EMERGENCY REGULATIONS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 28 October 1926, Page 5

EMERGENCY REGULATIONS

COMMONS DEBATE LONDON, 26th Oct. In the House of Commons Mr Purcell (Labour) declared: "It is beslial that, the Government, is aiding as an advance, guard for the mine owners.’’ He believed the Government desired to create disorder, to call in troops, and see if the soldiers would fire on (heir fellows. Several Labour amendments In the Emergency Regulations were proposed and rejected. .Mr Lane-Fox pointed out the dillieulty of eonlrolling coal prices. 'The country could not afford to do without foreign coal. If the price of home coal was reduced by control there would soon be tt. serious siiortage of foreign. Finally, the motion to adjourn till 9th November was carried by 166 to 66 and the House rose.

HOME SECRETARY’S WARNING - (Received 28(1) Oct. 12.15 p.m.) LONDON. 27th Oct, Sir -W. Joynsnn flicks. Home Secretary, in a speech at Aylesbury, said sonic people considered .if was not. the ■G'l.viirnnieiitjs duly to intwli’cm pit the coal st i ike in the way the Government had done, hut the Government was hound to try to bring the terrible dispute to an end. It failed gloriously, but, it was no use having another conference, when the miners refuse to face economic /"acts, 'lie added that the Government, was determined to maintain peace. While one. 'miner tleslled to work, the Government would use the whole of its resources to ..protect him. “if Mr Cook asks the miners to obey the council of war in opposition to the Government f tell hint the resources of civilisation a re-not exhausted.”

COAL COMMISSION’S REPORT

AS LAS IS OF SETTLEMENT (Received 28lli Oct., 11.55 a.m.) LONDON, 271 Ii Oct, Hollowing uijnii the TVades .Union Council's interview with Mr (Baldwin the Trades Union (Jenera.l Council decided tij ask the. miners’ executive to meet them at the earliest moment. 11. is stated that the object is to secure authority for the Miners’ Federation to ask the Government to summon a. conference of coal owners and miners to discuss a settlement, on (tie basis of the Con] Commission’s report.

AUSTRALIAN COAL

FOR SOUTH AMERICA AND EGYPT

(Received 28th Oct.. 10.15 a.m.) SYDNEY,’ This Dav

To addition to the Waikawa. eight, other vessels haw been chartered to load coal for South American ports. Owing to the 'l'oiil strike in England shortages of coal supplies have also occurred in Egypt. Already one vessel has Lieu chartered to load coal in Australia for an Egy|)lian port.