The forty-seven unions, other than the Amalgamated Engi- neering Union,
in the engineering trades have not yet announced the result of the ballot on the employers' revised terms. It is, however, confidently believed that the terms will be accepted. The Amalgamated Engineering. Union adheres to its refusal of the terms, but is evidently on the point of yielding. Tho president, Mr. Brownlie, speaking at Oldham on Sunday, made significant reference to the " temporary set-back " that the union might expect. A colleague of his admitted that the funds of the union were exhausted and declared that if the men had to go back they should do so " with the iron in their souls"— which was extremely bad advice. Had the leaders shown more tact and more courage they might have ended the lock- out long ago on very reasonable terms. The skilled engineers have never lacked public sympathy, but their case has been deplorably mismanaged.
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