1926-05-04 — Page 7

TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1926.

COAL WAR

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What Did the Chancellor

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SITUATION DEPLORED.

Purely Beanomic Dispute.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Nieuwe Waterweg involve 1,500,000 workers in the of bunkering, traxafort and allied, tradest, bunkered in Meanwhile thousands of völ

[From Whitaker's Almanack for entering the 1928 we take the following for the purpos normalis non-political and non-party or which ganisation has been established Britain under the title of "Organisation for: Mr. J. Thomas Labourite, who the Maintenance of Supplies in S was pic of the Negotiating Com- mittee of the General Counell of time of big frade disputes or At. Trados Unions, deplored the situa-other times when the ordinary tion. He emphasised that this was means of distribution appear to be

purely economic dispute, and that breaking down,

The lesson of'

"TREY FAILED!

1914 Scenes Recalled,

London, Lateri

teors have already enrolled at the temporary recruiting office a wooden hut in the court yard of the Foreign Office

The Electrical Power Engineers Association: representing tachab

ans employed at the oldefrica. stat. ons have sent a letter to the

when "Mr. Winston Churchill satt. 14 a ballot were taken in this Though Governments have a is on to-morrow." In these words |ed to helf to maintain essential E. A significant inclient occurred thero was nothing revolutionary in the coat crisis was too evident. "They failed! A general strike Premier declaring they have resolv

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Mr. Themas.asked the Prime Minister whether the Chancellor's statement-meant that, if the on- eral strike notices were withdrawn, the Government would see that the emploist polices were withdrawn.

country he did not believe that two per cent of the balleters would vote for anything revolutionary

The responsibility to try to improve the situation rested upon all and I was for Parliament, representing the people of the

effort ought to be made.

pointed a Minister as # Civil

Commissioner to keep organised the machinery for such, distribution, It was apparent in July and August that the nucleus would be far from sufficient should the general strike be declared. As a means of pro- night..

Cook, told Reuter of the fateful the supply of electricity, the miner's Secretary, Mr. A public services in connection with failure of the negotiations between the Cabinet and the Trade Unionista public at midnight, and is to be Hyde Park was cloned to thể

Roon after eleven

o'block last used as a milk distributing centre for London, Arrangements have Meanwhile, around the Houses been made to call up special

London, May 3

Mr. Thomas intimated that he did] country, bo try to avert it. A last toetion in the event of a repetition of Parliament, the scenes, recalled constables.

not expect an immediate aeswor.. Parleys Continued. 41 !, The House molted following Mr. Thomas' query, and inmmediately theretter Mr. Baldwin was in con- tact with individual Trade Union- ists, whilst bhe Moners' Executive bella special meeting in the House. No nepromising Spirit.. The mula speeches were spened to y almost unbroken silence and the complete absence of any compromising spirit un any alde.

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THREAT A MISTAKE.

Past Peace Efforts,

of the threat of stoppage the OM.S.those of 1914 at the beginning of was established, and it has quite the war. Thousands completely an unofficial nature at the moment.blocked parliament Square, whilst

The "Dally Mail" lender Lord Hardinge of Penhurst Pre-

1 to which the,, printers object- sident, whilst the Council consists Fhroughout the evening dozens of Country," and said inter alla

Downing Street was impassableed was headed For King and mainly of retired naval and milk Mr. D. Lhyd George, the Liberalry commanders who have been extra police with the grentast Him-The gonevut strike is not an in-f Tender, appealed to Farliament to necustomed to organisation and culty cleared the way for taxis and dustrial dispute. It is a revolu see whether something could be discipling on a huge scale. Regis, motor cars leaving the Palace yard done even now to avert a catastere are open for names of volun- He thought that the tears, and separate though allied trophe.

organiantions are being established bhreat of a general strike was A

The Labour· Ör- mistake. But he pointed out that a centres.

¡section.

The crowd repeatedly sanx "The Red Fig and raised cheers for the miners. Another section sang "God"

of

tionary moment intended to millet suffering on the great mass innocent parsons of the community' and therefore, put forcible con- straint on the Government. I can.

ainst minole accommodation and had sought hard against the sub-Co-operative Movement for supplies rush at their direction. The police: Government. We call on all law- Clearly the loose was anxions for the men responsible were men who ganisations place their faith in the save the king" und there was not be tolerated by any civilisedi for trade unionists during the big however, controlled the crowd and noïding men and women to holdi

indisposed to abandon hope.

„ONË. OBJECTIVE

To Ohtain Acceptance of Commission's Report.

"

vireion. of the Constitution."

He had seen many strikes; and strike.I

The House of Cimmons had always. kept its head, and the end it was the intervention of the House of Commona that had brought about peace. He was certain that that was what would happen here.

(British Wireless, Service)

He asked whether it would not be Karby. Mny # possible to resume negotiations?! The debay on the war crisis le did not believe that the House was opened in the House of Cum- would object to a continuance of mons this "afternoon by Mr. S. the subsidy during the fortnight Baldwin. Prime Minister in that would be necessary to conclude speech dwelling upon the many the negotiations. The begged the diffenities besetting the coal - Prime Minister to make another dusty which he said. had been effort for peuce. considerably increased for many yeurs past by the organisation of the industry itself and its intricate machinery for waxes adjustmenbu,

The coal trade Råd not been wholly happy or settled since the www. and the dificulties, which were already showing symptoms about four years ago, were only masked and delayed by the French occupation of the Ruhr which, whilst it herted gave what was really a fictitious value to coal When the Kuha decupation wus removed the world's supply in- reused so fast that the world's prices tumbled fait,

Position Summarised.

TEC. CONDEMNED..

Constituents Not Consultedi.

Sir Robert Horne (Conservative, Hilhead strongly condemned the action of the Trades Union Council in threatening a general strike. The Council had taken action, he unid. without consulting its egn stituenta:

PRESS DISLOCATED.

Fleet Street Prevents Desolate Appearance.

there was no disorder

themselves for the service of King and country."

Later.

Orderly and Deliberate..

London, latest.. Orderly and deliberate was the Mr. Churchill while walking manner of the general strike of from Downing Street to Whitehal workers in transport. printing, was rushed by a crowd which the building, and various other in-police were keeping back, on the dustries, which became effective at opposite side of Whitehall They midnight.

rushed across and hemmed in the Chancellor of the Exchequer

London, Later: Beyond the solitary edition of

Men whose shifts began before one, paper to evening newspapers midnight finished their turns 01 appeared to-day. None will beauty. Thus the night omnibus and printed to-morrow, throughout the country.

Fleet Street, usually a hive of industry in the evening, has at pre- sent a desolate appearance with the exception of hundreck of empty vans..

REPLACING THE NEWSPAPERS.

Broadcasting at Fixed Hours.

railway services concluded the vehicles being taken to the depots. The men did not beak on after mid- night.

- EARLIER' NEWS.. :

London. May 2. The General Council of the Trades Union Congress has genb a long letter to Mr. Baldwin ex-

A number of police har to be brought from Downing, Street to clear a way for him, and eventually Mr. Churchill was compelled to take refuge in the Home Office.

Meanwhile a queue of a thou aand strong was lining up in the Foreign Office quadrangle, waiting to sign on as volunteers to help: the Government..

The mobbing incident is minime ised by spectators, who..de.. clare that the crowd blocked the Chancellor'à path through force of numbers, but little hostility displayed

WAS

Tokyo, May 3: It is peported that after a spe cial meeting this afternoon the

pressing surprise and regret at the Special constables have been Government's decision to terminate. ordered to report at the London the discussions, and declaring the station of the Broadcasting Com-public will judge the nature of the pany, which is functioning for the Government's intention by Its: issue of official communications precipitate and calamitous deci Japan Transport Union have cabled which the Government will decide sion," and deplering that "the sinto the British. Transport Union. to broadcast.

cere work in which the Council hasOur comrades will fight to the The Government announces been engaged to

an last."

obtain

ex- pected to send similar niosanges to-morrow...whilst, it is reported! the leading labour organisations are discussing the question of supporting the British strikers in allways possible.

MINERS WAGES.

Contingent on Reorganisation::.

that it is considering the import-honourable settlement has been The Japanese miners Are Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Labous ant question of supplying the wrecked by the Government's. After reviewing the terms of leader, emphasised how much the public with news in newspaper unprecedented ultimatum:" the report of the Cual Commission Trades Union Congress had worked form. Meuntime there wil be. As regards the Government's the Prime Minister said that the for pence. He claimed that the broadcasting of news five times at first reason for breaking off the Hingle attempt of the Government miners' wages could not be reduced fixed hours to-morrow.

negotiations. numely, that specific had been to obtain the ussent of except in relation to the reorgani The Postmaster-General notifies instructions were sent to trade Both parties to the recommenda-sation of the coal industry. The that no foreign or colonial parcele unionists in several industries and tions of the report with a view to Coal Commission. In its report, ex-will be accepted, whilst inland services to cease work, the letter placing the industry on an efficient pressed the opinion that any packages will be restricted to a says it is not unusual for workmen and self-governing basis.

sacrifices by the men should be maximum of eight cünces. Noto censo work in, defence of their contingent upon a final agreement parcels will be delivered within interests as wage-earners, and the for improving the organisation. the London postal area.

specific reason for the decision in

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A Milk Pool,

QUEEN'S PIER.

OPERATIONS CONSEQUENT ON SUBSIDENCE.

In conclusion, he said that if a The public are urged to this case was to secure for the

in the general strike developed, whatever

use of tele-workers the same right as" em- their views and diferences might phones, telegraphs, and postal ployers insist on with their workers,

MAINTENANCE WORK. |be.. let them enter into it not with services.

namely that negotiations shall be hot heads but rather" with cook

conducted free from an atmosphere

Diving operations in progress: minds, determined to give fair play A Board of Trade order estab-of strike or lock-cut..

off the entrance to Queen's pier, and justice every time.

shes a milk pool in London.

The Council disclaims any know- a "China Mail representative The Provision Exchange has ledge of overt acts including interlearned on enquiry, were in con- agreed to last Friday's market ference with the liberty of the nection with the replacement of prices being made the maximumPress mentioned in the Government portions of the rubble mounds on prices until further notice.

statement, and says the decisions which the concrete entrance to of the Council definitely forbid anythe pier rested and which had such independent and unauthorised subsided, an occurrence which is action. It regrets it was not given always a possibility with such an opportunity of investigating and foundations until they have dealing with the alleged incidents thoroughly set, a somewhat before the Government made them lengthy process. fun excuse for breaking off the peace

discussions.

Later.

Everything Normal!

He related the esurse of the negotiations.. and said that last Friday night the position was that the primers representatives were not prepared to consider any im mediate reduction of, wages or an increase of hours, which meant thas the industry could not be carried on without a continuation of the subsidy. The Government could not agree to continue pay- ing indefinitely wipes to miners and profits to fine-new n the expense of the taxpayers.. The negotiations broke down on Friday Mr. Winston Churchill, Chancel- The Government spokesman, nighty On Saturday the General.lor of the Exchequer, declared that addressing the Pressmen at noon, Council of the Tadka Union. Con- before there could he any con- reported that the news from the grows expressed, its willingness to tinuance of the subsidy, as had country was eminently satisfac discuss maiters with him, and he been urged, there must be some tory. There was no excitement was normal. invited a committee to come and prospect of matters being "further and everything

Offers of services were pouring in see him that night He didi xs in advanced. spite of the threat of a general As Chancellor of the Exchequer all over the country. Food stocks strike which he ignored for the he had a greater interest pols-were normal on the whole and in moment, ro anxious was he to see tically in averting a breakdown many cases above the average. if even as the last moment u way than any other member of the might be found out of the position House, The question whether it The Stock Exchange has been which had become almost in- was just or not that there should be disorganised, practically no busi- soluble.

a continuance of the subsidy in the ness being done. Prices have as A Final Chance."

present circumstances was a ques- precaution been marked down He paid a tribute to the efforts tion which Parliament and Parlin-but there is no selling pressure. which all had made to reach ament alone was competent to Home rails are one or two points settlement, and said that they had endeavoured to reach a position. A report of the debate will Be

decide."

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continued in a special midnight message.

where the Trades Union Council, on behalf of the miners, would give An assurance to the effect that they The special midnight message felt confident that, given another was not received owing to bad fortnight, settlement would be atmospherie conditions, but the reached on the basis of the Conlhiatus is supplied by Reuter as may Commission's.report.

be seen from the cables immediato-

message:]

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If the Government had been able y preceding the British Wireless to get that assurance, it would have riskedi another fortnight of negotiation.

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IMPORTANT › MEETING.

Cabinet and Trades. Union Congress.

London later. A meeting has been arranged between the members of the Cabinet and the Trades Union Congress Executive in the House of Commons to-night..

REACTION IN USA.

Decline in Wall Street.

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The discussions were resumed on Sunday evening, and another effort was made to obtain that assurance. Meanwhile, he had learned that certain overt ucts had already

London May 8, taken place in anticipation of aį

The Proclamation of a state of

New York, May 3. general strike. They were acts emergency empowers the Govern A sharp decline in stock prices, a interfering with the freedom of the ment to take all measures deemed drop of over half a cent in sterling Press, and the Government found necessary for the maintenance of exchange, and a new low record it impossible to pursue negotiations public order and an assurance of in French and Belgian currencies further. The Government" found essential supplies, transport, etc. were Wall Street's reaction of the

Itself challenged by an alternative under the 1920 Act, which British labour crisis body, which was incapable of enacted that the declaration Germans Attitude, arresting disobedience to Its of a state of emergency commands.

Essen, May 3.

may be proclaimed if any action to The German Miners' Federation Wrong to Continue.

taken or immediately threatened has issued a manifesto adhering He became convinced last night which is calculated by interfering to the Brussels Agreement and that the General Council of the with the supply and distribution of recommends the miners not to Trades Unions was not in control food, water, fuel, light and means work overtime,

of the situation, and that it would of locomotion, to deprive the comDutch Transport Workers. be wrong for him and the Governmunity of the essentials of life.. ment to continue negotiating unless

The Councft (the OMB

Rotterdam May 8.0 The Trans they got an immediate and uncon announced to-day that its whole or Federation has exhorted its 1 ditional withdrawal of the order ranisation would be handed over to hers not for a general strike,

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The magnitude of the threatened general strike can be gauged by the fact that already a million miners. are idle, and the general strike will

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