COAL DEADLOCK.
FRESH DEVELOPMENT- EXPECTED. (Received Sept. 14, 1.45 p.m.) . LONDON, Sept. 13. While the coal deadlock continues fresh developments may be expected during the week. The course of events will be better icindrstood by remembering that a number of the men's Ktders now favor dropping the demands for reduction of tlie price of domestic, coal, but Mr. Smillio is the chief obstacle because after his retirement some time ago when Labor declined to support his direct action policy for nationalisation, he only consented to return if guaranteed that the demand for a coal price reduction should be made, and if the demand is now dropped Smillie goes. Consequently Smillie'a fight involves his future leadership. There is not the slightest doubt that public opinion is hardening against the .miners, and moderate Laborites fear a general election on this ' issue, for while the extremists intend to smash the Parliamentary machine and to set up the Soviet system a majority of the trade unionists do not want to destroy the . constitution . — Reuter.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15318, 14 September 1920, Page 6
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