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STILL BRIGHT. ♦ OUTLOOK IN THE COALFIELD I Mediation of the Board of Trade IMPORTANT CONFERENCES I doint Conciliation Board to Meet A further conference regarding the diffi- culties in the South Wales coalfield took place at the Board of Trade offices yesterday, when Mr. F. L. Davis, Mr. D. A. Thomas, and Mr. Leonard Llewelyn were met by Mr. G. R. Askwith and Mr. Mitchell- After a long discussion upon the position from the masters' point of view and as to the conditions upon which they wished to base a settlement of the trouble, the con- ference adjourned. It was understood that Mr. Askwith would invite the men's representatives to another meeting with him. The date of that meeting will, of course, be settled after communica-I tion with the men's leaders. Delegates to Confer MEETING OF JOiNT CONCILIATION I BOARD. I The executive of the South Wales Miners Federation has acceded to the desire of the I inofficial deputation to call a conference to deal with the situation. This decision was arrived at at a meeting at the Federation offices at Cardiff yesterday, when the executive received a large deputation appointed by the unofficial conference held at the Cory-hall the previous day. Official Report I The following was the official report as issued to the press by Mr. D. Watts Morgan, the acting secretary:- A meeting of the South Wales Miners' Federation Council was held at Cardiff to- day, Mr. W. Abraham in the chair. Unfor- tunately, Mr. Alfred Onions had to be away at Bristol attending the inquiry into the accident which recently occurred there. Mr. Thomas Richards, the general secretary, was also away at Whitehaven, engaged in the Government inquiry and inquest held into the lamentable disaster which happened at that place. It was reported that Mr. Brace was expected home on Monday next. The council occupied the opening part of the morning session with a discussion of the general situation. A strong deputation. numbering over twenty, representing the un- official conference held at the Cory-hall on Tuesday, presented themselves before the council, and the position as discussed at the conference was ably put before the council by Mr. E. Fleming, Pontypridd, and Councillor Phillips, Abertillery. They pointed out that the unofficial conference had expressed a strong desire that measures should be at once taken to convene an immediate conference to discuss the ques- tions arising with regard to affairs in several districts in the coalfield and with regard to the policy to be put for- ward by the employers. They had come to the conclusion that it would be best to proceed on constitutional lines. Therefore, they were there to seriously impress upon the council that if in any way it were possible, this desire to call a conference should be met. Secondly, they asked that some form of financial assistance should be rendered to the Aberdare district, where there was so much distress prevailing at the present time. Several questions were put by council members in order to elicit how far it was proposed that the conference should proceed in the two directions indicated by the deputa- tion. In consequence of some division of opinion being shown amongst the members of the deputation themselves, they came to the conclusion that it would be better for them to retire and put into exact terms .n writing what they really wanted. They returned to the council and asked the execu- tive to convene an official conference within six days to discufs the position of affairs In the affected areas and to frame a future policy; also that support be given in some shape or form to the Aberdare men with a view of relieving the distress in the district. After a protracted discussion by the council it was unanimously agreed that a conference should be held at the Cory-hall, Cardiff, at 10.30 on Wednesday morning next; also, having regard to the acute distress prevalent in the Aberdare district, it was unanimously agreed, on the representation of the deputa- tion, that the sum of £ 2,000 be granted to the central relief committee at Aberdare, to be distributed in relief to the wives and children in the district. I The council then proceeded to frame an agenda for the conference on Wednesday next. It was unanimously agreed that an effort should be made to convene a joint board meeting bfefore the conference, with a view of again placing the whole situation before the employers, pressing upon them the views already enunciated by Mr. W. Abraham of a sincere effort being made to observe the whole of the conditions, both in the spirit and the letter, of the Conciliar tion Board agreement. The council agreed without a division that the agenda should be framed as follows:— Lodges are kindly requested to appoint delegates to attend the conference to receive reports upon the various disputes in the coalfield and to consider the policy proposed by the executive council for deal- ing with the same. Other routine business was dealt with. It was left to Mr. W. Abraham to arrange for an immediate meeting of the joint board, and it was announced at the close of the meeting that he had been successful in get- ting the secretary of the owners' side to agree to a joint board m.ing being called at 2.30 on Monday next to deal with the whole situa- tion. Alleged Intimidation SEVERAL SUMMONSES GRANTED mr. YY. ji-ensnoie (ot Messrs. C. and W. Kenshole) applied at Pontypridd yester- day for summonses against a number of men who, it was explained, were "Meged to have interfered with William 6<)t" with the view of compelling hùn. by means of intimidation, to abstain from acting as assistant manager at the Britannic Colliery, Gilfach Goch, on Tues- day, the 29th ult. Hr' £ Shole mentioned the following persons in respect of whom proceedings would be taken :-William EYans. Albert Cooper, Edward Williams, Albert Oatem, Cb--i- C(lurt-- Charles Luca&, Loney Scott, HariTfohoSd'1 joh^On a William Langford. A further summons^ respect of alleged olence was also applied for in the case of Courtman. Mr. D. Lleufer Thomas the stipendiary) granted all the summonses, to be made returnable at Pontypridd next weeR. Praise for Police The Head-constable reported to the Cardiff Watch Committee on Wednesday that, a ithv. e urgent request Qf the Chief- constable of Glamorgan, he despatched fifty policemen to assist in preserving order in the Welsh coal strike area. Seven constables were more or less seriously injured and rendered temporarily incapaci- tated. Six of the members had now suffici- ently recovered to resume dutiee. Ca.ptain Lindsay spoke in the highest terms of the ser- vices rendered by the Cardiff police, and was anxious to retain their services until the strike was over. The Head-constable stated that before sending the men away he made an agreement with Captain Lindsay. Kelief or Distress Hr. Brabon. secretary of the Gelli Work- men's Lodge Committee, acknowledges with thanks the assistance tendered by Mr. William Mason, local representative of the board of guardians, and Mr. Harries, head schoolmaster, Gelli, in providing meals for the children whose fathers had been locked-out, also the receipt of £100 as the result of a sacred concert at the Tivoli Theatre, Pentre (kindly lent by Mr. Witi Stone), the arrangements for which were made by Mr. John Broad. As the result of entertainments at the Ton and Maindy Workmen's Institutes, L80 has been received. Sad Cases f" The Rev. Ambrose Williams, chairman of the Mid-Rhondda Central Distress Committee says they have come in contact with very Bad cases. In one they relieved a family Where there had been two deaths during the last nine days, and the whole family waa destitute. In another case five children were absolutely without food, and were obliged to Bleep on bare boards, there being no beds in the house. Musical otokers The men working at the Glamorgari Col- lieries. Llwynypia, do not leave the place day or night. The imported stokers are housed and fed on the colliery premises. With the view of making their lot as plea-- Omt-as possible owtar the circumstaoi*^ the company have provided them with a, piano, and in the evenings the men are treated to some splendid entertainments, the piano being presided over by Mr. T. E. Lewis, mechanical engireer, who is an accomplished musician. Several of the officials and men are excellent singers, and thus the evenings are very pleasantly spent. NO USEFUL PURPOSE." I Mr. Harm's Reply to Mr. Stantoni Mr. E. M. Hann has replied as follows to Mr. C. B. Stanton's last letter:— November 30, 1910. C. B. Stanton, Esq., Miners' Agent, Aberdare. Dear Sir,-I received yours of the 27th inst., but as the conditions laid down in the resolu- tion adopted by the Conciliation Board cn the 14th inst. have not been adopted, no use- ful purpose can be served by continuing this correspondence.—Yours truly, ,Signed) E. M. HANN. I Merthyr Trouble I A conference of tne various lodge com- mittees of the Merthyr Dietnct of Miners was held on Wednesday night, and it was decided to hand in notices on the 1st of January to terminate contracts at all the pits in that Particular area on account of the non-1 Unionist difficulty. Meanwhile, however, efforts will be made to bring all the i on- | Unionists into line and collect the contribu- tions of those workmen in arrears. I Strike Averted The notice given by the men employed at ¡ ?ixon*? Navigation Collieries at Merthyrt Vale 6n account of the non-Unioniet diffi- culty expired yesterday. During the Past month there have been numerous demonstrations, the loyal Federation iets having marched in :proc.sJOn to the houses of tho?e men who either stood outside the ?nion altogether or were in arrear with their contributions, and the result has been so satisfactory that instead of coming out on strike to-day, as they had intended to do if circumstances justified it, the men will con- tinue to work as if notices had not been I tendered. Pits to Be Closed I Lord Glantawe has met a deputation of the workmen of Tirdonkin Collieries, near Swansea, of which he is principal proprietor, ¡ and informed them that, owing to the present condition of things at the colliery and the heavy royalties payable, it was imperative on the management to close down. It had been intended to tender notices on Monday last, but, considering the time, of the year and the hardships likely to be involved to workmen, notices would be postponed to January 1. In the meantime overtures would be made to the royalty owner for concessions. MR. STANTON'S REPLY I Interviewed this morning upon the contents ¡ of Mr. E. M. Hann's letter, Mr. Stanton said:— I quite agree that there is not much use I in carrying on such correspondence. Mr. Hann has had all that he can get out of me, as I have given him all that is reasonable, and I can go no further. "We will, however, yet win. "My attention is, of course, very much divided now. but our people are not on their knees, and they will not go if I can help it. "In spite of my contest in East Glamorgan, my first attention shall be given to the men." Police and Public I To the Editor of the Evening Express. Sir,-As I was going home on Monday, the 21st of November, after finishing my work as one of the staff at the Theatre BoyaJ, Tonypandy, and every- thing was quiet, for the rioting had finished, I got as far as Trealaw Bridge, when a London policeman came on to me and asked me where I was going and where I was work- ing I told him that I was working in Porth, and that I was going home, as I had just finished my work at the theatre. He then hit me on the head twice and knocked me down, kicked me when I was on the ground, and then told me to get up and go home. When I got up he shouted to the other police who were by the station, and they watched me coming down. Altogether I was knocked to the ground six times with their fists in a distance of about 120 vards.—I am, Ac., am. &c., FRED STEVENS. I 121. Rhys-street. Trealaw, Rhondda.

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