Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-10-26 | Page 1 | House of Commons Discusses Strike Laws

v o o o j 1 I OPPOSITION TO ! PREMIER S BILL IS DEVELOPING Government Wants Broad Powers in Case of Emergency Emer-gency Arising UNION MEN AND OFFICIALS IN PARLEY Hopeful View Taken of Strike Situation With Negotiations Nego-tiations On LONDON, Oct. 26. Strong opposition opposi-tion to the government eniergeno power .hill, giving the administration far-reaching authority in the event of a general strike or of disorders was anticipated in the houe of commons today. The measure entered the committee com-mittee stage of consideration and the government Issued instructions for allj -importers to be present j. I todays session of the house. In the hoiibc of commons lust night a motion for rejection of the bill offered by William C. Adamson, labor leader, was defeated by a vote of 257; and the measure was passed to second reading. PREMIER DKFI 1. Premier Uoyd George defended the measure, however, and declared it wad j iu. i un uILm '. cn th trade unions, but absolnlelj nccessar to " face the threats of railway men and the triple alliance to cripple other national life almost without notice. Further consideration of th bill Was. prevented during the night .session .ses-sion as T. P; O'Connor, ieader of the Irish Nationalists, obtained permission to begin the debate on events In Ireland. Ire-land. Mr D'Ccnnor discussed recent act of reprisal In the Island, but no new points w re developed M i . HI V ! ! N a OP1 - I D LONDON, Oct 26. i By The Associated Asso-ciated Press i -Formj!! negotiations between the government and executive execu-tive officers of the miners' federation federa-tion in an effort to settle the coal strike were re-opened this morning, indicating that the informal discus-! slons which had bee In progiesa sincr' Sunday had proved satisfactory, In some measure, at ie,4 It was reported from South Wales today that the miners' officials there-had there-had before them yesterday the gov-ernment's gov-ernment's new formula on the wage question, which Is said to b:- based, upon coal vollies. The miners are to g t i wo shillings "n dav Inereuse. but the future selling price of coal will depend on prod u t ion . tlmt is. if production full below a certain level thH price of coal will be Increased to the houHeholdei , otherwise present prices win be maintained "nder this plan, the miners, while receiving more wages woxiid co-operate wlih the owner" in preventing in-1 ci eased pries