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The next great fact was that the Miners' Executive refused

to set on the advice of Mr. Hodges. The proposed conference as

to wages with the Prime Minister and the owners thus fell through. Mr. Hodges offered his resignation, but it was not accepted. The effect, however, of these moves upon the trans- port workers and the railwaymen was sensational. Their leaders decided that they could no longer support the miners, now that the very rational and sagacious attempt of Mr. Hodges to bring about peace had been frustrated. Orders were sent out on the afternoon of Friday, April 15th, not merely post- poning the strike of the transport workers and railwaymen arranged for Friday night, but cancelling it. No more startling event has happened in the history of British Labour.

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