Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-18
THELDRG STRIKE ENDED
Truce Effected Between English
Miners and Owners.
REJOICING IN TIE MINING TOWNS.
WORK to BE Begun at Once, and Thousands
of Suffering Families WIN lie Relieved.
The Board Of Cancellation VIII Fix the
Wages.

LONDON, Nov. Is-The great miners
strike which has now bten ON for months
and during which thousands of families
have suffered, is at AN end. The confer
ence brought about Us the government
adopted teie following resolutions:
First-That a board g Cancellation b. es-
tablished forthwith, which shall last at
least one year and consist Of an equal mum
ber-l4 each-of coal laine owners and
coal miners The representatives of the
two parties, before the first meeting of
the delegates, shall eIrieaVor to elect a
chairman from the outside. II they fail,
then the speaker of the louse of commons
shall be asked TO noudnate a chairman,
who will have the castiIz.s vote. The board
when constituted. shall have the power TO
determine from time ostime the rates of
wages Of the miners fross Feb. l. 1874. The
first meeting OF tho boS-.7l shall he held in
LuilGOn ON Dec. Is.
Ts Resume wossS NJ Once.
Second-rhat the men :-hall resume work
immediately % the old wages until Feb /,
and il is agreed that all she collieres rs far
as practicable shall be Tsopened forthwith
and no impairment PLACED upon the mems
return To work.
The representatives Ok the owners pro
posed that the men resezse work ut 10 per
cent reductions until March, when their
wages for the future shorld be fixed by the
hoard of Cancellation. II, e miners declined
20 accept these terms Snd insisted that
they should RECOMMENDS work at the old
rates. They agreed, however, that any
new rate decided upon should commence
in March instead of in April, rs they orig
iually demanded.
At last solution was arrived at by the
adoption of the above resolutions Lord
Rosebery then suggested that the oppor-
tuuity WAS favorable u decide upon u
minimum rate OF wages. This proposition
was not accepted by the mine owners, and
it was agreed that the question should Ike
left for settlement by the board of concilia-
tiuu.
The result of the conference WAS at once
telephoned to Mr.. Gladstone. The news
of the settlement Of tke great struggle
gives great satisfaction n all parts Of the
country.
Victory For the Miners.
Mr. Burns, the labor leader in an inter
view, said that the success of the govern
ment's Intervention was most important
as it would encourage an appeal To similar
influences when strikes occur in the fu
ture. He said that the result kills the con.
tention of employers that wages must fol
low the fluctuations in prices, because, a.
he explained, the cancellation hoard can
arrest the fall in prices or increase wages.
The miners he said, had won a maguiii
cent victory.
The news of the settlement Of the miners
strike created the greatest JOY in the min
ing districts of Lancashire and York shire.
The relief funds had been most exhausted,
and the people had become almost dcsper-
ate. In some places thu rcjoiciuGs over
the good news have become almost frcu-
lied. Church bells were ruug, and the
people gathered together and INDUCED in
dancing, singing and in other actions to
express their jubilatlon at the end of the
long struggle.
The Chronicle says there will be rejoic-
ing throughout the country at the treaty
of peace arranged at the conference and
says that it is peace with honor. 1t declares
that the result Of the conference is a
triumph for labor such A. the world has
never seen before and opens new chapter
in industrial history. If Lord Rosebery's
Intervention means anything, it means
state recognition in the support of citizens
in the maintenance of Il decent and pro
gressive standard of living.