New Britain herald., 1926-05-03
Still Chance To Pre- vent Strike If Nego- tiations Are Resumed, Labor Leaders Assert Premier insists On Resembling Order First.
Crisis in Britain Greatest Since Overthrow of Stuart Dynasty - Coun- try Is Close to Civil War, Baldwin Asserts.

One thousand troops uere landed ! at Liverpool today and proceeded to the famous Aintree race course. They are being held in readiness to move to any part of Lancashire at Ia moments notice. At midday there was no indica- ton that any new factor had been found 10 avert the general strike. All Britain Was hoping that a soIu- ton Of the crisis would be reached this afternoon or tonight A government spokesman. talking to the newspaper men at noon said: News from the country is eminent iy satisfactory. There is no exereme and everything is normal Offers of services are pouring in au over the country. Food stocks are normal taking the country as a whole. and in many cases they are above aver age."
 Nnli a Chance
 A basis for settlement Of tho gen oruI strike can sriU be reached if negotiations are resumed. says statement issued this afternoon by the Council of tha Trades Union congress. The statement followed joint meeting of the council, the parliamentary labor party and min CTS executive
 BHldviu'- stand
 Premier Baldwin today told the house of commons that as d result of the order for a general strike al midnight tonight the government finds itself challenged hy an alterna- tive government.
 The premier declared that the labor leaders ordering the strike We're threatening them on the basis Of orderly government and were uearer 10 proctaming civil war than Great Britain had been for centuries.
 Must Withdraw Order
 Further talking would he wrong, the premier said. unless the govern ment got immediate and uncondi- tional withdrawal Of instructions for the general strike
 He became convinced, last night, he asserted. that 4, Puch. chairman or tno Trade Union Congress and his were no longer in con- lroI of the situation within their own ranks.
 situation Grave
 The premier said that it was no use djssuising the facts of the scri- ousncss Of the situation with words that conceal the truth.
 He dceIaroj that he did not be- iiave that there had been a thor 0ush consultation with the rank and file of the Trade Union council before the power Of ealing a gen. ral strike had been put into the hands of small group or execu- .Iyes in London. This. he feir. was T gross traNosty Of every democratic 
 "fho only light hearts in the sounty to3ay are those who either .nyy or hate us, because they sec he whole of democratic freedom 'ntarjng on q course which if sue 'essiuI. can only substitute tyranny" he said. "It is not wages that are n peril but the freedom of our very constitution
 'FFcwthiug for which have worked for two years and for which carn at this moment have been smashed 10 atams. bnf that doesn't aha away any faith or courage in ny ams."
 l. Fl. Thomas. secretary of inp ln'ou oG Hat.waym.n. who 1oaa after tra premier declared sasslon@@ly that there WAS still solution for the situation
 "Whatcyor the result of n. Hrihc" he said. "aoy man is blind 5jor and a tool who forsr'r S,e raf The economic farts a. The coal .aeltou will ram@1. Trora was nc lthar easrs. open 70 labor but 10 rriEe Those wr9 nigh welcome his position are @n iulGnfTcaw minority. They Haven't been in fni~ ,Hz.nass; thry haven't beau consult .d. au1 l will irrore t'wm."
 GrayCst Menace of MI
 Great Britain is faced ar md- night tonight by the eravest do- nestle menace which has ovarhuns he nation since the fall of the . stuart dynasty This is a general Hrko which it is estimated will 'all ont immediately some 1.405.- O0o men 10 join the 1,l2O,000 coal miners already on strike.
 The crisis culminatcd carly this morning when it was officially an- ,ounced hy the government that Is negotiations with the trades lnion congress in an endeavor to prevent a walkout or the workers n various trades had broken down