15 MAY 1926
The railway strike was ended at a conference between the managers and the representatives of the men, and work will be resumed to-day as far as possible. The Unions admit that the strike was a wrongful act. A settlement was also reached in a number of other industries, the Prime Minister’s advice to both sides to get together having been acted on.
The Prime Minister announced in the House of Commons the progress made in the negotiations for a resumption of work by the principal services involved in the industrial dispute, and made known his decision to step between the parties to the mining dispute with a plan of his own.
Mr Baldwin has submitted to the mine owners and the Miners’ Federation proposals which he considers would lead to a reasonable and fair settlement of the mining problem. He has asked them to consider them carefully over the week-end.
The text is given of the agreement reached between the Scottish Alliance of Master Printers and the Executive Council of the Scottish Typographical Association.
Some anxiety is felt for the safety of Captain Amundsen and his fellow-adventurers in the Polar airship Norge. Wireless touch with them has been lost, and they are said to have encountered bad weather.