The Renewal Of The Denaby Main Strike.

Explanation Of The Men’s Officials.

Much surprise has been expressed at the renewal of the dispute at the Denaby Main Colliery, where the men resumed work but a few days ago at a reduction of 5 percent, all the old hands to have their own places. The manager, however, has discharged the men’s weighman, and the result is that all the men have refused to work, and the colliery is again set down.

The officials of the Sooth Yorkshire Miners’ Union and the deputation who settled the dispute supply the following statement to our Barnsley correspondent:

Mr Chappell, agent; Mr George Cragg, chairman; Mr David Moulson, ex-president; together with other members of the association and workmen employed at Denaby Main, were present when the arrangements were made for work to be resumed at a reduction of 5 per cent., and they are entirely at a loss to understand why Mr Warburton, the certified manager, should so soon after an arrangement had been arrived at disturb it by wishing to dismiss the check-weigbman. One of the last things which passed between him and the deputation was, is usually the custom in the settlement of such disputes, an arrangement that every man should be allowed to go to his own working place.

Mr Warburton stated that he had no objection whatever to this arrangement, and there was no man against whom he had any feeling of animosity except one who was engaged as a trammer —an excitable character, who had caused disturbances at the place on several occasions. There were other charges which the manager said he had against him, and therefore he wished to tell the deputation at once that this man would not be again employed at the colliery. Ultimately Warburton yielded, and allowed the man to commence work, but Intimated that he would deal with him afterwards.

The deputation state that they are extremely sorry to learn by the medium of the daily papers and the branch officials that the manager wishes to discharge the men’s weighman, and take one in his place of his own selection.

Yesterday afternoon Frith, secretary, and Geo. Cragg, president of the Miners’ Association, visited the colliery, and had an interview with the manager, but could obtain no settlement of the matters in dispute respecting the reinstatement of the check-weighman, men state that they had a distinct understanding that on their resuming work no objection would be taken to any their number. The Men’s Committee were yesterday issuing tickets for the relief of the men now out.