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BRITISH MINERS MISSION TO THE LESSON OF THE AXHAM
GERMANY.
REPORT ON ENQUIRY," BIGGER COMPANIES AND MORE UP-TO-DATE METHODS.
CASE.
Bear-Admiral A, H. Smith Dorrica in
a letter to a London paper says:—
The case of Dr. Axham affects the in- dividual, but medical ethiciency, concerns the community."
Besides sending to the United States a
Laymen can understand the reason why delegation of working engineers, the Dr. Ashams name was scratched off the Daily Mail invited-eight British miners register. What they cannot understand to visit the coal mining centres in Gors why Sir Herbert Barker's methods have not been inquired into, for he tells many and Poland to enquire into the me he could teach them to a few who have conditions and methods governing the special characteristics, and he naturally
wishes his knowledge to be perpetuated. industry in those countries.
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to inquire into the modern methods by which their sight had been restored.
Some years ago, in the interests of the During their tour they had every
public, 14 patients suffering from eye for inspecting many of the greatest Geramictions petitioned the Medical Council man mines, and "among the things they particularly noticed were the huge dumps, in the Ruhr and Silesia, of coal which is
present unsaleable through trad depression.
Other features that impressed them | included:
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: The registrar of the Medical Council informed me in writing that he knew of no place in England where such dis coveries could be investigated.
All I can say is that there should be. How can the Medical Council maintain an adequate standard of proficiency at The elaborate use which the Gena any qualifying examinations if they mineowner makes of by-products, W themselves have no knowledge of the
the result that extracts every neslatest discoveries made by those who in sible profit from his pit and add the first instance may be called quacks enormously to the prosperity of the (Watts with his steam engine was
quack) or by members of their own pro- fession who often find themselves so labelled.
industry.
Grouping of mining undertakings into large combipations.
The better equipment of pits with Inbour-saving machinery, Throughout the tour a German miner was not seen, working with a band-pick.
Electric underground haulage which is so largely employed in German mines in place of the ponies of the British pita
The bad conditions under which the Polish miner lives-conditions that would not be tolerated in the British coalfields.
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WHAT THE MISSION FOUND. The following are the chief points of the delegates report:
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The coal seans in Upper Silesia are thicker than in Britain,
If there had been some sort of court of appeal probably Dr. Axham's axe would have been reinstated years ago. Such a réform now would be a fitting memorial to one who sacrifeed his own personal and professional interests for the cause of suffering humanity. If it comes he will not have lived in vain.
SIR HERBERT BARKER AND DR. AXHAM. How Dr. Axbai's association" with Sir Herbert Barker came about is related by the latter in the following letter:-
unde the acquaintance of my steemed colleague and friend in the following circumstances; —"
At the end of 1905 or early in 1006 invitation issued an
to several
The maximum use". of mechanical I power and the minimum use of labour medical men-all strangers-to witness power seems to be the principle apon, my methods. which the German owners act
Only a very few responded, and among The layout of the colliers is better, then was Dr. dxham. When the demon than in England.
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Instead of having half a dozen cof.stration was over, after having watches lieries, as in England, each with its me with the greatest interest and after separate equipment, one huge under putting to me numerous and very per taking is formed to exploit a very wide tiuent questions, he asked if he might area. The combination of capital effects, see more of my work. economy in administration
HOUR AND WAGÈS.
There is little difference between the tin worked by miners in Germany and that worked at home.
With reference to wages, there is little 10. choose between the German and the British. In terms of money, the British miner appears to be at an advantage.'; but the German receives various emolu. nents, such as family allowances, free "tools, and so forth.
readily assented, and for 15 consecu tive days for or 3 hours each after. Boo-be devoted himself to the closest investigation of my system, following ach case from its earliest treatment to its symptomatic cure with the cloarst and most painstaking care.
pointed out that my work was being un At the termination of that period be necessarily bandicapped and was causing: avoidable pain through the lack of an anesthetic, and kindly suggested that he Trade. depression in Germany "is felt would render assistance in this respect as keer as at home. In the Ruhrif I would allow him.. 100.000 miners are unemployed.
Foreign competition and the depres sion in the iron and steel trades are given as the primary causes.
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Naturally accepted his humane offer with much relief, and a co-operation was initiated which was the means of the development of my manipulative proce- dures, and which rendered possible the undertaking of the more difficult types of case without restriction and with the minimum of pain.
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In view of the. effects of competition between nations, it would be much bet ter if the whole mining industry could be treated as one unit with a method cannot say how much I owe-per- of co-ordinating sales so that prices sonally and in regard to the work to could be so arranged as to prevent pro- which I have devoted my life-to the perity in une coalfield from being courageous stand thus taken by Dr. obtained at the cost of privation in Axham. He encouraged me and stood by SOUTH
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The German miner is no better than the English and the English no better than the German. We deprecate any talk of one being so much superior or inferior to the other."
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Technical, advancement will not of it self solve the problems of the mining disease." industry.
Until some system is adopted whereby | ----- the interest of the workmen can be made to coincide with the advancement experience any difficulty in finding mar of technique there remains little hope of kets. And markets once lost would be peace and contentment in the industry. hard to regain. Many pits in Britain,
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In a letter to the Editor of the Daily 3ail, Mr. AM. Thompson writes:-" to be endured by our miners wives and children during the period of stoppage. Si-As a representative of the Daily and the addition to the mass of unem Mail on the Miners' Mision to Germany ployment which would remain as a per- I was not allowed to influence the judgmanent result, no decent citizen can con incat of the delegates by expression of template these inevitable consequences my personal views. But now that the without a sinking of the heart. Mission is finished. I'am entitled, as a
think
private citizen, once more say what I There must be zo stoppage. Unless the nation is "mad, there will be no stop- page. There must be a way to avert to unthinkable a disaster.
With all that the delegates have said as to the higher efficiency and econoiny of the German mining equipment as cont.
QUESTION OF EQUIPMENT.
pared with ouraan in thorough agree The members of the "Daily Mail Mix ment. I am convinced, as they were, that sion, seeing that their leaders were ea our mining industry is handicapped by multiplicity of ownership and that sonic on with the owners and the Govern gaged in delicate and dificult negotin- form of combination is essential to 2hment, discreetly and loyally refrained future prosperity. But to recrganise so from butting in with expressions of vast a trade and to bring our mining individual opinions on the immediats equipment up to the best German stan crisis, and contented themselves with de dard will obviously take time.
ductions from their German" experiences It cannot be done in a week, nor a
as to possible and desirable future re- month, nor a year. What is more to the forms. If these improvements in equip- point is that the change cannot possibly maent were made," they say in effect, be effected by the end of this month, there would be no need to alter qur when the Government subsidies termin-working conditions." ate. What is to be done now?
WHEN THE SUBSIDY ENDS.
Of course, they know that these im iprovements cannot be, made "while We were repeatedly told during our tour wait," but they probably think that. that the British State help had enabled they consented to accept any reduction British coal exporters to put up serious of pay or increase of working time now, competition against the Germans at Stet- the industry's reorganisation might never tin, and even Berlin. But when the sub-be attempted.
sidy ends this will no longer be possible. Is it beyond the wit of statesmen, to The Germans will be able to monopolise remove this misgiving by any form of their own market. The coal which Poland guarantee that a serious reform of the is producing in excess of her own require ments and which Germany refuser to admit, is actually being sold under gost of production and must be cleared at any price.
If Britain were to blunder into the ter rible calamity of a stoppage of produc tion... neither Poles nor Germans would (Continued on nezi Column).
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