17 JANUARY 1920, Page 3

The answer was given to them when Mr. J. H.

Thomas and his companions visited Sir Eric Geddes at the Ministry of Transport. The public, when we go to press, are still unin- formed as to the nature of this answer. All we know is that the N.U.R. Conference discussed the answer for about five hours on Wednesday. At the end of the discussion, which seems to have been very lively, Mr. Thomas announced that no decision had been reached, and that the Conference was again adjourned. We may assume that on this occasion Mr. Thomas was true to himself and pleaded for reasonableness. We may also assume that though the Government had modified their proposals in detail, they had firmly maintained their general principle.