THE COAL CRISIS
WAYS OUT OF IMPASSE. LOW WAGE SOLUTION. LONDON, June 11. In the House of Commons, in reply to questions, the Prime Minister. Mr. StanIcy Baldwin, said he regretted that he was unable to di-sent from the conclusion reached in the Coal Commission report that it would need years to bring into effect all the measures for reorganisation suggested, while in the meantime the present hard economic conditions had to be faced. He added that impending disaster could only be averted by an immediate reduction in working costs by means of lower wages or longer hours.
Mr. Baldwin said he had heard no alternative proposals for meeting the immediate situation, except that the tax" payer should resume the burden of maintaining the coal industry.— (Renter.) SUSTENANCE OF MINERS. ißeceived 12 noon.) LONDON:, June 11. The general council of the Trade Union Congress forwarded £10.000 to the miners' strike fund. — (A. and X.Z.I
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Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 138, 12 June 1926, Page 9
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