THE WORLD COAL SITUATION.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19735, 27 September 1929, Page 11

THE WORLD COAL SITUATION.

EXPERTS TO CONFER. AMELIORATING CONDITIONS. (MITISM OtWICUL \TIBELESS j (Received September iWth, b.o p.m.) RUGBY, September 23 The and secretary of the Miners' Federation left London yesterday for the Geneva conference ot coal experts, which opens on Monday 1 ho conference has been summoned hy the Economic Committee ot tlifc League of Nations for the consideration of the world coal .situation, in general, and in particular of suggestions conveyed in the interim report. which v.-ero briefly an follow?: fli International agreements between | producers should be arranged roncern- | injz output, markets, and price>. i2) A special international committee, representative of all inter'-t-. Government, employers, miners, merchants. and consumers, should be .sot up and me inures should lie taken for n-siniilating, if not equalising, wajzes, hours, ind social conditions of labour. (3) The existing artificial restrictions of trade in coal and artificial sti nulla to production should be abolished. Representatives of the British eoal owners len-zo Ixmdon to-day to talt part in the discussions. BRITISH COAL FOR CANADA, POSSIBILITY OF MARKET. 'Marian orricitL wiaBLESs.) (Received September 26th, 5.5 p.tri.) RUtfBY, September 25. Mr J. H. Thomas, Minister for Unemployment, to-day received at the Treasury about a dozen representative coalowners with whom he wished to discuss the question of selling British coal in Canada. The meeting was the sequel to his recent visit to that Dominion, when he learned that large contracts for British coal could be obtained if the price was suitable. Among the coal-owners present at the interview were Mr Evan Williams, president, and Mr Lee, secretary, of the Coal Owners' Association. TRADES UNION CONGRESS. BRITISH OFFICIAL VHtELBSS.) (Received September 26th, 5.5 p.m.) RUGBY, September So. Mr John Beard, president of the General Workers' Union, was elected chairman of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress to-day.