The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-02-22
FNGLISHMEN ASK
PUBLIC COAL PITS
Movement Is Under Way
for Mines Owned by
the Public.
CLAIM FUEL IS WASTED
Miner, Like S ol d ier, Car
Never Ask Armistice, M.
p. Says Many Strikes.
ry w. l.. MALLARAR

LONDON, Feb. 2l.--Although the
- is over 'The miner is always in
,,o trenches" is tho declaration OF
~. s,,pporters OF mine nationaliza-
ron i1 support OF their claims that
,ho mines should be owned by the
peopIc sidney webb. who gave evi-
dance before the coal industry COM
r,ssion. ia authority for tho state
rent that from 1910 to 1914 there
vas A total of sio,1o6 accidents in
mo coal mines OF Great Britain en-
tai1Inr al least seven days incapacity,
and mat the average number OF
deaths FOR the past nine years has
! been 1.407 pcr year
Vernon Hartshorn, member OF par
Narnent. irving evidence before tho
commission said 1.-The only differ
cnce between the soldier and the
miner rs that the miner can never
ask for an armistfce. He cannot even
treat for terms OF surrender. The
oariatles go on every day"
That production OF coal is con-
s,cfed too wastefully Is another OF
The claims made by the supporters
of naturalization OF mines. Endless
strife. Interrupted and irregular. pro-
duction and general technical deteri-
oration are among the results given
Of private ownership. According TO
the loaf7et issued by the Mines OF
the Nation" campaign committee,
there were 2l1 strikes and lockouts
In 1910 163 strikes and lockouts In
the railroads fares have steadily in
"Strikes occur because the capital
-. % tnIy ~ la,
return upon capital blinds the CAPT.
,alist 70 both the wasting character
Of coal as a commercial asset and to
the need for Its scientific utilization
In tho interests of the entire nation
Tho remedy OF this whole condi-
ton OF affairs, II is claimed. Is
naturalization OF the mines Just
how nationahZing the mines viii re-
suit in putting an end to- the death
roll Is not stated.
Another statement made by the
same committee is that the total cap
ital invested In the coal industry was
less than $500. .00O,0 and that the
profits In the five years from 1914 to
1918 amounted to $500, 100, ,0o0-oyer
100 per cent IN five years.
Altogether a big effort is now be
ing made to affect the public mind
VI IANOT OF IEillp1lil OWIlPTSfllD OIL UIlf
coal mines, Just how ii will como
out Is hard to say, burt the average
fnglishman VINO has had any eX-
perlence of government control OF
public utilities or industries is hard
" likely TO add to his burdens. There
Is a big agitation on at present
against the telephone system--which
is government monopoly-and since
the government has had control OF
me railroads fares have steadil YIN
creased
II Is also n fact that 10 far this
winter Il has been impossible 10 get
sufficient coal for ordinary family
uses, and the government had TO
issue an order limiting the ration TO
100 pounds per week per person,
Even this amount could not be OBJ
tained easily. and extra prices had TO
be paid In order TO induce the coal
men TO dehver the regulation
amount. Just how the mines OF the
Nation people intend 10 remedy this
conditson Of affairs they DO not state
Meanwhile "John citizen" (who rep
resents here the Mr.. Common
People" OF the American cartoons)
Is sitting beside his cherries fire
crate with IN empty coal bucket and
merely wishing that the mine own
trs and miners would settle their diff.
Eenences and give him sufficient coal
~ warm him up.