STRIKE AFTERMATH.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 May 1926, Page 2

STRIKE AFTERMATH.

| Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] " LONDON, May 19. In the Commons Mr Kindersley read statements of Zinovietf, Trotsky, and Radick declaring the British strike was a political one and an important stage towards a Communist revolution, also extolling the value of Russian contributions. In view of the statement was it intended to make representations to Moscow? Sir A. Chamberlain replied that ho was awaiting further information before deciding. Mr Graham, moved the rejection of tiie Finance Bill on the grounds that it did not embody the recommendations of the taxation commission. Mr llunciman said the Chancellor estimated the strike losses' at threequarters of a million, which were out of all proportion to the injury to trade, which he personally estimated the coal at seven millions, railways at eight millions and iron steel amt textile brought up the total to thirty millions. All this meant shrunken sources of taxation. AGAINST WAGE CUTTING. LONDON, May 19. It is understood tint the Executive of the Millers’ Federation will recommend the delegate conference to-mor-row to endorse the coal industry reorganisation proposals in the report ni the Royal Commission, hut to reject the immediate wage reduction implications contained in the Government proposals, and in the Commission’s report. The policy of the Executive is based on reports from the coalfields, indicating fairly general resistance to any departure from the existing wage standard, at least pending the reorganisation of the industry. It is lielieved that the delegates will accept this recommendation practically unanimously, but there is still some hope that the situation will change shortly. It is regarded as significant that the Executive will propose (bat the conference, after endorsing its recommendation. shall adjourn till T’t'iday to enable the Executive to conduct any further negotiations possible.