Evening star., 1926-05-11
Negotiations Going on Under
Cover in London May
Bear Fruit by Tomorrow.
Labor Leader Declares.
COAL BOARD CHAIRMAN
REPORTED AS MEDIATOR
Collapse of Walkout in Many Sec
tions Reported-Trades Union
Congress Denies Further Calls 10
Men-Four Killed, Several Hurt
in Railroad Accidents.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
LONDON, May ll.-A Trade,
Union Congress spokesman an
nounced tonight that he under
stands the government has placed
an embargo on foreign fund
which might be sent to the Brit
ish strikers.
LONDON, May 11.-Peace nego-
tiations in Great Britain's general
strike can be definitely said to be
going on under the surface
They have not yet reached an Of
tIcial status, and what results they
will achieve remains to be seen. bur
a man high in the labor ranks stated
late this afternoon that parleys were
proceeding. They were in such a
delicate state. however, he added
that nothing further could be said
for the moment.
He said il was possible something
tangible would be forthcoming to
morrow. but emphasized that moth
ilASs hNEi4iAtC W as III SISill HOW
Earlier today indications Of al
casing in the general strike deadlock
became more pronounced.
A. ]. Cook, the miners chief. dc
clared: peace is possible at anv
moment. on terms that will give
economic security to the miners.
At almost the same time govern
ment spokesman was saying to the
newspaper men: Without being
unduly optimistic, 1 think we MAY
say that the tide has turned. There
is a tendency all over the country
for the strikers to drift back TO
work"
Both Sides Are Silent. t
Reports of peace negotiations. with
Sir Herbert Samuel, chairman of the
Royal Coal Commission. as one OF the
central figures, continued to fill the
air.
The North Wales Presbytery added
Its voice to the pleas for peace by tele.
graphing King George, asking him to
call round table conference Of all
the leaders concerned in the crisis.
The Trade Union Congress denied the
issuance of further strike orders, but
said the second line of defense" men.
including the electrical and gas work
ers, were continuing to walk out on
their own initiative.
The 4. u. c. denial was prompted
by Belfast message saying the Ia
Dor council there had received intin1a.
tions that the engineering and ship
building trades would cease work to-
morrow.
Shinvar.lo MAJ Do Nlo~nI
report from the Clyde said a
threatened stoppage of shipyard work
ers and engineers there was being
keenly discussed. Eighty thousand
men would be involved in such a
movement, but local observers did not
not look for a unanimous Stoppage
Reports from the provinces indi-
Gated that the strike was steadily col
apsing in South Wales, as far as the
tramway men. railway men and cleo.
tr1cianS We're concerned. The govern
ment spokesman, citing improvement
in the transportation services, said
5.5O3 trains were run yesterday in the
whole country, as compared with $40
on the first day of the strike.
Denies Strike Is Illegal.
The present general strike was
never meant as, and even now is not.
strike against parliament, the gov
ernment or the constitution" MIR
Macdonald wrote for the first copy of
the British Independent. The paper.
which appeared in mimeograph form
this afternoon, is edited at London
by Oxford undergraduates and has for
it's announced purpose the work of
consultation.
II heartily welcome your efforts"
Mr.. Macdonald wrote. concerning the
papers conciliation plans This dis
pute ought never to have happened
and had the problems been handled
with ordinary care and common sense.
there would have been neither a
strike nor a lockout good
will and calm heads in the end will
prevail. We are working literally
night and day that that may be
soon."
Famous Train Wrecked.
The first case of serious sabotage
since the general strike began was re-
ported today.
The famous Flying Scotchman."
an express from Edinburgh to Lon
don, one of the fastest trains in Great
Britain, was wrecked yesterday near
Newcastle, and the authorities today
claimed a rail had been deliberately
loosened.
The train was being run by volun
teer crew. replacing railway men.
Luckily the engineer had slowed TO
a bare six miles an hour, and only one
passenger was injured.
The engine and two coaches turned
over.
The train was running about six miles
an hour when an inspector on the
engine with the volunteer engineer
noticed that rail had been pulled up.
The engineer slammed on all the
brakes. but the locomotive and four
coaches left the rails, the engine and
two coaches topping over.
Sailors aboard helped the passengers
out. All the baggage was removed TO
Newcastle.
Four deaths from railway accl-
dents have occurred in the last "a
hours. Three passengers we're killed
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