BRITAIN'S COAL TRADE.
IMPENDING DISASTER
MR. BALDWIN’S ONLY ROAD
(Elec. TeJ. Copyright,—United Press Assn, (Reuter’s Telegram.) LONDON, June 10.
In the House of Commons, in reply to questions, Mr. Baldwin said lie regretted he was unable to dissent from the conclusion in the Coal Commission's report that it would need years to bring into effect all the measures of reorganisation suggested, while in the meantime, the present hard economic conditions had to be faced. Impending disaster could only be averted by an immediate reduction in working costs by means of lower wages and longer hours. Air. Baldwin added that he had heard no alternative proposals for meeting the immediate situation, except that, the taxpayer should resume the,burden of maintaining the coal industry.
The General Council of the Trades Union .-Congress has forwarded £IO,OOO to the miners ’ strike fund.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 17058, 12 June 1926, Page 5
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