On . Friday, October 29th, the Miners' Federation ra ised to submit
to a delegate conference the proposals r a settlement which had been drafted by the. General uneil. In brief these proposals are for district agree- • ents in regard to both wages and hours provided that certain national guiding principles. (which have not yet been defined) are observed. The terms are, of course, 78.4 not nearly so good as could have been obtained long ago, 785 but they are the best that are possible _now. After all, 786 folly does earn its penalties. The meeting of the delegate , 787 conference was fixed for Thursday of this week and when 788 we go to press its decision has not been announced. The 790 real question before the delegate conference is whether the Miners' Federation acting independently • of, or in 792 conjunction with, the General Council, shall be given full 792 powers. If these powers are granted there will be a good 793 chance of a temporary. settlement. The idea of the General Council is that directly work has been generally . 794 resumed a permanent settlement can be negotiated on 795 the lines of the Coal Commission Report. The owners 795 are still standing silently apart from all these movements.
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