New Britain herald., 1926-05-13
BRITISH STRIKE
 FAR FROM BEING
 PEACEFULLY OVEE
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ness is impossible unless the attacks are ended immediately. The workers will not surrender their hard earned gains"
 Direct Warning.
 The statement was interpreted by close followers of the situation as direct warning to the employers and the government that reported condi- tions on the question of re-employ- ment would not be acceptable in any sense to the trades union congress The statement was taken 10 intimat" that if the employers insisted on their stand the congress would be forced 10 offer resistance.
 The trades union congress called off the strike in full confidence that the premier meant what he said con- corning conditions regarding the re- sumption of work and would use his influence so peace might be prescrv- ed, ' the T. L. c. statement conclud- ed.
 R. R. Strike Continues.
 An official of the Railwaymen Union today asserted that in view of che difficulties surrounding the rein statement Of strikers the executives of three of the Railway Unions have called upon all railwaymen to con tinue the strike until they receive assurances from their employers.
 Conference Tonight.
 Premier Baldwin has asked the miners executives to meet him ar the house of commons this evening.
 Meeting Postponed
 The meeting of miners delegates scheduled to be held in London to- morrow has been postponed. Secre- tary A, J. Cook announced this after noon.
 "The meeting Of delegates will not be held" he said, because there are no trains 10 bring them from the country districts. We have our executive of 4 men here. but the delegates from Scotland and other Niit9l IiA ILFNil IL Ia W iIO Cil NOIIllE 5'N road cannot arrive until Friday night. and the conference has been postponed until all are here"
 The unexpectedly poor response by the workers to the order to end 1 the strike caused disappointment on the stock exchange, where it had | hccn confidently expected there | would he an increase in buying or dars and that prices would be up accordingly.
 Business opened sluggishIy this and remained that way all day Quotations, whero changed, eascd slightly. There were no signs, however of attempts to sell stocks, f and hope was expressed that both sides would get together and ar range matters amicahly
 London. May 13 CP'-Great Brit aims general strike theoretically is over. but practically it still con- tinues 10 function this morning more Or less as 1t had for the last nine days.
 Men still Out
 Throughout the country there is a thus far on the part of many unions to stand out. There are various reasons for this Among them are the mems desire in some instances 10 take advantage of the strike to exact better terms of en- ployment, sympathy with the miners, who are still on strike; refusal of some employers to discharge volun- tcer workers to make room for the old employees, and the edict issued by other employers that they will not take backthe workers until they have torn up their union cards.
 This situation Is possible because the trades union congress, in calling off the general strike, issued orders that the men were not to return to work pending instructions from their unions.
 Hard to Halt Strike
 Comments were heard today that