The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-24
(BY JAMES M. TUoHY.)

London, July 2s.-(By Tele-
graph From New York World,
copyrighted. Anxiety in par
|liamentary circles over the in
|dustrial situation, and also over
the outlook for public order in
England at this time, is without
parallel. 1t is not due to the
strikes, which might be ad-
|justed; the spirit that underlies
them furnishes really a grave
problem. Coal miners were
never half so well off, either in
respect to pay or to working
hours, as they are today; neither
have they had less reason for
discomfort. Yet not only are
they striking, but they are also
|resorting to sabotage, thus in
Turing their own means of flu
|ture livelihood, assuming that
they mean to gain it by work,
mot by anarchy. 81
Coal Expectation Stopped.
The expectation Of Cardiff coal
has been stopped by a govern
order issued today.
"The revolution has started"
says the Evening News. "The
flooding Of mines is as great an
act Of violence as the burning Of
cotton mills"
The newspaper declares that
the government is determined to
fight the direct actionists to
finish"
The rank and file repel the advice
bf their leaders and they treat gov
krnment offers of Intervention with
contempt. They sullenly pursue the
road to self destruction regardless of
| he warnings of the press that they
bre working for the ruin of their
Eountry by. blocking industrial OUT
but at this crucial epoch in Great
Britain's entire financial history.
This spirit is not confined to the
miners. 1t is manifest among all
llasses of workmen and particularly
EllOIlS dlSlildl Sth anu NiCilOblll1Nu
Folders, who seem ir1bued with
bitter desire for revenge against the
Governmental system that broke up
heir lives. Evidently they are de-
|ermined that the country shall not
be governed by the old social order.
Tomorrow the triple alliance of labor
Eill meet to decide If action shall
be taken to enforce the withdrawal ;
II British troops from Russia, to |
|bolish- conscription, to enforce the |
ward of the Sankey commission, !
Ehich the government departments |
lave obstructed, and to bring about |
he naturalization of the mines. II
he meeting shall resolve upon di-
|ect action 1t will be naked revolu-
| ION and bolshevism at once. Every |
|our that passes seems TO strengthen |
he hold of bolshevist doctrines
|mong the British proletariat. The /
|rime reason for this situation is the
|bsolute distrust by the masses of
he present government and parlia-
hent. The discontented seem to
|hink the government has no policy
Ecept to keep in power until 1t can
bmplete scheme for still further
|rolonging its hold upon office. Pre-
|ier Lloyd George has broken so
|any promises for social reform since
L came under reactionary influences
hat no faith is placed in any of his
hedges. There is no alternative
|bvernment In sight. Liberals and
ideals have ruined themselves by
erveless, time-serving performances
|nce their defeat at the polls. No
bdy- dreams of looking to them for
solution OF the country's troubles.
fact, the chaos both in politics
hd labor excites the very gravest
for the immediate flu
|re.
Soldiers Guard Mines.
The International News Service
Tvs:
With soldiers guarding the mines
the Yorkshire fields, Premier Lloyd
|korqe intervened personally today
an effort to bring the coal miners
|rike to an end. The premier was
|heduled to hold a conference with
e officials Of the federation of min
S. but in the meantime the trans
II workers have begun to 90 out
sympathy and shipping in the
cat port Of Liverpool is paralyzed.
Although the triple alliance voted
put the question of general
|rike up to the rank and file of
Inc, railway and TRANSPORT workers,
me of the miners. notably those In
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