Aug, 30.
The House of Commons rea sembled to-day for the special purpose of renewing the Emergency Regulations in connexion with the 'Mr, Churehill's speech' we must coat dispute, Commander Kenworthy (Liberal)
Mr, W. P. Richardson said: "It] asked whether Mr."
Baldwin's things are better from the stand-message to the American. news-Point of the country, so the miners papers with regard to the condition also are able to resist. There may of miners and their families had be a little defection but there is Deen sent through the Ambassador! general weakening" at Washington in consultation with A Subsidy Impossible the Foreign Office, Sir Austen 'Chamberlain replied Mr. Churchill said that the Goxthat the message was not sent ernment was prepared to. help a through the Ambassador but "wit settlement, but they had only been knowledge and full concurrence asked for' a renewal of financial (Conservative cheers).
istence which was impossible.
Sir, William Joynson-Hicks, mov-Mr. Smith replied: "Your offer of ing the resolution authorizing, con-Relp vocalls a man drowning in a tinuance of the Emergency Regula-river asked by a man on the bank tions for a month, said that there to drag himself out when th man jy been only 64 prosecutions under fon the bank would wipe fect. the regulations in August. Their 'We won't settle on such terms. chief value was that they were a Reuter understands that the Gov-preventive. 'The mining districts ernment's view of yesterday's coal generally had been quiet and orderly, Giscussions is that the miners' re-He would like to pay a tribute to Presentatives. called foy a meeting the miners, simply to ask for a subsidy and that it is plain that they have not Labour Member Suspended budged an inch from the position hey assumed last At this point the interruptions Avg. 28. from the Labour benches grew more! marked, Mr. Jack Jones being the As a result of the conference with most, prominent offender. The the Government, Mr, A. J. Cook!
Speaker asked Mr. Jones to with: the Miners' Secretary, made a hope draw, He began his exit' at a fol statement to-day, saying, inter snail's pace stopping at intervals to alia: abuse the Government benches and We have arrived at a stage when! was finally suspended by 235 votes ti possible to secure n negotiat™} to 53, settlement provided the Government Continuing, the Home Secretary] and ourselves are prepared to grasp said that if' the safety-men were the opportunity. T_strongly favour called out by Mr. Cook or anyone advancing definite proposals and I else, it would be the duty of the hope that the Miners' Committee, Government to take all. possible Wil! advance such proposal bling the Government to steps to prevent the mines—the livelihood of the miners—from being two sides together." fiendtness" towards the. Govern-statement is chavacterzed by} tment, Mr Cook declaring: "There fre. Some Ministers wanting. "the struggle ended in an honourable way, not leaving a legacy of bitter-went and invest?
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