The result of the Nottinghamshire Miners' Ballot was announced last
Saturday. The question was whether the miners should be officially represented by the old Notts Miners' Association, or by the Miners' Industrial (non-political) Union created by Mr. G. A. Spencer. The figures were :— -Nottinghamshire Miners' Association .. .. 32,277 Industrial Union .. .. 2,533 Majority .. 29,744 This great victory for the old Trade Union is rather mis- leading. There is no doubt that many, if not most, of the miners, with the strong loyalty that is characteristic of their trade, cling sentimentally to the old organization, but the officials of the Spencer Union had forbidden the 20,000 miners who belong to it to take part in the ballot. Again, although more than 32,000 miners voted for the old union, the present membership of that union is only 10,000. * * * *
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