The New York herald., 1921-04-08


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New York Herafd Eureau.
London. April :.
The hand Of Bolshevism so far has
lot extended to the strike of the coal
miners In the present crisis there have
been outbreaks in scattered districts,
but these have been characterized by
officials as hoodluinism. which is dis
tinctiy local rather than any indication
Of ripple OF radicalism. These out
breaks have not been serious but merely
ilares of hot temper due TO isolated
causes.
But the Government is not taking any
chances. Troops have been despatched
10 the mining districts and. while they
are perhaps not noticeable, they are
any serious emergency They are scat
tered through England. scotland and
Wales in S separate companies.
London is more filled with service men
than at any time since the war They
arc modified in Hyde Park and Ken
sinston Gardens in such numbers that
The gates have been closed and the pub
lie has no opportunity to see them. The
Duke OF York's house is used as head
quarters and filed with officers, the
home OF the Prince OF Wales is guarded
and Buckingham Palace has been forti-
fed against attack.
The Cabinet has gathered forces
ready TO despatch them to any point in
the British Isles on a moments notice.
This mobilization OF the military gives
rise to the question where the troops
are coming from. Some have arrived
from Ireland and from the Rhine. The
Cabinet has tried to guard closely the
movements or the troops but 1t is OBJ
vious that England did not have avail
able all that are now concentrated go
they must have called in outside forces.
The barricades still stand as they were
erected in Downing Street. several months
ago, when the riots or the unemployed
occurred in Whitehall, and within call
of public buildings are some thousands
of troops which. it Is felt, are able to
deal with any emergency
II is said on good authority that one
reason for this is the fear the royal
family has of Bolshevism. The King
himself is reported to fee, very strongly
in this respect and II Is said that there
Ia nothing he 30 rcsents as to be told that
he resembles the late Czar OF Russia
The military precautions NAV or may
not have been taken at his desire. but
they unquestionabiy nave been made,
with the result that the Government is
ready to meet any violence that may
break.
Among the serious outbreaks is that
at Cowdenbeath. Fffeshlre. Scotland.
where the police were attacked with
stones and bottles. but although sus-
tanning numerous injuries. they stood
their ground. Considerable damage
was done to property.
The disturbances have spread to the
rest OF Dunfcrmline. Students and
other volunteers working IN the
Lanerkshfi-e mines have quit. leaving
tho mines to their fate. At Newba tile
the miners marched to the pits and
so threatened the firemen that they
withdrew. The pit workers entered the
Emily mine, forcibly drew fires under
The boilers and finally the MANAGERS
agreed to stop the pumping. At Bor-
rowstounness, Scotland. miners to-day
threw bombs at p!thead in order to
intimidate volunteer workers in the
mine.
Al Lothian crowds OF miners. accom-
panied by women and children. marched
10 the mines and demanded that the
pumping be stopped. In Wales the
miners have been threatening the cmer-
BeHGy men ReHerally, nut there are m
dications that some strikers resent the
intimidation OF officials and want the
mine maintenance work carried on. At
Ferndale nearly 1000 marching miners
displayed red ribbons in their button
holes when they demanded that the work
cease.
SO far nothing has happened that the
police could not handle and the troops
have not yet been used to quell disturb
ancer.