News of the Week
N0 better omen for industrial peace has appeared than the whole-hearted decision of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress to accept the invitation of a large group of employers to a Joint- Conference. At the end of the discussion by the General Council Mr. Ben Turner, the Chairman, said (as: reported in the Westminster Gazette) : "It was the. finest debate I have heard in all my long industrial life." Mr. J. Bromley said : "There is going to be peace all round." The General Council appointed a Sub-Committee to consider the most suitable subjects for the Joint-Conference. This Sub-Committee consists of Mr. Ben Turner, Mr. Will Thorne, Mr. J. II. Thomas, Mr. Arthur Pugh, Mr. Ernest Bevin, Mr. Tom Richards and Mr. Citrine, the T.U.C. Secretary. The Geirral Council desires that the Joint-Conference should be between itself, fully represented, and all the signatories of the employers' letter. The discussion, as was to be expected, did not pass without protests from the extrem- Mr. A. J. Cook pointed to the pitiable condition of the miners—a condition which he has done more than ani,man to bring about—and declared that any Confer- ence- with employers would be a farce.
