The long dispute in the engineering industry was ended on
Tuesday, on terms which were virtually .the same as those accepted by the men's executive last winter and rejected by the men at & ballot. When the leaders of the Amalgamated Engineering Union, having rahausted their large funds and contracted heavy debts, plucked up courage enough to take another ballot, the men.gladly agreed to the employers' terms. It was stated on Tuesday that 75,478 votedfcr, and only 39,423 against, acceptance. Only a third of the members took the trouble to vote. It was sgreed at a meeting of ,the employers and the union leaders that work should be-resumed as soon am possible. Many orders -have been lost during .the long and futile conflict, but the industry, having attained peace should begin to recover its old prosperity if :employers and employed are actuated by good will.
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