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Show CRISIS IN BRITISH STRIKE Nation Awaita With Graveat Anety Reaulta of Joint Cenferene ot Coal Owncra and Minora. Tendon The government minimum wnge hill, aa It atunda. will not nettle the coal atrlke Unit la now admitted on all anlea Therefore, with the rraicat anxiety, the country awaita the reatlla of Ihe Joint conference of cohI ownera and mlnera. The mlnera' leudera have conaented to waive their dlatrlcl achediilea, which heretofore they have niulntalned aa Ihe only l.aaia of a aeitlement whlih they would accept, hut they will Irislat upon their demand for Ave and two alill-l.naa alill-l.naa minimum. The government adherea to Ita re-fuaal re-fuaal to embody theae rutea In the bill If Ihe ownera agree to concede thla demand. It la the general opinion lhat the airlko apeedily will be aet-I aet-I led. If they do not It will mnke little lit-tle difference whether the bill In Ita preaent ahape be paaaed or withdrawn, with-drawn, lull or no bill, the men remain re-main with the minimum demand un aatlafle.l and the atrlke continued. |