INDUSTRIAL TURMOIL

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLVI, Issue 10457, 25 July 1925, Page 7

INDUSTRIAL TURMOIL

grave coal situation. "men provbadamant. (Per Press Association—Convrip>>t.) LONDON, July 23. The coal deadlock remains complete, and the situation is regarded as very grave. Mr A. J. Cook, Secretary of the Miners' Federation, stated that in the absence of the owners' withdrawal of their proposals, the Federation was proceeding with preparations for a struggle when the notices expire on July 31. Sir M. Mitchell-Thomson, Postmas-ter-General, attended a, meeting to-day ais chairman of the new Government committee to organise public services in the .event of industrial trouble.

The cOal owners have written to the miners' executive suggesting a conference to clear up the misunderstanding over the miners' demand for the withdrawal of the owners' proposals as a preliminary condition to reopening negotiations. The miners' executive decided to inform the coal owners that it adhered to its decision to meet them in open conference, if and when the owners' proposals had been withdrawn.

TEXTILE TRADE DISPUTE. 200,000 MEN AFFECTED. (Renter). LONDON, July 22. A further big industrial dispute was mentioned in the House of Commons by a Labourite, Mr "Bon Riley, who shire expired on July 23, and that the notices to enforce reductions of wages on 200,00 textile operatives in Yorkshiret etxpired on July 23, and that the operatives had declined to accept tli& reductions. Failing an. agreement to withdraw the notices, these (Operatives were likely to sti'ike. Sir Arthur Steel-Mai£land' (Minister of Labour) in reply, said he had written to both sides, suggesting that they hold a further meeting with a view to avoiding a strike.