THE COAL INDUSTRY.
ADVICE TO MINERS. (BT CABLB—PttBBB ASSOCIATION— COPIRIOHT.) (AtraTHALIAH AND N.Z. CABLB ASBOCUTIOH.J LONDON, February 8. Mr Frank Hodges, ox-Labour M.P., ill an outspoken proposal to save the coalindustry from ruin, said that international markets for the export of ooal were narrowing down. Those now available were subject to tho most intense competition, in which America played a most important part. It would pay the Miners' federation to investigate what was happening in Germany, and to work in the direction of securing uniformity in hours and wages, based on those of the country where the most favourable conditions for tho men had been secured. "1 would not rule out an tional Agreement for the regulation of the world's supply," he said. "The first step towards efficiency is complete unification of the collieries within a given area. Meanwhile, the railways should reduce freights for mineral traffic by one-third. I should like to Bee five years of undisturbed peaoe in tho coal trade."
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Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18303, 10 February 1925, Page 9
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THE COAL INDUSTRY.
Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18303, 10 February 1925, Page 9
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