The chronicle=news., 1914-05-22
Naturalization of Coal and Metal
Mines a Failure as Shown by
London Colliery Journal

force obligations upon . sflall min
oriy Of i..suitess. h. said he vent
urst To assert that sound ,aiains leg
isiation in this s0uItry bad never
don. aushl else than render eonpui-
sor, III. measures fof safety already
adopted voluntarily b. the better oF-
sani=~d soiiieri~s- Measures for the
avoidance Of .oiii-ry accidents have
always been based upon the ihs-sli-
gallons carried or BY private soiiIery
owners. whilst the State had done
nothing. sas-iy lamp. safety fuses.
fpr-nssi explosives. -i-f,fis saot-
firing the us- of stons-dusl Ia pre-
rent roai dust explosions. s-ss s'ris-
Ina. EXAMPLES of provisions for the
sas.t, of minsss. the Investigation
and aaop, ion Of which had been sole
~ au. tn the iai,issiFs. based upon
iabafisus and sosiiy iHg-stissttoss.
the whole Of the expense "f shies
has been voluntarily borne By col
ii-fy owners.
iiD .v.n snsinisisst ,ha, the pso'
yisiaa sf iif--.Asinx appliances ~ss
made compulsory by las ians before
their as- hsa L~es aha.ss'a"-i. The
spsnsision Ia neliaasiisssi.n os mines
aian- .aaiA h~ s,sss than iassisi.s
IN the iht-f-.,s OF The safety af nils.
80. aiah~.
fsssiga ExpssiH<sis,
t;.fs,rinx is III. fac; ,hss iiassis
~as aLs.s tn arauisr ssaae soiiississ
far iiss State. Prof i.sais ssiiy ssH
msfs-s; Iss, essn au,srsa,ie Russia
did has inssad so Fenii~s'- sss
~siA-s. = i-ssaa in -issn.asas9 haa-sr
~ which h- hsp~d votia no. i-- lost
ap.s tn. Mis-ss' Federation.
tAraiins sish the E.smss mis~s.
b. saaA w-ssphAiis ss b-ss so4isr.
attic sa sh- Easiish Aia.s asse tier
Tssa =. pat forward
.asa- isies->sine fi1ss.s os The rar-
rhss~ az those his~s br The Ussr-Sa
Isss -sn scat IL iss: ..eS~. ..s-
s"sss. ~as asssssa 4. is~ sssph.i.
'i.= at shr eisiss sishts. sss.ssc
smssss ~ss ssisuiassd ss - sas.
i.ipasi ssm sa h~ srrss ss.s shem.
ssa . further sstrslssses vss saaas
hat il 1919 they ~r~s1 ~ ssshiss . /
pspsis .f os~s iss.sss snasas s-rs ss.
sanss Tint a. . ssssrs of fsss. IL
sst: sh~ iassi capital ssp-s led hsd |
s~osssrd To ssssif ~ aiili.,as sa-s.
'ias . s-ss Of sssssesi Pssss,ss
rhe i@.s To "a. i'sas.isa Tfu.sss,
ispas their s,lsihe Sestasv ~ss ssc.s
$50 sssssads upsa a. u,lpai at J..
va $50 toes sstt..s, 81 ossf s~a nall.
Hons ss-tI,se la t-ps<t xiisssa The
fcsaIs. ves. mesr sssssssssoss. a.
sis- ss ~. gsashssekss s.sItseId. |
'Sss In these sasss she rsutEss &sds !
rssi-a~-i asrs-siasi.n ard assy e.s.
e large skssz-ss skish vsf~ charged |
,ssis.s ta- state f-s.eus - = whole |
!, vas sai-sas.Y s-s;sis that stale
Faisins ~ Gernshr uss = ftssssisi
IsiIufrs Itr deal. .shsusiIsely Nth
'hr ap-.sinn. sAs~ias that sssir
sais.s hsd hnn- lssdiy. whilst ,st.
'a'-iy..snsd misss stoss.idr veto
rshins Isss. profits Aaashss sis-
si'isans rpias taaH- by t'spf. t.usis
-s. that tho a.yIdrus rate in these
sss'sau~n-d mine uas nsi,hrr
sr-a;rr NOT less ,baa in privately
,wu-L mines WORKING alongside ot
'hru: saus Mr. Chasmss's claim
ihas naturalization vDiia mess In.
fr-as~d safety vas .nphsIj.sIiy con.
Ifaat.srs.
Mfs Chapman hai claimed sha,
Industrial iisrui-s'' would almost
'c eliminated The Lecturer surpese,
lhc uedrrIyins idea vs.. that tho .cai
mining voters wuuii hr able to screw
nu' ~ the Government unfsstly sish
Fa'~s nj wages a, the expense Of tho
I'si'ish rublic unfortunate
great middle class a,. organised In
icsis' such rr.ssur-. The facts OF
'hc case In Germany wrrc that. In
the ratc Of wages ~as
liked hv privately .c~uesi yoiiirrie>.
aud they were hizh-r than In aast-
srucI. where the Government fixed
The rates.
Coming very near 10 the conditions.
adsccaicJ by Councillor Chapman.
The speskcr dealt with tho Wont.
hassi mine. owned by the Victorian
Australia. This mine
had the adv cf having no