The daily worker., 1926-07-03
LABOR PARTY
Fight STIRS
THE COMMONS
WheatIey Hits Out at
the Dawes Plan
Especial TO The Daily Workerl

LONDON, June 80 (Delayed)-The
solemn hall where centuries of time
have haIlowed the British parliament
rang to the epthets of Coward" and
"Liar" in turbulent scenes unprece.
dented in EneIand's history when the
Baldwin government advanced and
financially passed the longer workday
mining bill thru its second reading.
The riot started when Colonel Lane
Fox. secretary of the mines depart
ment, speaking for the government
said that the miners who thought Of
the welfare of their wives and chill
dren would not object to working lon
ger hours. This brought storm of
laborite denunciation about his head
Regular shindie.
THE dirty coward" shouted Mr.
Westwood, "he says that my father
does not want to defend my motherl
He is a coward He is a dastardly
cowardi" Mr.. Kirkwood vociferously
seconded the idea and added some
amendments of his own.
part of what they thought of the col
onel, this gentleman said that if he
had said anything offensive. he would
withdraw it. John Wheatley, leading
labor party member voiced the signif-
cant features of the attempt, interna-
tional in extent, to lengthen the hours
Of labor, pointing out that the Dawes
plan started the world wide attack
on living standards OF the working
class. He said:
Dawes Plan Started.
Germany having lost the war, we.
decided that the losers must pay,
and to compel Germany to pay, the
German miners have to work longer
hours" he said. "You cannot have
the victor and Vanquished on the
same economic footing so the direct
result OF the present bill must be to
extend the hours of labor in Ger
many.
"If the Germans adopt the nine
hour day the coal miners Of this
country will experience difficulty in
competing with the German mine
owners and will again say that the
miners Of this country must face the
economic facts of the situation.
with the German working nine
hours they will say that the mines
Of this country must work nine
hours. We are drifting toward
state Of society in which no people
will have an interest in preserving
the social order"
A new uproar began when Bridge
man, first lord of the admiralty, tried
to act as spokesman for the govern
ment. Baldwin. Baldwin" the labor
ties began TO sing out at the top Of
thein voices and continued in spite OF
the assurance of the chair that Bridge
man was "a responsible member of
the cabinet"
The Glasgow laborite, G. Buchanan
answering the chairs demand for fair
play. yelled; 1.-The miners are not get
ting fair play; the miners are getting
helli"
Prodded by labor party speaker
who challenged the right of Stanley
Baldwin as a holder of 100000 shares
of stock in the firm of "Baldwin's
Limited" coal and iron corporation, to
appear as the Stanley Baldwin who
claims to be impartial in the govern
ment he heads while forcing longer
hours on the miners. Baldwin finally
was forced to get on his feet
Baldwin Admits Owning Mines.
"It is absolutely true and represents
the bulk of what own" said Baldwin,
Il have always been, for good or evil,
in British industry. 1t is for that am
being attacked. But for five years !
have received nothing from these
shares" (Ironic howls from the labor
benches).
whether It be that the honorable
members believe that this old family
business of mine. because 1t happens,
as portion of It's property. to contain
some coal property; whether they
think that because of that shall fall
so low in my own estimation. 80" But
the rest of his remarks were drowned
in contending jeers and cheers from
both sides OF the house.
A sub a day toil help to driv,