The:Coal Commission resumed its sittings on Thursday week. Mr: Justice
Sankey said that- it would report not later than June 20th on the proposal to nationalize the coal-mines. The• ease against nationalization was well stated by Professor Carman, Kr. Harold Cox,. and Professor W. R. Scott. The case for it was stated by. ME. J. A. Hobson and by Mr. Sidney Webb, who is one of the Commissioners. Professor. Wallas expressed approval of the principle, but emphasized the administrative difficulties. Mr. J. H. Jones, of Glasgow University, pointed out. that no-such industry had been nationalized, and that, as the. consequences of-failure would be very serious, it might be well to try the experiment on one coalfield, such as the Scottish.. For South Wales he suggested a Joint Board of Control, on which mine-owners, miners, consumers, and the State were represented. Mr. Jones said, aptly enough, that nationalization in practice• might disappoint the miners, as- they would find that their grievances were in part evils inherent in thework itself, and that State control 'would mean stricter discipline
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