... COMBING OUT TNE MINES, Th«% Nott« Miners’ Association their meeting received the report of the president the conference which took place in I-order, last week, when the suggested comb-out the mines wa* fully considered, and the delegates decided that ...

... ;.e«lerda..- «v ...

... Federation ballot on the question the downtools policy in the event of the Government proceeding with the comb-out scheme in mines were as follows: —Against down-tools policy, 60,656. for 15.172: majority against 48,484. The Colliery Examiners' Association ...

... district and lodge meetings demanding that the proposed strike ballot on the question resistance to the new comb-out from mines for the Army should be least postponed pending further coalfield conference. The Executive decided, however, that the ballot ...

... raising the blockade some arrangements may lie possible to relieve the immediate of the poorer classes of the poi>ulstion. MINES “COMB-OUT.” Federation and Home Office. (BY oril PRIVATE WIRE Until late hour night members the Executive the Miners’ Federation ...

... with the regulations or iuetruciior..- course, not affected It. will l>o recollect'd that , question of a comb-out ' in the mines ho- 1..-*--, postponed from time time, pending t, among the miners' associations tho count: .- -.j the principle to adopted ...

... following terms: I withdraw all certificates lie issued on grounds employment to jter.ms military age, employed cO, 1 mines, who the coal mining 'u_ du«try after 4 Augu-t. 19U, and were military age at that date, and are winding enginemen, pumpm-u,; dectricians ...

... the chair, and there wore present delegates, representing every mining district Great Britain. The Conference, after protracted sitting, decided that all men who have come into the mine's from other industries since August, 19U, every class from A to ...

... Britain which recommended assistance beinir given to the Government combing out all persons of military age who had entered the mines since August, 1914. The Federation have decided to take ballot on the question of a general strike in the event of the Government ...

... was held at Cardiff yesterday to consider the Government proposals for the combing out certain classes of workmen from the mines for military service. It was explained that the national conference the Miners' Federation of Groat Britain would decide whether ...

... nulitary recruiting within j ages, men employed the steel, in t|u‘ occupations covered bv the Trades Card Scheme, and j ture, mines, and quarries, railway shops. I transport work, ann shipyards. evelop into rea.. will tone up the rciistive powers against ...

... of the military authorities for 40,000 men from the mines have been met, and the number still needed. A return was also authorised to bo made of the number of men who have found employment in the mines since the outbreak of war and are of military clas ...