 The leaders of the British Labour Party were unhappy about the proposed general strike because they were aware of the revolutionary elements within the union movement and of the damage that the association would do to the party's new reputation as a party of government.During the next two days, frantic efforts were made to reach an agreement between the government and the mining industry representatives.However, they failed, mainly because of an eleventh-hour decision by printers of the "Daily Mail" to refuse to print an editorial ("For King and Country") condemning the general strike.