement of modern life was in favour of workmen being allowed some share in the control of industry in the future. "I believe that from this conference," Sir Robert said, will spring a new vision and fresh hope, if only we will confront our problems as fellow citizens of a great country which has been redeemed by common sacri- fices of wa.r, an-d which can be re-created by joint endeavour in time of peace." Sir Allen Smith moved a resolution that the conference should record its determina- tion to promote harmonious working in in- dustry, and should appoint an industrial committee of twenty representatives of em- ployer: and twenty representatives of trade Un.ioii.i, ivith representatives of Government departments, to consider and report on the causes of the present unrest, and to take such steps as were necessary to promote the best interests of employers, workpeople, and the State; and, further, that an interim re- port should be prepared by the proposed committee as soon as possible." Mr. J. H. Thomas said the miners, rail- waymen, an-d transport workers stood un- alterably for the ownership by the State of the mines, railways, and means of inland and coastal transport. Mr. Arthur Henderson mov-ed a resolution proposing the appointment of a joint com- mittee of equal numbers of employers and employees' representatives, 'with a Govern- ment chairman, to consider questions of hours and wages and general conditions of employment, unemployment and its preven- tion and suggested that the conference should meet again not later than April 5 to receive this committee's report. The com- mittee he proposed should consist of thirty members, with four sub-committces which should start work at once. HOLD TOGETHER I In the course of his reply to the debate, Mr. Lloyd George said that by the summer he hoped that the cost of living in a work- ing man's household would have gone down by about 4s. a week. By the end of March j about half of that would have been achieved. The first condition of prosperity in this land was the restoration of confidence. The confidence of the employer, of the contrac- tor, of the business man, had got to be restored, and the confidence of the workers had also got to be restored. There was an atmosphere of suspicion which must be re- moved. They would never re-establish industry in this country and get everybody to do his best until they had all got an interest in the concern. Then they would feel that they -were all working for a. common interest, and in working for that industry they were working for the country and the well-being of everybody in the land. He appealed to the employers to take the workmen more into their confidence as to the conditions of industry, as to the difficulties of industry, and let them know the difficul- ties. To the workmen he said that be did not believe they would ever get 'the maximum of I well-being for4 all classes in this country until they increased the productivity of the I country. Improved welfare in every trade, and Lf all trades put together, depended upon improved efficiency. "I appealed some months ago in an hour of emergency to the people of this country to hold firm," said the Prime Minister. To-day I am making an appeal to all sections, 'Hold together'! That is my appeal." Mr. Henderson's resolution was declared carried by a very large majority, and the two sections of the conference proceeded to choose their representatives.

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