COAL ENQUIRY.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18462, 17 August 1925, Page 9

COAL ENQUIRY.

FULL scope offered. COMMISSION MUST BE SMALL. fBEMIER CHOOSES PERSONNEL. in C4»M—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPIBIOHT.) (SID.N'ET "Sus' Keevice.; LONDON, August 14. Officials of tho Miners' Fodoratio* conferred, with Mr Baldwin in regard to tho Coal Commission, and agreod that an official statement should bo issued stating that the deputation had fully stated its view that tho personnel of the Commission should include represcnatives of tho miners and mineowners. The Prime Minister, after explaining that the terms of reference -would bo drawn up to allow tho fullest and est- enquiry, stated that tho Government was satisfied that in order to secure an impartial and authoritative roport, the proper policy would bo to appoint a small, impartial Commission, assisted by technical assossors, with tho intention that tho Commission itself ihoujd arrange for tho interested paytkj to be, represented at the taking of evWenco, and have an adequate opportunity to examino witnesses, and give the Court all possible assistance in the elucidation of the facts. The deputation was dissatisfied with the reply, but expressed its intention of participating in tho enquiry. The political correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" states that Cabinet has decided that nono directly -interested jn the mining industry, whether piifier or owner, shall serve on the Commission of Enquiry. Cabinet considered a preliminary list of tjatoes but the final choice has been toft to the Prime Minister. There will probably be only fivo or seven Commissioners, the chief consideration being the desiro to avoid what happened in t.he caso of tho Sankey Commission when there were five s?pr arste reports. ' The terms of reference, contained in 30 words, are loose enough to permit of the widest possible enquiry including nationalisation, distribution, sale of bv-products as well as the effect of the price of steel on other industries. - FASCISTS' WARNING. MYSTERIOUS MISSIVE TO MR COOK. "LONGING TO CLEAN THE COUNTRY." (EEOTEB'S TM.EQBAMB.) August 14. Mr A. J. Cool?, secretary of the Miners' Federation, to-day received a black-edged, envelope containing GTo British Faseist pamphlet, "Commission Uhihasked," wherein is written:— "AVe are ready for you and your dupes, sudden and sure. We long for the dav to clean the country of styph blackmailers, and we are how £OO,OOO strong. 'This is the first of thr«!Q warnings." Jlr Goolt, comt&eßtiog on the pamphlet, suggested that it was timf) the British Government took action against persons threatening leaders tof . t|io trade uniop movement and cjtj*e»s. He was Bptish, and no treats would deter him from doing hip duty. Open ejieowagemeat of ;v such threats would only lead to tlje S formation of similar working-class orr gani&ations, which would result in serir ous conflict and perhaps civil wsr.