The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-18
CANCELLATION WINS.
Bnd of the Prolonged Mine Strike
in Great Britain,
wORKMBN HAVE TIE BEST OF IT.
Government Intervention in the Great
Contest Completely succcssfuI-A Board
Of Cancellation WIN Hereafter Fix the
Rate of wnges-An End TO Strikes.

LONDON, Nov. ls--The conference be
tween the mine owners and the delegates
Of the diGerontmmers' asogiations, called
by Premier Gladstone, was presided over
by Lord Rost berry, secretary of state for
foreign affairs, WHO made au admirable
speech, tending TO pour oil upon Che
troubled wulers. to the assembled owners
of coal mines and tine representatives of
their striking employees.
After @ fun and free discussion, lasting
nearly seven hours, the following resolu-
tions We're adopted:
First-That % board of Cancellation be
established forthwith, which shall last at
laust one year and consist of an equal
number, fourteen each, of coal mine own
ers and coal miners. The representatives
Of the two parties, before the first meeting
of the delegates, shall endeavOr to elect q
chairman from the outside. If they fail,
then the speaker of the house of COM
mons shall be asked to nominate chair
man, who viii have the casting vote The
board, when constituted, shall have the
power to determine, from time to time,
the rates of wages of the miners.
Second-ThaJ the men shall resume
work Immediately at the old wages, and
| It Ia agreed that the collieries, as far as
practicable, shall be opened forthwith,
and no impediment placed upon the mems
return to work.
The representatives of the owners pro
| posed that the men resume work at a 10
| per cent. reduction until March, when
their wages for the future should be fixed
| by the board of Cancellation. The miners
declined TO accept these terms, and insisted
that they should recommence work at the
I,I bon inf
! any new rate decided upon should COM
mence in March, instead of in April, as
they originally demanded.
Lord Roseberry then suggested that the
| opportunity was favorable to decide upon
a minimum rate of wages This PROPOSE
tion was not accepted by the mine owners,
and it was agreed that the question should
| be left for settlement by the board of con-
/ ciliation.
The result of the conference was at once
I, telegraphed to Mr. Gladstone The news
of the settlement of the great struggle
| gives great satisfaction in all parts of the
country MIR Burns, the labor leader, in
an interview, said that the success of the
| government Intervention was most i'm
portant, as it would encourage an appeal
to similar influences when strikes occur
in the future. He said that the result
kills the contention of employers that
wages must follow the fluctuations in
prices, BECAUSE as he explained, the con-
ciliation board can either arrest the fall in
prices or increase in wages. The miners,
he said, had won a magnificent victory.
The news of the settlement of the
miners strike created the greatest joy in
the mining districts of Lancashire and
Yorkshire. The relief funds had been al
most exhausted, and the poor people
had become almost desperate. In some
places the rejoicings over the good news
have been almost trsnzied. Church bells
were rung and the people gathered to-
gether and indulged in dancing, singing
and in other actions to express their iubil-
alton at the end OF the long struggle.