“(1) That the coal of the country forms an obvious necessity to national life, and that its ownership should therefore be vested in the community.
“(2) That the mines, machinery, and other means for the production and distribution of coal, being essential to the industry, should also be owned by the country.
“(3) That the direction and conduct of the coal-mining industry, being of vital importance to the workers in the industry and the coal-consuming public, should be under the control of National, District and Pit Committees representative of the national Government and the various classes of workers including those engaged in the managing, technical, commercial and manual processes.
“(4) That the objects to be sought by National Ownership and Joint Control on the lines indicated are:—
“(a) To provide the maximum output of the coal consistent with the provision of adequate protection for the workers engaged in this most dangerous employment.
“(b) The introduction of labour-saving appliances on the widest possible scale.
“(c) A more economic working of coal mines consequent on the elimination of the interests of private land and royalty ownership.
“(d) The remuneration of the workers in this industry on a scale commensurate with the dangers endured and sufficient to provide a healthy natural life for all concerned.
“(e) The co-ordination of the distributive machinery of the trade by the elimination of existing private interests and the substitution of municipal and co-operative supplies at prices sufficient to cover costs of production and distribution.
“This meeting therefore calls upon the Government to bring forward legislation for the national ownership of coal mines and minerals on the lines indicated, and in accordance with the recommendations of the Majority Report of the Coal Industry Commission.”