Reading Standard Etc 09-1920

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-One 'Week only, commencing MONDAY EVENING ,NEXT" ~EPT. 1
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at 2".30,. 6 & 8.15 (Monday Matinee excepted).
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.Authentic Pictures' of T~kish H~~ms

&: Slave; Markets.

It cost over £~50.000 to prOduce. , 10,000 People ,in , ~~
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Christian Women Sold \nto T '!fkish Harems as .lpw as
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C=~~~lRfI;;Oito~M[i:=~'~~I~~;.s.r~~..~;""~m~-.~,~,jTh~'~King hu' made a atlumg
a.ppoal to t·be whole nat.ion on behll.lf of the un:
: employed, yet ...·e find tbia public . bodr' to
to ~ I ~. the words ot tbeir own cbaU'ma.D, IItit .. atiell:-

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COAL STRIKE:'"r -80lE' STRIKING
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2"0 1M B4l14-r.. Ji..MDlM'. Bftlm...
Sir,'-The. miner. ' of ' ~ country, upon the
wt.ructions of Mr. Smillie I\.Dd otber Icadat"il,
.ll&\'o v.:.t.ed in r..vOW' oi .. national at.nke.
'When tbe .Federa.ti~ b,Uott.ed f fQl" a ,trike in
J.919 i~ bad a. mllj!;!rit,1 of 507,OOOp To-day ' the

;~mbCnJ.hlp. ia larger t but the: .majority hILa
~811cu to 367,917. It iii oolieved that. the ru~'
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ing w th~ir iuna." The r:ttep&y~
1-be Wok.tl,fhllm a.rea. fonned ' " .trong protest
to the Minillterl, of Health. demandinj that. ju..
tice Iho;uld be aone to ihti" ex-S6I'Vice man, ud

tho lJ:;o;.<er of H••lth ,Eifuaed to ..,cUo' the
tecon.~ appointment of the u:-CouDciUor I atl.d
.t;pul&ted
Ib,t pref,ren"
.bould·
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ex-Servi.ee men.
Still. hoWever,
we b.
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firmed enemy of u
101'0; woman' the
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with the mater;." fo' our breakf.... ""d
Dera will be pa:,alyaed. l1illio'M of poople
:fI\Ifter in QCIIl.88quezu:e, pd pri,* will (0 up
'found. AJ coal . strike me&D8 widOBpread un~
-employment. during \be winter in nearly ever,

industry.
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The oolliet'8 who are g~ng to ca.oee tht. trouble
ha.,.,o no caae at;. a.11.

b Q.9l4- they. WMe pa.id"
aD &Terage w&£'~ 01 7/1, t;.o!.da.y t.b8ir ..... T~
wa.ge iii 18/3. The m1lK!n' clay b.. been. re.:\luoed frOm eight- t.o 1le't'i)U. bounJ wit.hout l'Cductiop of PD.,-. Tbeee mtIIl DOW work ooly aq
&vet"age ,of 4;.9 da,. ~ week.
There ' are
.nughly. op&alring . 100.000 more meD in the. in..'dnatry tllnn in 191J, yet. output. dOW"Jl by OTer
'20 per ceob. I Tba.t.": 1,110,00> men
-producmg 287.500,000 loa 01 fOal, ..hereM
1,206.000 men are DOW only producing
:240 500,000 tons of 00&1. 1'be1 are ..brkin', Je.

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S~-Who are these poor milen.bte lp6Cimen.
of ~~m&Dit,. who go about QUI' toWD toekinI:
k'qu~le ~ ~ete i!! ),our Cjolumna tbc.~ week we
b.,..., .t.ill anoth.er aomplaint. from someone
oom laiDing of our tram oonducton (nmember,
~beY I
r ..iM and t ...... all _oIl .. tb. penon
who- oompla.in6) .
P6I'eOna.Uy. 1 ha.Y6 a1••y.
found , them tbe rentae to wblt. il dtlCribed.
But frequently ODe ..,.~ , ten. or twenty 1hiI-1:~~~~:i~,~,ri:~~i~
ling ,Dott pl'elUted for a -tram fare aDd IDllll
wqilder remarb ,are IDalia when a demud for
Maule iI.t.! uked..
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The incre~ in pay h~mcOOded tbe rite in
C'I'J6t, of linng. witi)out their perquWitel!l.

;()o the a.1'ernge-takinl th'e coal supplied to
, tf.he collierw ~ the ' UnJ~ ~tbe IIUJII
rel.Ueed per t n j.. 4/5, while the pit ~:!!-d price
to aU other ei !un, \I 3313. ~ ...,eftle earn' -in~ ~
n c.t.... of aollier worlr.en
oI;bu riAro.fra 616 m June. 1914, to 1616 in
.:June, 1920.
Beyond.1l t.h~ &1110, tlwl ~.,..
--)linistry of ){iqfJIfJ Bill' proTickw '£5,000,000 fM
.-the coniers' ~ .., bet~t. No. let _ look
at what the Plmerw _Jr:. The queetiou on the
""balbt" PI'.pe:rl ~& _ fol1o. . :....:.. In Tiew of
... the refutal <jf ~he Go~t; to coocede the
claima of t~ Fooeni;ion ,fM ~ -reduct-ion in th6
"price or domei¥c coal by 14/2 per ton Mld aD
MVr\.ooe of .,..:Oge!L of 2/- l*' .hilt lor members
...,f 18 y~anl Of lal:& and u.pwar&t. 1/. ret ahift.
• from i6 to !8 yUN~ and i 9d.. pel' .hitt below
le, are yod in f 3.YO'M of
a.ct.ioa to IleeUN
..t.hete claime?" TJteee cl'" are hued on t.he
~ument that. the profit.' 01'1 t.be eoal il'ldu.wy
· by the end 0'- lobe 1MI' will be £815.000,000.
It i. by nc> ', tneIUW oertai:n tha\ Ply IlUch
amount. will be. available at. the end of the
· 'Year, for the "MY -.imple ieMoa that t.o-d~1
. -tbere. DO wry1_ prall. an coal .old at bome,
tmd the only IIrofiti &Tlil.ble
t.botwo 1I"hicb
· -.are mad.e fraln the _~ of 80&1. Let ·me• make this c\4!:l-"",(!!'; The horne OOlleUmer of coul,
·"Whether the eoal iI ·for the boUMho1d OT tot
1'$., in Ollr g-ret\t bct.oriee, ill payma j1Dt
oeoonom~ price, j\lSt- wba.t ~ CKlfd!I UDd«
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-contrOl of priO!.'l!l and aft« limit.'i.ol the
· to the mine 01l'1lor, to
t.he ooat
"boUM (It fa.etorJ.
On tbe o*-lMr
· world oomQ,ttiekllt fer I Britilih ooal • ftI) Ift!~t

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··t.hat
. .-ery
tiigh pri,OnM _
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bei:Df
obk.inflt
the !;
foreign
tNI.rtek.
ezpt>rt
tiade in
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• • lone yields ,,-ny proft.l tG ,he GoTentlDent ip . ciW:~ii'd'"

, -the workinJ!'. of ~ie iDd~.
Under 'I
:norm..1 conditio..... ibCae proflta wpl1td go, .
-·to tne cqa' 01nlM'L TOOa,. ' with the I " ' iC,C' ---" .':
"·St.ate controlling tbe ' ooal iDcIuatrifll, tbOM ;~'i'-::;~.:-.,;:
pMfltA wi.11 Il'o ~(\ ttle J:xabeqUfl', but. it;. mulllt ,
not 00 PrulTl'.'d t.ba\ the 10m. pn\ ·f orward by.: ~n'ii;;.ii;~
th~ minera haa Nl.y oer\rJ.ntJ' cI hein.e
I tamed.
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TOO ('"..oT~~mpnt b_ ~ t~t· hom~&o

man&- "' lUot f1f01t. be m..t to ~". lull hc!iolore all
of MtlJ J.!l\"'", ~ ehonlJ.' Ou~lmt U,
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OO'IVn, and th<'l ~utt ~ t.~t expt)ril b.T~ f.lIen 11 , U
-.nd mll,- 'an &tIn fttTther. Mid tM eI'Itimfl.tM.
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_"The
""om~ e."I.D"Tl«. t.ht'M~, be r:t"Ilrdod M lUre. .
"profit .. ff'()m ~3;Mrl.od ~
i not due to ~
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lULl e.'I.C<'flt.lonl\l ........ik. on t.he pM\. of t.b. mi1Wl!'fl ! '
-or to a-ny flartl~\tlltr 18!'~n. MIl tM .ide nf
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·t'8, • ')"h.oo.., ,. ..... out 01 world ooadi~lOM. The
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It ~;~,~~~,d!
,' e..n~ot ~ rllbb~~ m t.oo Much t.'It.t \.htoI <lOat
oW)M'l'a do IV"., .."t, .. ~n'f of the flT'Ot\\4 of '
. -t,lliA ~..im.fpd £66 000,000, "If t.be INm .. to be
·.fIi ...idf'<1 at thP T"'~ \e:'ldtft .... Uellt, then
.tnilo hnr.e atlm vril1 h .... t.o be foanod bot t.~ taL .
"pJll'crs in e-)T!lf! d1ww fona. mcwrt l;kl'lfy by 'lib...
"' 'fIli~. i ....hich w;n (!('Ime - nut of OUI' pocke..... .
''Th'''''1l ' ill no jn<4U'Ict-ti""\l fol' My thr>e&i of a
~tri"'". Jt; M ilt!!,,,..'ble kt form ' any l'fIi.im ..te
at t.11& voll1"'e ·,.,f h.,mA.1\ mt.." thfl.t ....-:in e.i:HP1e

fr('lm n. fMike 01 thit cll"TW~ . .A1ti "fOot; t~
I'l'8 rreN!.t"ifttl" to :.,ftir.. tot.- hAtdahiJ»
upon millions of tlieir fellow ....,.... ~\ .. \
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flloUrs. getting better wapt, ~d turning out
-] _ cool. "hides. \ \bey 1M. free or ehea.p ooal
'tI0f' tbeir own conrumption.
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of tbell" actIon. To add to ·the ll"on1 of it aU,
this favouroo ·holder of tbe two appointmentl
lI!at· Of! the 'local Tribunal durin, the~.te .at"
&nd ~elp+t to ,end mauy of tbeae p
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BervifCI meo from ttie o;:cup::..tlonll of peace to
~ndu~· tbe borron of war. .
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R.a payer. hU6 ukod for jUltiae, 'but all yet
tohey al'e not obtained it. We may! flOW well
ask ,ot; .. What are e:r.--Service men doio::? 01 I
but 'r wen
~ha.tknown,
are thethe
ratepayen
goine
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'oontribut.e to .tbe aahl.ry for the two appointmenta,
and It,h~
'Y are. , tberefore, in a me&ture, , ..

..quer.co. All iron and .Leet worn wiU be .but
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