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Mr. Smillie went on to say that he should be

bound to Wiviril the delegate conference to declare a strike. He resented Sir Robert Home's summing up of his statements as equivalent to saying, " Nothing is going to be done unless you first concede that we must get two shillings here and now." But he would not promise increased output in return for the higher wage, nor would he meet the coal-owners to discuss a new system of wages based on output. He agreed reluctantly, however, to meet Sir Robert Home once more on Monday.