COAL CRISIS

Southland Times, Issue 19895, 14 June 1926, Page 7

COAL CRISIS

MINERS RETURNING OWNERS OFFER OLD TERMS POSITION GRADUALLY SETTLING (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Rec. 5.5 pjn.) London, June 12. Nearly 2000 more miners have returned to Warwickshire mines and the movement is extending to other coalfields in Nottinghamshire and Lanarkshire. Many are working overtime. Several South Staffordshire owners offered to re-open on the old terms, the Earl of Dudley promising a year’s agreement or an eventual national agreement, whichever is most favourable to the miners. One thousand men returned at two collieries near Bewdley. There were angry demonstrations against the workers in one or two localities but the situation generally is calm.—Reuter. RUSSIA’S PART. TRADES UNIONS’ CONTRIBUTION. (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) Moscow, June 12. The Soviet trades unions have so far contributed 3,626.000 roubles to the Miners' Federation in Britain.—Reuter. SOVIET ASSISTANCE DENIED. (Rec. 5.5 pjn.) London, June 11. The acting Charge d’Affaire at the Soviet embassy has issued a statement denying the Home Secretary’s declaration in the House of Commons that the Soviet Government had sent money to Britain to support the general strike.—Reuter. MR BALDWIN’S IDEALS. ADDRESS TO 15,000 UNIONISTS. PREDICTON BY MR. COOK. (Rec. 11-5 p.m.) London, June 12. Mr Baldwin, addressing 15,000 unionists at a fete at Chippenham, said he wanted to see the British Labour movement free from an allied foreign heresy and pursued and developed on English lines. He hoped the time would soon come for the more enlightened and statesmanlike minds, both among employers and trade union leaders to meet and discuss a new industrial policy with whatever help the Government could give. He lamented the fact that both sides of the coal industry thus far rejected the arbitration he offered. REVOLUTION TALK. Mr Cook, touring Cornwall said: “If Mr Baldwin attempts by legislation to force longer hours it will be the start of a British revolution. lam prepared to have an independent ballot of the miners whether they take longer hours and lower wages or not.”—A. <t N.Z.