On Friday week the Parliamentary. Committee of the Trade Union
Congress decided to call a special conference of trade union executives and stated at the same time that action by separate bodies was undesirable. The railwaymen's executive received a further snub on Saturday when the miners' executive asked them not to prejudice the position by striking. Mr. Thomas, in a speech on Sunday, warned the railwaymen that extreme tactics were unwise. It was indeed apparent by then that most of the railwaymen did not want to strike on behalf of the well-paid miners, with whose quarrels they had no concern, and that a strike forced upon them by their executive would have split the union. Meanwhile the miners' leaders bad resumed the negotiations with the Government, which were concluded on Thursday. The Trade Union Conference met but did nothing.
