MINERS CONFERENCE
PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS. 'United.Press Association—By Electric Telegraph-—Copyright). ■ (Received this day, at- 9.25 a.m,) , • , ; LONDON, July 22. .There, was a tense atmosphere at the -Miners’ Conference at Blackpool. Mr Herbert Smith, in his presidential address, stated the Federation was facing a serious position. Unemployment had increased and membership bad declined. Charity had assisted in saving a whole 'section of the community from perishing from starvation. The mining population was entitled to look forward to something better than pauperisation. Re-organisation and national cn-ioperntion was essential to the salvation of industry, but lie said a national scheme was only a preliminary canter towards national regulation. Only the nationalisation of mines and minerals by-products would ultimately save the industry from ruin. The Federation, he declared, was confidently anticipating a reduction of hours during the present year. . The Conference. would be given an opportunity privately frankly to discuss -Mr MacDonald’s reply to last week’s deputation wliipli bad waited upon 'him from the ..Federation. •
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Hokitika Guardian, 23 July 1929, Page 6
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159MINERS CONFERENCE Hokitika Guardian, 23 July 1929, Page 6
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