THE LOSS OF WAGES.
WELSH OWNERS' CIRCULAR
SEVERAL PITS FLOODED
(Reeeivod March 18th. 10.40 p.m.) LONDON, March 18.
One million three hundred and fortytwo thousand workers are idle. The loss of wages is estimated at £5,643,000.
Tho "Welsh coal-owners have circularised the members of tho House of Commons pointing out that forward contracts for 25,000,000 tons had been made on the basis of the preeent wages, and the granting of the miners' demands would lead to a reduction of 30 to 50 per cent, in tho output and closo some of the large collieries, which are earning small profite.
Mr Hartshorn, speaking at Maesteg, said that no Bill would be acceptable to the miners if it deprived them of the right to strike.
Mr G. Roberts, M.P. for ' Norwich, sad that the Labour Party must watch the Bill from the standpoint of the general trade union movement, and not allow a national crisis to be utilised to deal a blow, directly or indirectly, at the general activities of the trade union organisation.
The dockers at Middleborough have refused to discharge a cargo of German coal for the municipal gasworks.
Several pite near Swansea have been flooded owing to the suspension of pumping.
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Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 14307, 19 March 1912, Page 7
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