The Washington herald., 1921-05-09
Government Fears Revolt
Unless Miners Are
Defeated.
RESERVISTS SHOW
SIGNS OF DISORDER
Owners Plan Finish Fight
To Prevent Control
of Labor.
Especial Gable 10 wsshington Herald and
United Neu.D

Especial Cable 10 wsshington Herald and
United Nevs.D
LONDON, May s.-Apprehensive
Of a political revolution IL the min
ers should win the objects for which
they are now enduring hunger and
misery in their strike. the British
government is more than ever de-
termined on complete victory in this
great test between the coalition and
the labor element which has some
times been variously called radical.
Socialistic and even Bolshevistio- As
starvation approaches in the mine
fields, II becomes more apparent
that IL the miners are not defeated.
a revolution will be the alternative.
Already there are signs Of .disadee-
tion among the reserve troops called
to the colors in the emergency. ar
Wreck Main streets-
Three main streets Of AIdershot
were wrecked last night during
riots Of the military.
Reservists smashed windows Of an
the stores looted jewelry and other
establishments and put the entire
city in a state Of terror. Shops
everywhere were hastily boarded ,up
in anticipation that the trouble
would come. Strong forces Of reg
ulars were drafted into the town
from the camps.
Naval sailors stationed in coaI
ports also have been evincins an un-
wonted unrulinesS of late, appre-
bending that the government might
attempt TO use them as strike
breakers. The dissatisfied units Of
reserve soldiers have been broken
up and dispersed among loyal bat
talions throughout the country so az
TO decentralize. Il possible, the dis
content which IL allowed TO fermeut
might result in a serious explosion.
Are Paying the Price
The owners OF the mining proper-
ties though the st-ike is a ui.hty
cost TO them, are willing TO 60 -
paying the price for victory One
hundred and fifty thousand vaiun-
teers remain under arms to pu- down
disorders which are Increasing in
frequency and veher7ence as the
struggle draEs on. Lloyd Georges
government regards all this expense
as well worth because the admins
tration fears thai The Labor party
would gain absolute political su-
premacy IL this strike were won by
the strikers.
The doggedness Of the miners IS
arousing admiration everywhere
among the laboring classes and the
general public. Their morale. with
the strike funds exhausted seems
almost as sound as on the day
they went out The outward form
is all that has changed apparently.
Then they were buoyant and given
to larking: now they are suffering
but no less determined.
Takes Ftru stand.
Although the triple alliance has
returned to the support OF the
miners with q half-measure Of the
support which the miners originally
expected from them by the resolu-
ton of the railway men and trans
port workers not to transport i'm
ported coal. Lloyd George is out
with a reiteration Of his determinA-
tion to maintain the public utilities
The executive committee of the
miners federation are returning to
London to discuss the suggestion to
/ the government by President
Thomas that the government make
a counter proposal to the cardinal
strike demand for a national pool.
Delegates OF the transport workers
and dock workers are meeting on
Tuesday TO debate the situation
arising from their determination to
/ handle no foreign coal.