Copy of a letter from Sydney Buxton [President of the Board of Trade] to Herbert Asquith detailing the progress of a dispute between mine owners and miners in South Wales which may develop into a "very serious and far-reaching strike". He reports that the representatives of the Board of Trade, [George] Askwith and [I H ] Mitchell, found that negotiations between the two sides had broken off, and therefore arranged a meeting between Buxton and two representatives of the mine owners. Buxton doubts that the next meeting between the mine owners' representatives will resolve the difficulties between the two sides, which he predicts will necessitate changes to the Eight Hours Act. He reports that the Miners Federation are threatening to call out miners all over the country and that the owners would welcome a strike as an opportunity to withdraw concessions granted previously. Manuscript in the hand of Sydney Buxton. Covering letter at CHAR 12/6/1.