BRITISH MINERS
TENSE ATMOSPHERE AT CONFERENCE INDUSTRY IN SERIOUS POSITION NATIONALISATION ADVOCATED {United l'roHH Association—By Electric; Telegraph—Copyright) (Australian Press Association.—-United Service) (Received 23rd July, 8.55 a.m.) LONDON, 22nd July. There was a tense atmosphere at the Miners' Conference at Blackpool. Mr Herbert Smith, in his presidential address, slated that the federation was facing a serious position. Unemployment had increased and membership had declined. Charity had assisted in savin;; a whole seel ion of the community from perishing from starvation. The mining population was entitled to look forward to something better than pauperisation.. Reorganisation and national co-operation was essential to the salvation of the industry, but ho saifl a national scheme was only a preliminary canter towards national regulation. Only nationalisation of the mines and by-products would ultimately save the industry from ruin. The federation, Mr Smith 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 which had waited upon him from the federation.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 23 July 1929, Page 5
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