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Show oo LONDON PAPERS VIEW OF STRIKE LONDON, Fob 27. In tho view of tho morning papers likely to be well informed, tho coal difficulty presents a grave outlook, mainly owing to thp obduracy of tho Welsh mine owners, own-ers, who decline to grant a minimum nago on any forms' whatever. Hints that the government misht torce a minimum wage bill through parliament seem to have tho effect of stiffening the backs of the mino owners generally who reBcnt seeins their hand6 forced in this manner Altogether tho conferences will not be resumed in a hopeful aplrlt today It appeared that Premier Asqulth had arranged to see tho king last night, hoping to be In a position to announce an-nounce that a sottlemont was in sight but at the last moment the audience was postponed, owing to the totally Inconclusive nature of the day's negotiations. |