THE COAL CRISIS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 June 1926, Page 3

THE COAL CRISIS.

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association ] CABINET DECISION. ■LONDON, June 16. The “Daily Mail” states Government lias decided not to take any action to prevent Russians assisting the miners. MR COOK’S REPLY. LONDON, June 17.

Instead of bringing peace, Air Baldwin’s statement will cause Labour to unsheath the sword in defence oi the standard of living, declared Mr Cook in a bitter statement. He added that Air Baldwin had confirmed what we always thought,—that he was nothing more nor less than the coalow neis advocate. He side-with the owners in face of his own Coal Commission’s ing against an increase of hours. He advocate. He sided with the owners findmust have known such a suggestion Would be fought to-'the last ditch by the miners, and probably the whole of organised labour. No attempt legislatively to lengthen hours will be agreed to even if starvation drives back the miners to the conditions which they always resisted. There will He a strong solid opposition to working more than seven hours. No arrangements are made to recall the executive. It is obvious while the situation continued, ns it did there was no solution. LONDON, June 10. 'A meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party presided over by Mr MacDonald passed a resolution condemning the Government policy in the coal dispute, declared by Mr Baldwin in the Commons yesterday, and decided to offer strenuous resistance to his proposals. '