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Rugby, Aug. 31. The Miners Executive to-day decided by a narrow majgrity not
London, Aug. 31. The coal debate. in the House of Commons, was preceded by the (rejection by 285 votes to 100 of a motion of Mr. Ramsay MacDonald
favour of adjournment tions September 7 instead of Novem- ber 9, as proposed by the Govern
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and the largest sum of money to be paid in- wages throughout the coal industry un- der decent conditions. The Government wanted as few pita as possible to be closed, and skid thai the closing down should be a gradual process until new pits were developed to which
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to formulate any peace proposals ploved miners could be moved. He for the consideration of the dele- could not himself see the slightest gates' conference, but to leave the difficulty in reconciling the contro question for that body to consi-versy regarding national or dia- der free from any recommenda-triet settlements.
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Mr. MacDonald hoped that the Mr. Herbert Smith, the Miners' al settlement within whose ambit conditions which the Labour President, is credited with oppos-district conditions had been pro Party would reveal during the ing any departure from the pre-perly embodied. course of the debate would enable sent policy, whilst Mr. A.J. Cook. Hours and wages were no longer the Government to get the two the Miners' Secretary. has openly an insuperable obstacle if the dif sides together.
advocated the framing of fresh ferences connected with them Mr. Winston Churchil, in reply, proposals to form the basis for re- we reduced to a very moderate
•question Isaid that the Government had nonewed negotiations.
proportion. Then the knowietige of any facts justifying To-day's decision of the Execu-between national or Mr. MacDonald's hope.
tive is understood to have been agreements should never be allow Mr. MacDonald declared that taken in opposition to the advice ed to stand in, the way of a,settle the Government was responsible tendered by the Parliamentary ment. Although there
The Labour Party. for the present situation.
Cabinet had been a most efficient Suggestion Resisted.
been done which made it possible STAR and most loyal sub-committee of When the dispute was debated for the Government to promote jewners and had taken.
up in the House of Commons tu-tay fresh negotiations. every suggestion of the owners. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, the that the miners delegates' con- He hoped :(Labour cheers.) The Prinie, Labour leader, urged that, as the ference might produce something. Minister's letter to America was miners' delegate conference was unworthy of himself and his to meet on Thursday, Parliament
Was а
greater disposition to take facts into account, nothing had yet
Government's Limitations.
that
the owners
office. Mr. Maç Donald declared should adjourn for a week only. He strongly repudiated Mr. that there must be national The Government resisted this Ramsay MacDonald's sugges-
tion. agreement between the Mining motion, Mr... Winston Churchill
had Association and the Miners stating that even if some change Government, adding: "Let the exerted influence on the Federation before negotiations of a beneficial character were miners' leaders be armed with could be opened.
pending, he considered it unlikely
and
ment." The Government could
Mr. MacDonald declared that that the intervention of Parlia Weapons of economic truths the one thing required now was ment would be required. Parlia-we will see who presumes to stand for the Government to get the two men could be speedily summoned in the way of a peaceful settle- sides together or, if that failed, recessity arose. perhaps to look for some outside
only build a bridge if the material Does a Basis. Exist? good influence to do so apart from After attacking the attitude of fresh offer was indispensable. The was provided from both sides. A The Government. (Labour cheers.) the Government which, he said, difficulty of the problem did not
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had behaved throughout the dis- lie in the making of a plan but in Reuter's Lobby Correspondent pute like a loyal sub-Committee of securing agreement for it, and says that Mr. MacDonakl is the owners, Mr. Ramsay Mac-powers were limited. They thought to mean thereby an ap-Donald insisted on the necessity could legislate," but they peal to the nation by the King of a national agrement between could not compel the minera Sig A. Steel Maitland declared the miners' and the owners' to work or the owners to keep the that the tone of Mr. MacDonald's work was to be resumed in a pits open!
speech was most regrettable and spirit of goodwill, co-operation, If both sides were to say to the emphasised that the Government and hearty production. He be- Government: "We will take your was ready to act as soon as one lieved that a basis for accom-decision; give us the best advice side showed willingness to make modation existed. and that it was you can for the reconstruction possible for the Government to and settlement of the coal indus- a really substantial proposal. Independent Arbitrator?
get the two sides together in atrit would in his opinion be Mr. H. Wragg (Conservative, meeting with an open agenda from an easy and rapid process to pre- Belper) suggested the appoint which nothing would be barred. sent a tolerable elastic and good ment of an independent arbitra-Alternatively, the Government working solution, at any rate for tor in the person of Mr. Herbert might get men of influence the temporary "period through acceptable to both sides to which the industry had to pass be mediate.
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Lieut.-Col C. M. Headlam (Conservative. Barnard Castle) Notable Contributions. said that it was time new nego Two notable contributions to tiators were chosen by both sides the debate by private members to enable them to get together, as were made by Mr. G. A. Spencer they might easily do, seeing that (Labourite, Broxtowe) and Mr. But the atmosphere would their differenres 'were not so H. Wragg (Conservative, Belper), change, and was perhaps chang great.
Mr. Spencer, in advocating aling. He asked the minera tổ A Delusion!..
national agreement, pointed out maked fresh proposals in any Mr. D. Lloyd George said that that accommodation" would have form and through any channel the time had come for the Govern- to be made for varying minima in they liked. The Government was ment again to submit its own different districts. He wished ready to share the risk of seeing Empress of Roesis proposals, for it was a delusion that the miners had accepted the that such proposals received a to anticipate the immediate col Coal Commission's report when it fair chance if they were genuine lapse of the stoppage.
No. 6, Wyndham Street. was offered to them. The essen- and afforded, in the Government's tial conditions of peace were the view, a way to No Difficulty.
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of the coal industry was put into The Commons adjourned to force with the utmost vigour. November 9, unless it is convoked Regarding criticisms of the earlier to continue the Emergency ment view was that within certain eight-hours measure the Govern- Regulations. Reuter.
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