TUESDAY," SEPTEMBER 28, 1926.
OWNERS BLAMED.
(Continued from Paos 1.)
MR. BALDWIN SPEAKS.
Mistakes on Both Sides Regrotted."
London, Sept. 27. Parliament re-assembled for the purpose of renewing the Emer- gency Regulations in connection
with the coal stoppage.
Majority
situation.
237
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way "changed" is policy. On the that legislation permitting an other hand, he wrote to Mr. Bald-eight-hours day stood in the way win on September 6 suggesting of a national agreement. By the that, in the event of the owners. Eight-Hours Act the Government refusing to conduct national nego-had committed itself to the coal tiatlona, the miners would be ad-owners against a national agres vised to recommend the men toment unless it, abrogated the Eight- |begin district negotiations, and Hours Act. Ho (Mr. MacDonald) the Government would deny in-proposed that the Government dulgence of the Eight-Hours Act should pass a B of one clauso to any pit. net confirming certain declaring that the Eight-Hours Act conditions.
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London, Sept. 27. The possibility of a Franco-Ger-;
Following an all-night vigil the should not come into operation an "Agreement appears to be in- The Chancellor emphasised that until an appointed day. the Government did not intend clared that it would knock perhaps National Union for disabled soldiers tained four men in connection with He decreased in view of a speech by M.Scotland Yard flying squad raided
Poincare at the Congress of house in Finsbury Park and de-: being led into a course of action two months off the duration of the In opening the proceedings in approximating even to temporary coal dispute.
at St. Germain yesterday.. 2
the mail van robbery mentioned yes. the House of Commons. Mr. S.nationalisation of mines.
The Premier pleaded for terday. Baldwin, Prime Minister, moved
Change of Front" There were definite means of
Franco-German reconciliation, "re- that Government business have putting pressure on the owners, Leader, enld that Government had responsible for the war, thus by Post Office, in the centre of the Three bags of registered packets. Mr. D. Lloyd-George, Liberal marking that not all Germans were were collected at Hatton Garden' precedence for the remainder of and if that failed there wore the session, which, in spite of means of assuring the miners of not pursued a consistent course, implication exonerating the Geritan London diamond market, before the Labourite opposition, was carried, something in the way of a nation. Mr. Churchill: had been forced by people
As distinct from their van went to Smithfield. Many con- the division resulting.
al structure, namely, an Ap-
pressure, which could be guessed loaders,
tained gems posted by diamond For motion.
The speech la praised by the Left merchants-Reuter, peal Tribunal, also insuring the at to go back upon the proposals Against
which he himself brought forward. as well as by the Right newspapers, aettlements reached from the
Men Released. viewpoint of fairness and co-
But the plan was to allow Mr. and the Socialist paper "L'Oeuvre," ordination by an impartial and Churchill to get along with the remarks that it will disillusion those
London, Sept. 27. There were subdued hisses from independent,Tribunal
negotiations which he had begun. who pretended to ses incompatibility The four men arrasted' were sub- the Opposition Benches and Min- Weapons of Economic Truth.
The miners had put forward pro-between the viewpoints of M. Briand sequently released; witnesses being Isterial cheers as Mr. Baldwin:
posals. which the Prime Minister and M. Poincare, Mr. Churchill did not think
'anable to identify them--Reuter. began, a statement on the coal that the miners' proposals had ter which, if they had been made an interview with the Berlin cor- had described as being of a charac- Meanwhile, Dr. Stresemana, in armed the Government with wea-months age, would have ended in respondent of "Le Matin," The Prime Minister emphasised pons of economic truth, which the singular inability of the coal it required for a solution of the Churchill had described these pro-the eventual conclusion of an
an honourable settlement. Mr.optimistic with regard to RUSSIAN'S ARREST. "Industry to settle its own affairs problem, but he in no way under-posals to the coal cwners as afford-agreement. He uttered a warning andi the disposition on both rated the importance of those pro-ing a fair basis for negotiations: against stories of big financial bar- sides to look to Parliament to ex-posals, which would have pre-The miners had gone very far. The gains; and said that it could be bricate them from their difficul-vented a stoppage," saved a loss of owners had rejected these proposals taken that both countries would ties. He alluded to the Samuel from £45,000,000 to £50,000,000 in tote. proposale in May, which were in wages, and averted the whole ed terms which the Government, privileges.
If the mine owners reject-make sacrifices of Treaty rights and turned down. If the men had loss to the industry.
He intimated that the accepted them the Government On the other hand, the Govern behalf of the community as a whole, tion of the Rhineland in return for Facting with full responsibility on fundamental question was evacua- used its whole ment's new proposals, if accepted, regarded as fair and just, then he German financial assistance to strength to secure their adoption, would end the dispute because, certainly thought that there had France.---Reuter. but when the offer was turned when district "negotiations were never been any promise to the down he felt that almost the last begun and there was widespread Miners' Federation or their repre
German Press Comments. chapce of an agreed peace had resumption of work, the Cover-sentatives that
Berlin, Sept. 27. the Government ment would be bound to produce could have obtained what it wished M. Poincare's speech at St. Germain. The newspapers strongly resent
Previous Cables. Owners' Grave Mistake. legislation.
Caneva; Sept. 10: Mr. Bakhrin said he thought
or that it could procure a confer- The "Tages Zeitung" says that The Police have arrested a Rus- that the owners had made a grave
ence which the miners asked for the speech shows M. Poincare to alan named Leopold Grunberg, whe mistake in declining Mr. Winston
or a national settlement which they be the same "old mischief-maker arrived in Geneva from Zurich, on- Churchill's recent invitation for n
desired. The Government never and hypocrite."
the ground of alleged threats! tripartite conference. (Opposition
promized them's national agree- The "Kreuz Zeitung," the organ against M. Motta and M. Aubert, ment. cheers). They had acted stupid-|
The Government press- of the Prussian Right, asserts that who defended Conradi when he was Rugby, Sept. 27.
ed' the ly and with lack of courtesy to The
Conf owners". Prime Mater, in the enter inte a three-cornered con-for the world war.
to M. Poincare was chiefly responsible tried for the murder of the Russian ward the Government. He de- House of Commons, opened the deference, and he did not consider the question of war guilt affects
It adds that delegate, Worowski, two years ago. clared that the miners' retent Bate on the cou deadlock. He
Geneva, Sept. 10. offer to recommend a certain re-anid the coal industry had for some have pressed them more strongly.
that it would have been possible to the honour of all Germans!
Grunberg is alleged to have ad- duction of wages was the first years past shown
The "Boersen Zeitung" remarks mitted that he wanted to avenge a singular than the Government did. In his that it would be foolish to deny,Werowski and intended to attempt definite move they had, and the ability to settle its own problems. opinion there was not any vital dif-after M. Feinearo's speech, that the the life of Aubert or, failing him, Government was most anxious to That very inability had brought rerence between the miners and the war guilt lie, now as always will be Motta. examine it; but he thought it was into the field a political element impossible to get the pits opened which had helped in keeping alive owners on several of the most im-fun obstacle to Franco-German re- Grunberg was unarmed, but the unless the proprietors knew what the feeling of uncertainty which should govern a settlement. There
portant national principles which conciliation.
authorities regard him as a danger. terme they would have to pay, prevented the industry settling was reason to believe that the to take the speech too seriously. Ita native of Zurich, where he has The "Berliner Tageblatt" refuses aus crank. It is stated that he is whereas, in discussing the terms down. He was convinced that with the miners, the Government Parliamentary intervention had its
Miners' Federation themselves, is convinced that the polley of M. been under restraint, but hè was unable to get the question of danger in that it took away from hilat adhering most strongly to Briand and Dr. Stresemann is the escaped. He will be sent back to flexibility of hours considered those in the industry a
the principle of a national minimum right one and will be supported by Zurich. sense of outward responsibility. Generally Percentage, were prepared to con- the vast majority of Prenehmen
sider variations of that percentage and Germans.-Reuter.
German Imperialists Blamed.
Parla, Sept. 27. Speaking at the Council-General
would have
vanished...
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"Efforts Have Failed!"""
they. had reached
country,
it
GOVERNMENT CRITICISED.
Had "Never Played a Straight.
Hand."
0
DANGER OF INTERVENTION.
"Owners Acted With Stupidity."
Mr. Churchill's Defence.
of the Meuse, M. Poincare said that
MURDER TRIAL SEQUEL.
Berne, Sept. 27. The Federal Council has decided
to deport Grunberg.
It is stated that Grunberg is: mentally deficient.-Reuter,
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SOVIET SPY,
he had never pursued a policy of WELL KNOWN COUNT'S ARREST
CLARION CALL..
EFFORTS FOR RECOVERY OF FRANCE.
TO AVERT CATASTROPHE
Paris, Sept. 27...
A clarion call to the country to
IN WARSAW,
PAST POLISH SERVICE.
Warsaw, Sept. 27. The Military Police have arrested the Russian Imperial Guard, who Count Sehuvalov," an ex-officer of was once employed in the Polish War Office and a well known socially, on a charge of espionage on behalf of the Soviet Government. --Router.
Shadows Before.
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL.“.
Entertainments."
September 28-Queen's Theatre; "Wesley Barry in "The Fighting!
In the circumstances they had speaking, the Government had which would meet the case of dis- got pretty well to the end of their endeavoured to assume the attitude tricta where peculiar tonditions powers of mediation. Their ef-jof mediator and negotiator rather forts had failed. Nevertheless, than direct participant.
prevailed. although their lust proposals had The Prime Minister.reviewed the been, rejected, they were willing history of the present dispute. toes them stand for short time Coming to the latest phase he re-that I have been abandoned and many.
"I am told said Mr. Churchill, resentment or hatred toward Ger further.
ferred to the fact that Mr. Winston humiliated and thrown over. I am reconciliation, provided that such He was ready to attempt The Prime Minister finally de-Churchill had acted for him during pot in the slightest bit conscious attempt tailed the financial loss not only ha absence from the country. He of the truth of any of these state-France's "Trenty alliances nor cast did: not clash with directly but by the public assist- was in daily communication withments," There was no truth in the doubt ance granted to unemployed, in Mr. Churchill, and he thought that charge that there was disagree- Government's war responsibilities.
on the Imperial German consequence of which rutes be- Mr. Churchill and his colleagues ment between himself and the Prime came involved in a debt which had handled a very difficult situa Minister. Thelf polley was exactly provide for distressed humanity a France would do her utmost to bore on every industry. This was tion with skill and seal. He would the game. He did not believe that less sombre future than in the past, one more proof, as the whole leave Mr. Churchill to tell his own all these negotiations had prolong but she was neither ready to sacri past 21 weeks was proof (where story. He mentioned, however, ed the dispute, as was said, but fee contractual rights nor slacken the men had practically come to that Mr. Churchill, on being re rather they had tended toward her vigilance-Reuter.
point to-day
"if quested to call a tri-partio confer settlements. which,
If the owners had atence, isqued invitations to such accepted the invitation to come into the beginning
The minera accepted a conference, they would have we could conference. have had a settlement) of the and the owners declined. lamentable folly of the method of thought that the owners made meant by being willing to consider He found out exactly what the miners trying to settle disputes which very grave mistake and had acted gave satisfaction to nobody except with stupidity and want of courtesy whether they were willing to face ja reduction of labour costs and a small minority which hoped to to the Government. In the discus the economic facts of the situation. thrive on the unhappiness of the sions which took place after his re- The result would have been that turn from France, he and his col- they would have got a perfectly| leagues had made proposals with clear situation. If there had been the object of seeing whether there any prolongation of the dispute unite in the efforts to labour ezer- was any possibility of getting through negotiations it was entirely getically for the country's recovery form of national agreement which the fault of the coal owners, who was uttered" by M. Poincare, the might be peasible of acceptance had not accepted the considered in-Premier, in a speech to the Council- after this long time by both parties. vitation of the Government.
General of the Mouse. Mr. J. Ramsay MacDonald, They had offered, to
He declared that the impression Cub." Labour Leader, criticised the Goy- National Appeal Tribunal to which, of provocation on the part of the unfavourable both in France and "Lightnin'"
could quite understand the feelings of lack of resoluteness would be September 28-World Theatre: ernment's failure" to insist on after district settlements had been:
& national agreement. "The Gov-reached, these might be referred for suffered, and the feelings they had to imminent catastrophe and a "The Branding Iron" from 5,20 owners after the losses they had abroad. He laid down alternatives September 28-Star Theatre; ernment had never played al revision. The miners, in reply, had had over, all these years that period of severe sacrifices. Reuter, to 8.30 D straight hand." (Loud Labourite submitted counter-proposals in cheers).
which they made the first definite cause of friction, but it was a national negotiations had been the He declared that if the miners move after four months. They said serious thing for any Body of citi some weeks hence-perhaps some they were prepared to recommend zens' to show so little respect to the months in some places-descenda certain reduction, of wages, but 'lawfully constituted Government of 2 B. & S. SHIPS NOW ed the pits again shepherded by they showed no flexibility on the the country in a matter of this
RETURNED. despair
The Govern-kind. He did and starvation, the question oft hours. owners would thank the Prime ment's efforts had failed, but, national settlement as against dis Minister for his assistance, but although its proposals had been trict settlement. What the Govern
Hankow, Sept. 27. General Yau Sen has released rejected, it was perfectly willing ment wanted was a good and fair the captured steamers.. what happened would not be a sign of triumph but an increase that those proposals should stand settlement, and he indicated that That the anti-foreign. fécling of hate, which would banish hopes for a short time yet. of peace and goodwill,
Government Committed. any settlement in the long un would in Szechuan has reached its height sports of the Victoria Recreation Let the Government reconsider Labour Leader, pointed out that district settlements-British Wire-tion of 76 foreigners, mainly
Mr. J. Ramsay MacDonald, the have to compromise national and is demonstrated by the evacua- Club.
October 9-Fourth race meeting its position. There was no sign of when on September 8 the Miners'
leas, Bervice.
women and children, from Chung-of the Hong Kong Jockey Club at king. As the students and a Happy Valley." bourers, assisted by the militis, were threatening their lives, the September 28-29-At No. 12 authorities advised them to leave Branksome Towers, May Road, furniture and facts of the late [immediately," SAY
Forty-two have arrived at Han- Dr. J. C. D. Allen, 2.80 p.m. and. 11
| a.m. respectively, kow, whilst the remainder stopped September 30-At No. 568 Nathan at Ichang. It is learned from Road, 1st floor (opposite Orient Chungking that the evacuated Building) household furniture, 2.45 |residences have been looted a
Later General Yun Sen ha leased the two
peace.
GOVERNMENT'S DUTY.
To Act Under Emergency: Regulations.
Bet up a
!
He
not advocate a
COTTON PRICES.
IN MANCHESTER.
WANHSIEN ECHO.
a serious breakaway nor a sign of Executive wrote a letter to Mr. Churchill asking the Government to convene a tri-partie conference and declared themselves prepared to negotiate for a national agreement with a view to a reduction. in labour costs, the Government PROGRESS OF NEW SCHEME published sirqultaneously a com Mr. D. Lloyd-George, Liberal munique, declaring that the miners' leader, argued that if the owners letter constituted a basis sufficient rejected terms which the Govern- to justify them in making the Coar ment considered fair, the Govern- Owners Association - to resume ment's duty was to take the reces negotiations. The miners letter sary steps to re-open the pits was written because, as a result of Further progress has been made steamers, whose seizure by him ander the Emergency. Regula- informal conversations, it was with the Manchester scheme for the caused the recent Incident at tions.
known that with it this Government: Cotton Yarn Association, Limited, Wanhalen.--Reuter communication would be issued which aims at undercutting prices. giving the position of the Govern Application forms and ball ment -- The Labour Party, which Dapers for the election of Directors
GOVERNMENT DEFENDED.
No Change of Policy..
24 £800,000 CAPITAL
London, Sept. 27.
| had taken a part in the preliminary have been sent out 2:38 mil
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Mr. Winston Churchill, Chan- they had got things. cellor of the Exchequer, danied But ha (Mr. MacDonald) that the Government had in any that Mr. Churchill eventuell;
owned
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October 21--Grand Concort under the auspices of the Navy League.,
Sports.
October 6-9-Annual aquatie
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December 6-Matriculati
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