BRITISH MINERS

Timaru Herald, Volume CLV, Issue 22790, 14 January 1944, Page 5

BRITISH MINERS

Plan To Solve Post-war

Problems

(Rec. 8.50 p.m.) RUGBY, Jan. 12 British miners are to lay before Major Lloyd George, Minister of Fuel and Power, their own plans for dealing with post-war problems. Mr Will Lawther, president of the Miners’ Federation, said to-day that their document will include a survey of post-war requirements in relation to coal production and manpower. He said the federation realised that the future of Britain depends on coal, as it will be practically the only export commodity we would have. After mentioning various points in the industry such as hours of work, wages, etc., with which it was proposed tb .... deal, Mr Lawther said the theory, of . cheap coal always meant in the past cheap miners, and it was the rock on which the industry perished and led to such dire results in pre-war years, when we had the spectacle of pro- - minent persons organising charity at Christmas for working miners. Never again must the chaos and anarchy that was operating in the coal markets be allowed to recur.