The Washington times., 1919-09-28

~ budter, and six Ounesl Of surur are
allotted 20 each peFlon. DivtGlOnaI
eOmUlihGlOneFG have been authorized
70 FatlOR other feeds.
Dreads Use 0f Army.
The thing that all Britain breads
today is armed Intervention by the
government. Yet, with the unhinch-
ing determination Of. both sides to
"see Il through" the use Of armed
force appears inevitable, and with it
will come the supreme test.
Nearly one million British workers
arc idle, and many thousands In other
trades are Joining the great strike.
AS yet, the government has re-
Trained from employing force, though
the army and navy are ready for
thhe call should ii come
Lloyd Georges policy for the pres
ent appears to be TO let the public
suffer the fun terrible force Of the
strike, hoping thus to place the odium
upon the strikers. The public is the
suffering spectator OF the battle be-
tween the government and labor, and
ultimately the public's judgment will
be decisive.
The workers who are idle, however,
together with their dependents, rep
resent 10 per cent OF the British
public.
Weeks Feed Supply.
ALTHOUGH London has at this mo-
ment an unusually plentiful supply Of
fOOdBtuhB and fuel, Il cannot last
more than q week at the uttermOst
IL the paralysis IA force continues.
The Tar flung subway system Of this
metropolis O. tied up simultaneously
with the surface trains. TaEis and
buses are working oveFtime-taXis
at double Fats-but the buses, too,
are expected to suspend any minute,
while the taLis will be commandeered
by the government for the trangpor-
tatiOn Of food.
This will reduce the 1000. 900 Lon
doners to the necessity OF walking
a contingency staggering the imagi-
nation Of anyone who knows ehis
city.
Yet the people Of London seem to
fail completely TO realize the terrible
danger OF it all. As in the darkest
days Of the war, the populace is TAX
ing thhe situation with fatalistic
abandon, and there is even much Of
that artificial jubilating that marked
those days
Carnival Spirit RuIeu.
Crowds are tearing through the
streets and staging sidewalk dances,
as IL p great carnival OF Jog, not
famine and chaos, were in the offinE.
The press Of London, with the ex-
ceptiOn OF the labor organ, the
Herald, and a few radical papers, Is
unanimously denouncing the strike
and the strikers; even the non-radf-
cal opposition organs joining in Wig
orous support Of the governments and
its stand. Thus, with none Of the
big London dailies giving labor's side
Of the hght, the cause Of the strikers
is left completely in the dark, as far
as information TO the public is con
crned.
Yet on the face OF things. labor
has up to this cabling the best Of
the battle. for the completeness of
the rail tte-up went far toward en-
couraginE many thousands in other
trades, and q nationwide industrial
Walkout is consequently threatening
the land.
DE Tor Terrible AvTakenInE.
London, 50 used 20 war crises has /
been underfed and under fueled" for
years, and that accounts for much /
u the peoples lack Of appreciation /
" the danger. A terrible awaken /
ng is due II the strike continues /
or coupled with the Inevitable rapid 4
iecline Of food supplies will be the 4
giving out Of fuel at a time whsn /
Finter Is beginning 20 make itsen /
elt
The food controllers issued an aBs
zeal late yesterday for vehicles and 4
irivers, warning owners that Il may
shortly commander every vehicle in
he city.
Bib" Smiley, the miners leader,
iaid today that tWo-thirds Of the /
miners in the United Kingdom would 1
De Workless as a result OF the railway
strike, and that all would be likely 70 /
De cut IL the Government used the
military to operate the railroads.
There Is no one in weIl-fnformed /
quarters today who sees q single
opening for negotiations between the
,ailway workers and the Government
hat might lead to amicabIs settle
nent.
It is highly probable that Parlfa-
nent viii be called into session to-
morrow 20 aid the Government in ind-
ng a solution Of the crisis. Many