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The miners' delegates met on Tuesday. As the Labour leaders

denounce " secret diplomacy " but keep their own dealings very private, we are not permitted to know what the delegates said in regard to Sir Robert Horne's conciliatory proposals. It was announced that Mr. Sniillie's conduct of the negotiations had been approved. He had first taken a ballot of the miners on an " indivisible " demand. He had then divided the indivisible and dropped one part of it. The faithful delegates agreed to All this, despite Mr. Smifiie's simu- lated fear lest they might revolt. We can hardly doubt that, if he had accepted Sir Robert Home's offer, he would still have had the support of the delegates.