of their demands before returning to work. In November 1916 another strike over pay took place in Wales. This time the Government took control of the industry, and it was to remain under Government control for the next four years. During the War Hartshorn visited the Western Front with other miners' leaders, ostensibly to assess morale and conditions among the troops. He became a member of the Coal Mining Organisation Committee (CMOC) established in 1915, and later a member of the Advisory Board to the Controller of Mines. He was also one of the three Wales Commissioners on the 1917 Inquiry into Industrial Unrest, and a member of the Colliery Recruiting Court in South Wales. In January 1918 he was awarded the OBE in recognition of his service to the CMOC. Prior to, and throughout the War years, the campaign for women's suffrage continued, and it was a campaign that Hartshorn supported. References 1872 births 1931 deaths Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Lords Privy Seal Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom Miners' Federation of Great Britain-sponsored MPs United Kingdom Postmasters General UK MPs 1918–1922 UK MPs 1922–1923 UK MPs 1923–1924 UK MPs 1924–1929 UK MPs 1929–1931