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Show BRITISH MINERS TO BACK GOVERNMENT KESWICK, England, July 17. The miners' conference decided almost unanimously unani-mously today to cooperate with the government gov-ernment If It is prepared to undertake to put Into operation the economies in the coal Industry suggested in the first report of Justice Sankey and to introduce intro-duce legislation for the nationalization of coal mines. By an overwhelming majority the conference con-ference decided not to give the pledge asked for by Andrew Bonar Law, the government spokesman in the house of commons, in the debate on the coal question ques-tion in the house Monday night. Mr. Bonar Law announced at that time that, if the leaders of the miners would undertake under-take that there should be no stoppages or strikes in the meantime, the government govern-ment would accept the suggestion of William Wil-liam Brace, president of the South Wales Miners' Federation, that a committee on inquiry be appointed and that the six shilling increase in the price of coal be postponed for three months. |