The sun., 1919-03-27
BRITISH MINERS TO
TAKE STRIKE VOTE
Issue Is Acceptance or Rejec-
ton Of Sankey Report Of
fering q Compromise.
WARNED BY CHANCELLOR
Bonar Law Tells Men They
Would Lose by Walkout Ad-
vantages Already Granted.

LONDON, March fe.--Ths miners con-
ference has decided to recommend to its
members that they accept the sanksy 70.
port for the settlement Of the miners
demands on the Government and bal
lot will Be taken on the question.
Tho mon are urged to continue At
work on day to day contracts pending
a further conference after the ballot Is
taken.
Tho Official report of the conference
yesterday Mt the Board Of Trade between
Government representatives and the ex-
ecutive committee OF the miners shows
that the Government declined TO accede
to the notifications OF the Sankey re-
port a. suggested by the miners, who
asked that the six hour day be brought
into force in July. 1920. instead OF July,
1921. and that the wage advance be two
shillings six pence instead Of two shill-
ings.
Warned by Chancellor.
Andrew Bonar Law. for the Govern
ment, argued that the miners had gained
enormously by the Sankey report and
that by striking they would lose many
prospective advantages from the con-
A resolution adopted unanimously by
the conference calls upon the Govern
ment Immediately to withdraw The Brit
ish troops from Russia and to induce the
associated Powers to do likewise. The
resolution also declares for the with
drawal OF tho military service bill before
Parliament. Otherwise, tho resolution
states. the conference will take steps In
conjunction with other labor parties to
compel Parliament to withdraw the bill.
The committee appointed by the in
dustrial conference summoned by Pre-
mier Lloyd George in February last to
consider the causes of labor unrest and
to inquire Into the question OF hours and
wages has completed its report, which
will be submitted to another meeting OF
the conference on April 4.
The committee consisted OF thirty rep
resentatives OF the employers and thirty
representatives Of the trade unions The
report contains whole series of far
reaching recommendations for improving
the conditions OF the workers and the
relations between employers and en-
ployees. II is said to have been unani-
mously adopted. which 10 considered a
favorable augury for the preservation OF
industrial peace in the future.
Fer"anent SOunchl fropose0s
Tho committees recommendations
deal not only with hours and wages
but also with conditions of employment
measures for preventing unemployment
for the maintenance of working people
during Unemployment and the establish
ment OF machinery or the improvement
Of existing machinery for negotiation
and agreement.
For the purpose OF conducting further
Investigations, of keeping matters az
fecting the industrial situation under
continuous review and otfurnishing the
Government with advice upon them the
committee recommends the establish
ment OF a permanent Industrial council
The sankey report is the Interim re-
port OF tho coal commission, OF which
Justice Sir John Sankey Is chairman. 1t
was issued March 20. after an examina-
ton into the mining situation. 1t rec
commended seven hours OF work under
ground for the miners instead OF eight