... “COMBING OUT - IN THE MINES. South WaleE JSallot on Down Tools Policy. The Executive Council of the South Wain Miner.? !■ ©deration Cardiff yesterday resolved the interests of the Federation to proceed with ballot the “comb out question, but reaffirmed ...

... GOVERNMENT AND WELSH MINES. The *‘ Combing- out Process. COALOWNERS AND THE FOoIXiON. The members of the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coaiowners’ Association isaUtri statement regarumg tue comb-out in tne Uk.>:i mines, declare mat tneir request ior uetween ...

... to the districts regarding the modified scheme recruiting. The president further reported that the ‘‘combing out” from th© mines men who had gone into them since August, 1914. was to proceeded with vigorously, and completed before the new scheme took effect ...

... you in faymr a down tools policy in South Wales the event of the Government proceeding with their combing-out scheme in the mines? There was also a long discussion on the position of miners in regard income-tax, and the conferenco decided in favour of the ...

... to passed resolution in favour of taking ij , h°lo co»-Ufield as to what action should be taken any men are taken from the mines, contrary iho resolution passed earlier tho lay. The peace resolution, which aims at getting oiganised labour ;n nil belligerent ...

... the'adjourned confererice on 26th inst. should move that the miners take no part in recruiting from the mines until all men who entered the mines since the beginning of the war have been combed out. RELEASED FROM THE ARMY. 20)000 Men fop Shipyards. A ...

... Medical Board visited Poutyprkid and examined nearly one hundred men employed at the Maritime Colliery who have entered the mine since August, 1915. It was staled that a good percentage of tne men were passed for general service. Later in the day about ...

... committee, placed before the Prima Minister the result of the oallot just taken on the question of supplying- 50,000 men from the mines for military service. The figures were as follow; For the comb-out 221,152 Against the comb-out . 250,722 Majority against ...

... rimc MiSf J his straight t, the miners i enuaH-.-Tr. phoable to the engineers. It is proposed to tafc, S 0,0(» men from the mines, and maioritv voted against the. comb out, hut, «nl,»»h that trade conld claim a privileged no-itrio The men who are to taken ...

... essential industries. About 100,000 grade 1 men had been taken from tho munition works. A call of 50.000 men had the coal mining industry, and another call of an equal number would be made. Th© transport services had been called supply fit men, well as ...

... moment of all talk of “England’s war” and sympathy with Germany. The whole fabric of their anti-recruiting propaganda is under mined. Never at heart reluctant for a fight some of them heartily ashamed of their idleness, and some of them held back almost force ...

... Federation Great Britain with the President the Board Trade and the Controller of Mines it was stated that alteration in wages would made in future without the of the Mines Control Board and consideration the Miners’ Federation of Great Britain. was reported ...