The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-12
By EARLE C. REEVES.
uaternstisDal News seSvsse. /,

LONDON, May 12.-Creat Brit.
aims industrial crisis has become 40
acute that the nation is threatened
with revolution unless there is an
early solution of the troubles. In
flammatory agitators are stirring
up unrest among the military re-
servists, and the whole situstion was
viewed with the utmost alirn6 today
by "the city, the finaneiai heort Of
the empire. =
nOsr s8RIoUs 3 1rStbA6D yux.as
The present crisis -4tsvolvine the
possibiiity OF general &, 'ssrike
throughout thu UaiseS Kfasdsue end
the further possibility OF nsufinous
outbreaks among the military nSpsrv-
1sts--was viewed as far surpassAnr
In seriousness the genera1 strike
threat of three weeks axo, There is
every indication that the struggle has
not developed beyond hgAt Aor
higher wages fe $50. .9-.F d.
1t is rumored. bot without ofneiai
connrmation. that . new movement
tor actual revelation. in Great Brit
ain has been discovered. 1t II foe
tered by all OF the elements fof un-
rest that have long been eixing the
government trouble Fsit
.
INVESTORS FEAR wORsr.
The stock. bond, and financial
markets have fallen into q state; of
utmost dullness and hesitancy. fhe
outlook is so gloomy that traders
fear to buy securities. Investors are
holding aioof. not knowing what the
future holds in store, but fearing the
worst
Advertisements, which are accepted
as 4 measure of the business worltre
assurance and confidence. have .drot-
ped amazingly within the past few
weeks, especially In the financial and
trade papers.
Al lof this hesitation cannot be .e-
counted for by the natural conssP-
vatism of the British in the face Of
uncertainty. 1t is the result of actual
fear. So {. ~ =
The failure of the Government to
distribute promised maintenance al
lowances for the families of military
reservists. who have now served four
weeks on strike duty. has spread
acute disaffection within the ranks
TROOPS IN MUTINY. "
Already there have ben outbreaks.
on the part of the reservists, which
required strong measures to queif
Even the women members Of the
families of reservists, who are. con-
stitutionally and traditionally con-
servative. are joining their voicea
with the radicals who are calling
for direct action
Already 5000 military reservists
have been recalled from the great
depot at A1dershot A. the result OF
riots.
The government Is genuinely anx-
ious over the situation. which has
been aroused among the reservists
by the activities of radical agitators.
A twenty-four- hour watch central
bureau" has been established in Lon
don for the collection OF information
regarding revolutionary agitatione:
This bureau will instantly dispatcA.
troops to any quarter where any
mutiny is threatened. NJ
Official recognition of the revolu-A
tionary activities of certainA agita-
tors was taken by the House of
retary Edward Shortt announced that
the government is considering legis-
lation to prevent the remission Of
foreign money into Great Britain to
promote evolutionary movements In
this country.
THREAT HANGS LIKE FALL.
The threat Of general strike IN
support OF the coal miners hangs HkA
a pail over the country. Communist
agitators have sought to make capf-
tai out of the troubled condition Of
affairs, and the Sim. Fein sympa-
thizers would undoubtedly utilise q
revolutionary outbreak in the inter
est OF an irish republei.
A deputation from the House Of
Commons called upon Premier Lloyd
George this afternoon and presented
a resolution demanding drastic ac.
tion against alien fomenters of un-
rest. '.. -
The locomotive engineers this Af-
ternoon voted overwhelmingly N
favor OF drastic support of the strse-
ing minera