New Britain herald., 1926-05-15
BRITISH MINERS
 ADJOURN MEETING
Will Announce Stand on Govt. Peace Proposals Next Thursday

London. May 15 lPl-A conference Of the miners delegates called for this morning adjourned shortly after gathering. until next Thursday. No decision was reached concerning the government proposals for settle mont of the dispute between the miners and mine owners.
 Between now and Thursday the government proposals will be sub mitted 10 various districts by doIe- gates who are departing lhi'her forthwith.
 Slowly Back To Normal
 Though 1t is obvious the wheels cf industry, brought to a stop by the general strike. cannot be set turning at the touch of magcians wand and that full resumption will come only by degrees, nevertheless the people are working hard 10 give effect 10 Premier Baldwin's state ment in the house of commons yes teriay.
 The supreme necessity of the country requires that the largest body Of men possible be brought back 10 work at the earliest possible moment" declared the premier. this statement, together with the agree ment between the railway managers and the railwaymen' union and the arrangements made 10 resume work on the tramways, sUbways and om- nibuses, has been greeted with hearty satisfaction by q majority of the people
 Workers Dissatisfied
 The first step toward normaliza- ton will be 10 get the assent of the trades unionists to the terms their leaders have made with employers. There are signs that q section of both the miners and railwaymen re- sent the arrangements announced yesterday. Many of the miners are disgruntled over the prospect of q reduction in pay and an increase of hours of work, even for the com- short periods foreshadow- ed in Premier Baldwins proposal for 8 settlement of the lockout.
 R. R. Men Are Bitter
 Numbers Of railway men bitterly denounce what they regard as tho terms signed on their behalf by their union leaders. An instance Of this attitude was fur nished last night at a big meeting of railwaymont at Pontypool, a busy center of the Great Western rail- road. when the men repudiatcd the agreement and increased their pick cts over side areas.
 The Welsh miners are displaying dissatisfaction and other mining districts may be expected to yehe- mcntly express dissent over the pro- posed settlement of the coal strike. of their leaders by un. ionists is no new thing among Brit ish workers. But the leaders have their own way in surmountlng such II is manifest, never thelcss, that strenuous time is ahead for the trade union officials in getting all the men back 10 work. The belief is expressed that the reservations 10 Unemployment the secured by their arrec- ments will rankle long in the minds of the unionists.
 Expected To Resume
 Notwithstanding the disSatisfac- ion Of sections of the workers the i general body of the railwaymen and | many others Of the transport work 1 ITS are expected to respond to the ! all to return to work after the i reek-end. One big railway system , las announced normal services for | tomorrow, it is believed Monday | nay See a pretty general resumption , If passenger traffic on all lines. ! freight traffic will be longer ill | normal.
 The dockers and transport men. i vhosc position is still unsettled | ,robably will negotiate for an agree | nent during the week end.
 Following the recent weighty lo- gal opinions that the general strike | vas illegal and that employers are untitled to sue for compensation, hose persons responsible, it is now | leclared that members of trades | lnions who lost tEeir employment | through being compelled to obey he strike order can recover dam 1 gcs against their leaders. This is he view "a high legal authority" | ,rintpd an0DVmOuSIV in inc Daily |