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Casper Daily Tribune
Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming
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The British coal miners' strike, ongoing since April 1 and affecting nearly 1 million workers, was settled on June 28 with a planned government subsidy of ten million pounds, allowing resumption of work next Monday pending parliamentary approval.
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Agreement to Depend on Subsidy Grant Asked Parliament; Men to Resume Work
LONDON, June 28. - (By The Associated Press.)--The British coal mine strike, which has been in progress since April 1, has been settled, it was officially announced this afternoon.
It is understood that Lloyd George, the prime minister, will ask parliament this afternoon to authorize the granting of a ten-million pound subsidy to the mining industry. The miners will resume work generally next Monday if the subsidy is granted. The government offered this subsidy several weeks ago, but withdrew it after the recent proposition by the owners for a settlement had been voted down by the miners.
The general understanding is that the submission of the subsidy proposition to parliament is a mere formality, and that the grant will be voted.
Settlement of the dispute ends one of the greatest and most prolonged labor difficulties in which Great Britain has ever been involved. Nearly 1,000,000 miners were affected by the stoppage, which now has been in progress nearly three months, while hundreds of thousands of other workers have been thrown out of employment or forced to work on curtailed time because of the coal scarcity.
The blow to British industry has been a serious one.
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Great Britain
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June 28
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settlement announced; miners to resume work next monday if ten-million pound subsidy granted by parliament; nearly 1,000,000 miners affected over nearly three months.
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The British coal mine strike, in progress since April 1, has been settled officially. Prime Minister Lloyd George will ask Parliament to authorize a ten-million pound subsidy to the mining industry. The government offered the subsidy weeks ago but withdrew it after miners voted down owners' settlement proposition. The subsidy grant is expected to be approved as a formality, ending one of Great Britain's greatest labor difficulties, impacting industry due to coal scarcity.