Show MINER MINER IN TRENCH ALWAYS ASSERTED I Coal T Workers Present Problem rem lem eln to Interests of Britain II DY A WL I. I t. lU H. H ewe t MI Service Sr Staff Cor Cor- respondent London Mar Although 6 tho the wais WarIs war wa warIs r Is over O the miner Is always In th the e trenches Is tho the declaration of ot the th e supporters of or mine mino nationalization n i In n support of or their claims that the tho min mines should be owned by tho people Sidney Sidney Sidney Sid Sid- ney Webb who gave save evidence c before e tho the coal Industry commission is authority au authority for the statement that fro from Crom m 1010 1910 to 1914 1314 there was a total of accidents In the coal mines of or Great Grea t Britain entailing at least seven seven day dasIn days das s' s In incapacity and that the 1 average ra e number number num num- ber her of ot deaths for tor the past nine yea years ears rs has been 1407 1401 a yea year Vernon Hartshorn member of ot Parliament Parliament Par Par- giving evidence before th the e commission said Tho The only difference e between tween the soldier and the miner 1 is s that tho tiro miner can never nevor ask k for tor an a n a armistice lie Ifo cannot annot even treat fo for Cor r terms of surrender Burr The casualties g gon go goon goon on e cr every day Waste tc Is ie Charged d That production o of coal cool Is conducted conducts too wastefully is another of or tho the claims claim 8 made by the supporters of ot nationalization tion o of mines Endless strike Interrupted interrupted inter Inter- r and Irregular ular production and an general s technical deterioration ar are arc c among among- the tiro results given of or private privat e ownership According to t the leaflets leaflet es s ic i Issued b by the Mines lIns lIn's of the Nation c campaign n committee there thero were 21 1 strikes and lockouts in 1913 1912 and tad 15 in 1915 S. S Strikes occur b because tho the capitalist t motive of or a i quick and nd profitable return n upon capital blinds blind s the capitalist t to 0 both the wasting character of ot coal a aa as at- asa s a a. commercial asset and antI to tho the ace need f rOT for or its scientific utilization in the tho Interests In- In n of the entire nation rho Tho rho leme remedy y of fills whole condition conditio n of affairs it is la claimed is nationalization tion lion of ot the twines mines Jut Just t how nationalizing nationalizing nation nation- a tho the mines will result in put put- t tin ling an end to the death roll ron is no not t stated Another statement made made- by hy th the e same committee Is that the total cap capital capi capi- tal tai Invested in tho tyro coal Industry wa was s los loss 8 than and that flint tho th e profits In the five years from 1911 to 1918 amounted to ose over r per cent In five years Altogether ether a big bl- effort eUort Is III now h-eln h being g made mado to affect tho public mind i in n fax favor or or of ot national ownership of or tho co coal conI al mines Just als how It will come out 1 Is s hard h to say but the average En English Englis h- h man who has hall had any experience hof of government go control of or public utilities s or Industries is hardly lIkel likely to add to his burdens bur ent There Thero Is a big agitation n on at present against the tho telephone sy s. s tern tem which tem which Is a government monopoly y and and since tho the government has ha had d control of ot the tiro r fares fores have havo y e steadily Increased It Is also a n. fact fuel that so 81 0 far this win ter tel It has boon ben impossible to get suf 5 coal for ordinary family uses use s and tho ho government had to issue a an n order limiting tho the ration to lo poun pounds ds per week v per pcr person Even Liven this amou amount nt could not bo ho obtained easily and oa ex ex- tra prices had to be paid In order to Induce tho the coalmon to deliver the tha re reg amount Ju Just JURt t how the Min MincH os of or the tho Nation r Intend to ref remedy rem n- n e edy y the condition of affairs they 1 do 10 donot 1 e not state Meanwhile John Citizen who represents the Mr Ir Common Commo n People of or tho the Amerl American n cartoons l Is sitting beside his cheerless tc with an empty coal busket an and merI merel merely y wishing that tho the wino mine owners and mIners mIn mIn- r- r ers would settle nettle a an and d give him sufficient coal coal- to warm ht him m I up |