Show OWNERS MUST OPEN MINES 13 8 h government will seek legit legis alive action to end strike that 1 if causing widespread suffering london government efforts to set tie the coal strike by effecting an agreement between mine owners owner sand and their emp employee loyes have failed after three days of joint confer enes the negotiations were broken ot off friday evening legislative action now will bo be sought ao to obtain a mini mum wage lor for all underground coal workers in making thia this announcement to the conference premier ae As buith bald said the government has done all in ita its power to secure a settlement of the controversy by an tin agreement and has come to the conclusion with great regret that this Is t impossible and anti that other measures mea surce therefore must be taken an art official account of at fridays con ference farence issued friday night sayd premier asquith pointed out that the stoppage of work now had more than a fortnight fort and was producing incalculable inconvenience and loss and la in places actual suffering |