BRITISH COAL STRIKE.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 2789, 28 May 1921, Page 5

BRITISH COAL STRIKE.

PROPOSALS FOR SETTLEMENT.

TO BE CONSIDERED

Electric Telegraph—-Prese Association Copyright. (Australian-N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received this day at 8.55 a .m) London, Alay 27.

Mr Lloyd George, addressing a joint meeting of coal owners and miners, stated that the Government’s proposal was for a temporary settlement, scaling down wages gradually to an economic level, tlie deficiency being provided by a composite fund consisting of tlie Government’s ton million contribution and the amount -involved by the owners.’ offer to forego proby the owners’ offer to forego profits. This temporary arrangement depended, so far as the Government was concerned on an agreement regarding terms for permanent settle me n't between owners and miners, or machinery to determine such terms. They should agree definitely regarding the procedure and machinery whereby wages could be determined. If they saw no inimedialte prospect of permanent settlement the Government would not put a single sixpence of the taxpayers’ money on the table. Unless assured that a permanent agreement would be forthcoming, tlie Government would not subsidise the coal lrdustry and would not izu r ease 'is contribution beyond ten millions.

The miners’ and owners’ meetings w/U separately consider Air Lloyd George’s statement.