Show PRESENT MINIMUM WAGE WADE PLAN Bill Sill Drafted Drafted by British Government With a View to Ending Miners Miners' Miners Miners' Strike Passes First R Reading q London The The coal miners' miners minimum wage bill designed to put an end end to to the coal strike passed its first readIng reading read read- ing lag in the house of ot commons Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day night The bill is backed by toy Premier Premier Pre Pre- mier Asquith Foreign Secretary Gray Chancellor George Lloyd George and Sydney Buxton president nt of the board of trade It con consists of six causes and a schedule defining twenty-one twenty districts the country being divided for the purpose purpose pur pur- pose of the bill As outlined by the prime minister the bill bm provides a reasonable minimum minimum minimum mini mini- mum wage for the miners and safeguards safeguards safeguards safe safe- guards for the owners these to be arranged by district boards The minImum minimum min mm- will be paid from the date aate of ot resumption of work Th The enactment is for three years An important clause provides that if It within a fortnight any district lacks a recognized district board hoard the board of trade may appoint any person to act in place of the local body There is nothing in the bill hm to pr prevent pro pre vent a recurrence of the strike should the miners be dissatisfied by the boards board's decision |