THE COAL CRISIS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 257, 25 July 1919, Page 7

THE COAL CRISIS

SITUATION STILL VERY GRAVE MR. LLOYD GEORGE CONFERS WITH MINERS PUBLIC FEELING THE PINCH By Tolesraph-Prcsß Aesoei&Uon-CopyrlElit London, July 23. Mr. Lloyd George and other members of Cabinet had a long conference with the coal owners. Soldiers wearing trench helmets are guarding the pumping stations. Bluejackets are arriving in Yorkshire in motor-cars. Tlfei winding men have now struck, so it will be difficult to lower men to (ho pumps.—Aus.-N.Z. Gable Assn. LATEST NEWS ON THE SITUATION THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS OFFERS. (Rec. July 24, 5.5 p.m.) London, July 23. Mr. Llovd George and other members of the Cabinet have had a long conferonce with the coal owners. Soldiers '.YKiriiiK trench helmets are guarding the plumping stations Bluejackets are arriving in Yorkshire in motor-cars.

The winding-men have now struck, so that it is difficult to lower the men to tho punips. Tin; Coal Controller has restricted householders to 6no hundredweight for Biich delivery. Tho railway companies have notified the public that it will be nocessarv to considerably reduce the pas-hß-'mer services, and it may bo impossible to guarantee to bring back tho holidaymakers from the teaside resorts.

Tho pump-men and engine-men at thn'o mines in South Yorkshire have decided to resumo work, so as to avoid damaco to the pits. Thousands of mining engineers and others are offering to revfow the strikers to save the mines.

'['on thousand Nottinghamshire miners have struck. Tlie Nottingham streets nro not lighted. A few miners are working in Durham, but thirty thousand are out. in Derbyshire. On tho other hand a mass meeting at Burnley, Lancashire, adopted a resolution to resumo forth-with.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. MINEBS , FITSCE BATES. (Kec. July 25, 1.25 a.m.) London, July 24. An early settlement of the miner.? , piece rate's claim is hoped for in some quarters. It is pointed out the]; tho men's demand for a one-seventh increase' had been conceded by nnuiy owner.'; lirfoiv the Coal Controller awarded the I2J per cent. Possibly the Controller will, allow a settlement on « one-seventh bnsis.--Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. TEN THOUSAND MINEBS EETUEN TO WORK.

London, July 23. The ten thousand Monmouthshire miners who were reported yesterday to have struck have resumed work.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

"TRIPLE ALLIANCE" DEBATE

ON A "STBIKE BALLOT." London, July 23. The Triple Labour Alliance ha>s discussed a resolution, moved by Mr. Frank Hodges, of the Miners' Federation, in favour of n strike ballot in the event of tie Government not consenting to the demand for the nationalisation of land, mines, minerals, royalties, and railways, and also for the prevention of the military intervening in industrial disputes.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. (lko, July 24, 8.15 p.m.) London, July 23. ' The Triple Labour Alliance earned Mr. Hodge's motion by 217 votes to 11.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE LOSTFRENCH TRADE Paris, July 23. ■ M. Loucheuv, Minister of Industrial Reconstruction, speaking in the Chamber of Deputies, stated that Britain had intimated that the coal difficulties necessitated a reduction of the amount for export from 77,000,000 tons to 23,000,000 ton?. Britain had &lso_ abandoned the arrangement for supplying France at the price at which the coal had been sold. England now offered Prance nine instead of eighteen million tons, at 135 francs per ton. Prance had unsuccessfully protested, 1 and had arranged to secure coal more cheaply from America.—Aus.-N,Z. Cable 1 Assn.