Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-07

By the Associated Press.
Efforts are being made by the Trade
Unionists of New South Wales to pre-
vent exports of fuel to the British
Isles. The New South Wales Colliery
engine drivers probably Will strike
Saturday IL wage demands are not
conceded. A strike would close the
mines.
Motor buses in London base barbed
wire entang dement's over their hoods
to protect the motors from attack 10y
hoodlums The volunteer bus crews
include youths dressed in plus-%ours
and college sweaters. Strike plckets
are giving the collegians the razz
The bottom has fallen out of the
market for fresh vegetables and fruits
throughout Southern France. New
potatoes are likely to rot on the
grounds If the strike continues Al
Channel ports perishable foodstuf1s,
awaiting transportation to England
are rotting. The labor organizations
of France and also Of Belgium are
supporting the British strikers. Sea
traffic from Belgium to England Is
suspended.
Unless the British strikers are per
mitted to blow off steam" i'll soap
box" orations. the strike situation
NAV become more dangerous. TINS
is the opinion of a Labor member OF
Parliament as expressed in the House
of Commons in discussing the right or
the government under the exceptional
powers bill to suppress public meet
ings and professions.
The Trades Union Congress of
EoS
from the American Federation of
Labor and other American and
Canadian organizations with which to
further the strike. The congress de-
scribes the movement as absolutely
solid and the great test demonstration
Of working class solidarity in history.
Tea dances and bridge and theater
parties are being about as hard hit
bv the strike as the Industries. The
plan of Mrs. Baldwin, wife OF the
premier to obtain automobiles to
bring working girls into the city has
taken the limousineS away from those
in the upper social strata who used
them for amusement purposes. AS
consequence many notables not alone
have volunteered their cars. but also
their personal services for breaking
the strike. Some Of them are getting
quite a thrill from having volunteered.
The Socialist Lady Cynthia Moseley,
granddaughter Of the late Levi Il.
Letter Of Chicago, and the Countess
of Warwick and other fashionable
personages on the other side of the
fence are giving their aid to The
striking trade unionists.
THE laborite members of the House
Of Commons failed to wait to see the
emergency act confirmed without di-
vision. Their attempt to delete sew
eral clauses Of the measure, which
one laborte member said gave i'm
government" were rejected by large
ma torities, 50 they departed.
Labor leaders are continuing to
exhort the strikers to maintain order
so as not to give the police any rea-
son for interference in the strike.
Movies are having normal attend
ances, but theaters in the larger
cities are attracting small audiences.
City shops are doing little business
deserted. Small shops in residential
sections, however, are having a
heavy run by women, who are be-
ginning to hoard food.
Otto Fl. Kahn. banker, has given
a terse view in New York AS to the
cause of the general strike. He
thinks il is the culminat ton of diff
culties arising from the relations be-
tween hard boiled employers and
shQrt-sighted employees.