The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-10
STRIKERS
ASK WORLD
union AID.
BritonS Appeal to Workers
of 23 Countries to Rush
Funds.
THREE DIE IN WRECK
Government, However, Cites
Lack of Violence.

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LONDON, May 10.--Workers III
tWenty.three countries Of the world
today were requested to rush funds
to the British strikers to enable
them to hold out against govern
ment efforts TO smash the general
strike.
The first serious railway accident
of the strike period occurred today.
Three persons were reported killed
when a passenger train piloted by
volunteer crew rammed Il string
Of freight cars between Newcastle
and BerWind Several were reported
injured.
Strikers and a flying squad OF spe-
cial civilian constables fought a sharp
battle in the dock district today.
A large mob moved on the docks
and rather than employ troops, the
specials were called. Automobiles
brought twenty-five constables. They
charged through a barrage Of stones
and dispersed the crowd. Four per-
sons were arrested.
A special constable was stabbed in
the back today and another special
constable was struck over the head
with hammer and seriously injured
in riot at Nine Elms, South Lon.
don. the government announced.
Forty persons were injured in
Camden town riot. according to the
Government. They were removed
TO hospitals. Two persons were
arrested.
Government Calm
Emphasis, however, was laid on
absence Of violence in today's gov.
ernment communique.
Although the government has
maintained that the strike was
threat against it, and was revolu.
tionary in character. it today con-
tinued its conservative policy in its
communique.
Meanwhile portents of peace and
discouraging indications that labor
still is prepared to fight it's greatest
industrial battle to a finish were
mingled.
King George has intervened In an
effort to hurry the truce which
must come eventually His Majesty
conferred with Sir William Jonyson-
Hicks and the Earl OF Balfour at
buckingham Palace. Balfour is one
Of the empires elder statesmen.
Joynson-IIicks. the home secretary,
S the administrative mead of the
emergency organization created to
maintain governmental supremacy
during the strike.
The conference was followed i'm.
stantly by government steps to for
mulate proposals for reorganization
of the mining industry. The pro.
rosals will he pu. to the miners and
n inc owners as soon as the strike
is broken or the strike order with
drawn.
Conference Held
Members of the government cor
ferred with the royal coal commits,
sioners, Of which Sir Herbert Sam
uel is chairman, to complete these
proposals.
Widely separated disturbances con.
tinued Sunday night. The most seri-
ous was at Battersea, the parlia-
mentarY constituency Of Shapurji
Saklatvala, a communist M. p.
where several policemen were injured
in a labor demonstration before a
crowd was dispersed.
The police prevented a communist
meeting in Edgeware Road, a prin.
cipal London thoroughfare.
Labor Reports Snub
Labor issued a communique relat-
ing another snub from the govern
ment for workers effort to partici
pate in the peaceful operation Of the
vital services.
The communique announced the
trades unions, at the governments
request, had cancelled all food per-
mits" issued from strike headquar-
ters to dealers in food. The govern
ment requested cancellation so that
strikers in the vicinity Of the docks
would not feel obliged to interfere
with trucks carrying foodstuffs TO