BRITISH MINERS

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 46, 18 November 1926, Page 11

BRITISH MINERS

LARGE NUMBER BACK AT WORK FIRST EXPORT CARGOES OF COAL By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright. (Rec. November. 17, 11.50 p.m.) London, November 16. There.are already 350,000 miners at work, 12,985 having returned to-day. There was such a rush in Glamorgan that the police were compelled to form the workers into a queue outside the colliery. The prospects from all the districts.are reported to be good with hopes- of providing full employment for practically, all the men. The first export cargoes have been . shipped from Newport.

UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF GREAT INCREASE IN’ EXPENDITURE' ' (Rec. November 17, 8.30 p.m.) London, November 16. Sir Kiugsley Wood, I’arliamentaiy Secretary to the Minister of Labour, introduced in the House of Commons a Supplementary Estimate of £3,250,000 for relief of unemployment, making a total expenditure of £5,471.000 wholly due to the coal strike.' The increase iu receipts since May 1 was £1,162,000. (Rec. November 17, 11.50 p.m.) Londog, November 16. Miss Susan Lawrence moved the reduction of the vote to call attention to the policy of expecting repayment of loans to strikers when the money was needed to feed future citizens. I Miss Wilkinson drew a pathetic picture of the men and women who got into debt during unemployment and were never able to recover. Miss Margaret Bonfield urged the desirableness of so training youths that labour, would be more fluid and adapt-

able. Training- centres for the young were badlv needed. , Mr. Neville Chamberlain, replying to the debate, said it was not unfair to say the strike had been, financed by the Boards of Guardians, but he could not .agree ..that it was-the duty of the Government to maintain anybody who had disputes, with tl.ieir employers. Owing I to the fact that a large part of the i relief was given in kind and children were fed iu schools, the children had been better fed than when the fathers were working. The vote was carried by 215 to 81. The House then adjourned. ‘ BILL TO PREVENT STRIKES AND LOCK-OUTS UNTIL ARBITRATION RESORTED TO (Rec. November 17, 8.30 p.m.) London, November 16. ' The House of Commons by 139 votes to 82, permitted Mr. A., C. N. Dixey (Conservative, Penrith) to introduce a Bill to prevent strikes and lock-outs J

until preliminary arbitration had been resorted to before a proper Court.