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THE HONGKONG. DAILY

PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST STĦ, 1919.

THE COAL INCREASE

POSTPONED."

OFFER TO THE MINERS.

A LARGER OUTPET.

In response to powerful appeals, ad- dressed to an by Mr. Bride, Mr. Adamson, and other prominent leaders of the Labour party on July 14th. Mr. Banar Law said that if the miners Would give him a valid undertaking that for three months they would put their backs toto it to incruise in output, and the there would be nü strike or stoppage in that period, he would be melined to defer the pulting on or the crease in the price of coal. The 'decision was, there- zure,, pretponed.

lood burst of laughter. The truth seemed to be that while Mr. Brace enlarged with gasto on the value of persuasion and con sultation, what the miners look for is, a Arm promise of rationalisation. Mr. Prace manwuvred with much agility to avoid saying this too bluntly, but that was what at a ana red to

Sir Evan Jones, the Coal Controller, described how bas department had studied the return week after week, walching and hoping for an improvement in the figures of output, returr for. the aceptance by the Government of the Sankey Report, but no my bf light had appeared, and there a been a reduction at the rate of Baywood jonash Fear un

Cane amicipated vutput at the end of Lue, This pagouncement came at the end of

just pix inumas. Absenteeism nad vatter) "long debaty, which tarew muck night

augturdily bug the vulput per man blir on the general notion of the mining, una. wi KANDALE, QUTMuuly wils Bu want ( i Dpilarist 2 Sir Adekluba,' Industry and the frame of mind of the

But now cuts the bộ ubLEPWISE.ON Hy ex miners, who at this moment are the most

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very electively powerful and active buoy in the British | pointed out, it was a tittle fute to char Industrial world. Comparatively little tigates of the white rapter now, was said about Nationalisation, Boi thu. miners' trong demand for it sensibly influenced the course of the discussION, and if a remained in the baesgrounit, 26; nevertheless was perpetually in the mind" of the House of Commons,"

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woed keng Dua Bượu Betere tug Miners Peucratium aut che Yountry for several

STARTLING INCREASES UPVUST,

bat to return to Dir Auckland a speech. Be set out to give a preview of the

le situation, art ne angeerdetise Welt Lia, poor Mr. Brace Bath in confess that wrs demcult to put on him what "he" thought he could put on ain

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The debate was conducted in admirable temper. This was sured by the tone! of Sir Auckland Geddes, the arst speak er, who carried out his exhaustive analy-

te eg he had toe prepared to attack, ms of the coal position and justified his

and on himsel; anos disarmed. The policy of the six-shilling increase without

Minister admitted that the situation was the slightest recriminations. He was

one which could not be put right at once, followed by Ahri Bruce, the South Wales

but would resquite a serious national ef mining leader, who came prepared with "an offer on behalf of Labour. The offer by mereased production on the part of fort. But, though it could not be cured Was that Labour was ready to co-operat: the miner arone, and net uther industries with the Government in finding ways and would have to do their duty alau, coul nicans for increasing production. Mr.

after all, is the key industry, and there Brace urged the Government to do as they lies on the miners a tremendous respon- 行

1915 and 1916, and Lakesibility. We have to get back, he said, to had done in counsel with those engaged in the in-he spirit or the war. dustry He appealed to them to true blame who are not producing. Salvation. the miners, who were 13 Hond pat riots as any class in the communia, and the proposals of any report.

can only be found in working, not in not to persist with this great and ruinous increase in the price of coal. He also said that it would greatly help matters if the Government would bring in-bgislation to give effect to Nationalisation, as re- commended in the Sankey Report, but this he did not press with the same urgency as the appeal for co-operation. and consultation in the face of the extreme gravity of the position revented by Sir Auckland Geddes, and the uni- versal alarm throughout the country, this Wins a very politie atitude for "tho spokesman of the miners to take up. 'Later in the evening Mr. Adamson re- newed the appeal,

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RIVAL ESTIMATES.

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Sir Auckland Geddes opened the debate with a very grave" spoten. It was even Jugubrious in part, but the President of the Board of Trade was there to paint 'a dark" picture, and he did not spare his audience. Lord Robert Lecit, contrasting his cool with the lively 'aar with which his brother proposes to spend new wil hons on transpurs," said that the pair reminded him of Jean qui rit" and Jean qur pleurs"--or Geddes the and Geddes the sad." But, after all, on his figures no other mood was ap propriate. The facts, indeed, were chul- lenged by Mr. Hartshorn and other Labour leaders. The former said that Sir Auckland s estimate of the coal output for the twelvemonth follwing July 18th, was too silly to lungh at. Instead of it being 217 millious, or 153 tons per men per year, Mr. Hartshorn assure the House that it would be no less than 3 tons per man. Such was his deduc tion "from the"figures of the last twenty years, and his argument was that if there was a reduction of per cent. per man when the bours were reduced from nine to right, the reduction should be no more when the hours are reduced from eight

to sewer.

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But not 'even Mr. Hartshorn could deny that the Governmunt estimate was based on the actual returns of the first twenty weeks of this year, and he could give no better reason for this low output than that the Government had failed to organise the industry properly, and had hot kept is adequately supplied with props and rails and tubs. Output had failed, he suggested, because the men had not been able to work. Sir Auckland Geddes bad, indeed, given full weight to this side of the question when laying stress on the numerous enuses, outside the mining industry proper, which contri- buted to the falling off of output, but, as be said, this did not by any means wholly account for so serious a diminution, and be pressed the point that large numbers of men were deliberately not working to their fall capacity, either because they did not wish to exert themselves unduly, or because of discontent, or for some other reason. The work of the country was not being done.

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Agures as to the increased cost of conf The House was given some startling the more important of which may be set on, as follows:

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Cost per Ton of Coal Raised, tox. d. in 1913.

2014, after, July, 1919.

Cost per Tour Available,fór Sale.

11s. Od. 1913.

suwd. after July, 1919.

The rise in the cost of labour per ton

been enormous.

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sold.

1919...

199. bid.

...... 21. 101d.

At the present time coal which is sold iLondon at 40% ud. fetches 298. 3d, at the pit "mouth, the intermediate charges and profits between the pit and the con- sumer amounting to 20%. 3d, per ton.

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The House was manifestly very much surprised to learn that the domestic con- summer is being subsidised to the extent of Some of the shapes kept in stock: song is, Id. I tođe derived from the profits made on the coal sold for export But these profils are rapidly diminishing for reasons explained by Sir Auckland tieddes, and beenuse the volume of coal export itself is dwindling, and it they disappear altogether another Mixteen or rightren pence will have to be added to the price of coal. Sir Evan James said that he had pressed Sir Auckland to add it now, so that the country night better, realise the situation, but he had bera uvrigated. These passages clearly show- e that there is another unpleasant sur

rise in store for the cousunier unless thei situasion speedily improves, Figures were giver as to the results which this increase of 6s. per ton will have on the prks of other commodities.

It means 15, tu s. on pig-iron, 38. to 30%, on strl., fun, spiter, 10s. on pipes, 6d. to Dd, on gas. Sted rails will cost £17 105. per on. The United States price is C10- Pigiron will live by our exports Es. The United States price is Co. and by nothing else." said Sir Auckland, and these few figures were enough to show how terribly our export trade was being handicapped. The House listened in silence, and the figures made a deep impression. Moreover, the Minister de- monstrated beyond cavil that his figure of ts. was justified, always supposing that he was right in taking the actual output of the first six months of this year as the basis of his calculations

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Lord Robert Cecil made a very inter eating contribution to the debate, în which, while declaring strongly against the delusion of Nationalisation, he urged that Labour must be admitted to a share in the management of industry and to a better participation in its profits. argued that high prices were at the root of the prevailing discontent, and believed that these were largely due to the enarm. ous extension of the currency, which, in his view, ought to be restricted as far as was 'possible.--Daily Telegraph.'

EMPLOYERS, ASK THAT WAGES SHALL FALL WITH FOOD PRICES.

Shall wages be reduced now that the cost of living is stated to be declining

This was one of the questions the Court of Arbitration was called upon to decide recently. Three applications were before the court, one by the Candle Trade Em-

courtederation for ployers'

for, a reduction of wages, and two by trade unione who ask-

increased paym "In theupport of their claim on behalf of

COAL CONTROLLER'S DISAPPOINTMINI- Mr. Hartshorn admitted with perfect frankness that the current output was nothing like adequate, and indeed spelt, ruin to British industry. Bo did M Brace, who declared that if other indus- tries were to have a chance of living there must be increased production. But how was the miner to be induced to increase his output! They said that no threats were needed."." Without any threat our men will produce," said Mr. Hartshorn Mr. Bruce observed that they would not be driven. They were too well educated, ed for he said, to stand that. But he 'hinted very strongly that they required some in- ducement, and that the inducement on which they had set, their hearts was nationalisation. At this there were ¡some cries of "Not in this House of Commoni, to which Mr. Brace retorted with the utmost naiveté, "This is still a free country," whereat there was a

workmen the union officials contend- ed that while it is an accepted principle that rates of wagon shall be regulated by food prices, the high; cost of commodities has undergone no materiál change, and 12 some instances is even more pronounc ed now than during the war.

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