NEWS OF THE WEEK.
THE miners' strike, long threatened, has now begun, and is doing as much harm to the community as its promoters anticipated. Thousands of workmen in the steel trades have been thrown out of work, and many factories are working half-time. Shipping is held up, and the railway services are being curtailed. Happily, the moderate men among the miners' leaders seem to be regaining control, and, as we write on Thursday morning, there is much talk of finding a peaceful way out of the difficulty created by the extremists. The railwaymen's delegates met on Wednesday and deferred their decision about a " sym- pathetic " strike, presumably because there seemed a chance of a settlement. The Prime Minister's firm and reasonable speech in the House on Tuesday and Sir Robert Home's admirable statement of the position have impressed the public most favourably. The Government seem resolved to govern. We must now summarize the course of events.
