Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-05-07
Gll]MMONS FAVOR
EXPORT COAL TAX
,..l.,lc. Lambtou, Conservative
Osoounces the Government
,vRESEDTuPAcK OF HOUNDS
..,,ou of Miners Parliament AnA'
A'' '"".ly Awnl'ed-A strike Would
Amos. Mean civil War

So Nav 6.-The house of COM
iOlI might adopted the coal tax by
i''OD ,,e n 1888 to 296 consequently the
'V " a shilling per ton on export coal
''A a. o5opted by a majority of lOd' These
""' :. annarently do not represent the
ls ','aa n the members OF the house but
49, ,oyernment made the issue strictly
JUG ~. ore ana secured the record at
p,,r r,a for this parliament and by
Ig lla~% efforts polled within score OF
we mammal majority $50, 49,. ,.a.
ln ',., nJncipal figures during the last
Nv, The discussion of the coal tax
DAY W.h,"dy within the liberal ranks
%e'g rS ward Grey, II. II. Asquith, Will
slr h' abraham. liberal, and Charles
Iah Nile, "id the tax eloquently, the last
all as saeoking with no little pathos and
IS 'Wo sP accent ON behalf Of the miners,
I, whose station OF life they worked De-
,a,a coming to Westminster
e 10Y p,rboos the most interesting feature
me- speech Of Hon, Frederick
"a T s,.,ion brother Of the Earl of Dun
W l'l"' vbo standing among the conser-
N H4 1,os denounced the government as
'ag,, cE M rlotous hounds after a eve
ne which he referred to the coal
amv He declared the chancellor
a ,he eycheauer had represented the
V.ui"rs as liars and foreigners, and he
'svair,slned that they were as honor
able a set Of men as ever sat on 'he
government benches ,
SIR Michael Hicks Beach attempted
"a eynlain. but Mr.. Lambton paid little
Mood The sleepy people who had come
IN IN hear the final stages OF the de-
Na,e blinked vigorously as they heard
n ,%o rigbt Of the miners TO strike pro-
y ,iolrS1 Nv an aristocrat who declared
,So miners were "as good az many a
h MAN vbo has won the Victoria cross, ="
Arotber supporter Of the govern
Il mont Tohn Wilson, bitterly objected TO
a ,be toy bringing up the question Of
s. American competition and contending
q Mat the tax would give the United
IN states a chance to cut out British coal,
& This started the ball rolling, and for
a some time the house gave itself up to
discussion Of the relative merits of
a pocahontas and SmOkeless Welsh, with
fraouent references to Americas grow
& ing merchant marine and the advan-
NJ tages " coal
Nh. Balfour in rambling style summed
'Hup the debate basing his argu-
IA nent upon the proposition that such a
H great and embarrassing industry as
"a he export Of coal could not be serl-
ously affected by the imposition Of a
H lax Of a shilling ton, He dismissed as
highly improbSble the theory that
8 american coal would ever be able to
compete with English
In The division which followed there
LAVE much cross voting John Morcly
'8#ioted with the government. Several
|s21lberals abstalned from voting, while
f.fmost all the conservatives represent
ing coal counties i0incd the opposition.
N# During Mr. Balfour's summing up one
z1tof his own adherents remarked audibly:
f'lt's a wTetched speech but OF course,
#Balfour does not know what he Is talk
1f'ng about"
81 This was a verdict which seemed to
.Hneet with the approval OF other gov
14finment supporters near by, Indeed, IL
~ PIE most urgent whips had not been
&pTesent and II Il had not been feared
NHthat the government was likely to be
#feieated many mlnisteriallsts, who
Noted in favor Of the tax, would either
have abstaned from voting or would
fhave voted against II.
"a What the Miners federation will do
4temains to be seen. Judging from the
'4fpeeches the labor members during
sthe last stages OF the debate the fed
vibration Is quite likely TO declare gem
<fIal strike, thus precipitating a strug-
&Ee between organized labor and Par
lament Such collision. as was said
frequently during the discussion. might
rove ulnous TO the coal industry and
81 lshly Injurious to the country.
BRITISH MINERS PARLIAMENT
a New York May THE action OF the
hHusn miners parliament today will
r Of more Importance than the per-
|ff ,uhcloiy debate on the coal tax In
4. es'mlnster last night. says the Trib-
London correspondent. Like that