Evening star., 1926-05-11

WHERE II WAS distributed 10 the tfduG
without trouble.
Ships are beginning to arrive from
the continent with supplies of butter,
eggs. cheese and other similar pro-
visions that have been short for sew
eral days. Three ships unloaded in
the Thames during the night and
others are expected at the more inn
portant ports during the day.
Food lOrrieS are meeting with little
annoyance from the strikers and in
one of the districts, where trouble
had been --CamdentoWn--
pickets today even assisted traffic po-
licemen in keeping the stream of
trucks moving.
Troops Sought i'm Manchester.
Manchester threatens to become the
center of trouble in consequence of
the strike of mill workers.
The millerS are complaining that
the strikers are menacing lorries haul
ing wheat. which is abundantly stored
on the ship canal docks. 1t is, there
fore, expected that soldiers soon will
be employed in Manchester, as in Lon
don during the last week, to guard
wheat transport. Millers declared that
they can insure milling by volunteer
labor, which is plentiful, under protec-
ton.
Difficulties are being encountered in
London in moving meat from the
great central market at Smithfield
owing to alleged intimidation on the
part of the strikers. The Board of
Trade has approved the Smithfeld
emergency organizations plans to
throw a Gordon of police around the
entire market district. An appeal has
been issued for strong men to load
and unload supplies of meat arriving
at market. y large percentage of this
comes from South America. Union
wages and plentiful police protection
have been promised those who answer
the call.
IRISH Dock Workers Out.
Dock workers in Ulster have gone
on strike. In Belfast alone 500 of
them have quit their jobs The strike
leaders say that other unions, includ-
ing railway men, shortly will be in
volved.
1t, is contended by the government
that the situation at the docks and in
the ports is we'll in hand, but the
maintenance of free operation of
these great centers for the importa-
tion of the nations food is a matter
regarding which the authorities mani.
The Chamber of Shipping, a cor
poration of ship owners, has placed
it's organization at the governments
disposal. An advisory committee, in
stituted by the chamber at the gov
ernment's request. has laid down the
principle that free movement of
shipping is essential if the nation is
to be fed and trade maintained
Ability to insure this situation had
been announced by the committee
provided it has the cooperation of
the authorities and other commercial
interests and if protection is af-
forded men willing to work.
The committee says the Govern
ernment and the public must do their
utmost to protect the workers, their
families and homes.
Food Predominant Issue.
AS the strike progresses the ques-
ton of food supply and distribution
is likely TO become predominant, and
armed forces probably will be en-
ployed to keep provisions available
to the public, as was the case on the
London docks at the week end.
The government today, in addition
to pointing to an improvement in the
public utility services, referred to the
increased and increasing travelling ac-
commodations, both local and long
distance. and the maintenance of
food, light and power supplies. 1t
laid emphasis on the fact that public
order, with few exceptions, had not
been disturbed. The Trades Union
Congress, on behalf of the strikers,
pointed out that their men were
avoiding excesses and declared that
the ranss> of the strikers were ever
increasing by the addition of many
men who We're quitting work out of
sympathy for the movement. In q
statement the general council of the
congress said that the behavior of
strikers during the first week of the
stoppage was q great example to the
whole world.
There still was nothing today to
indicate whether labor's second line
of defense" was to be called out.
The Trades Union Council has re-
uuested the Parliamentary Labor party
to hold meetings throughout the coun-
try with the purpose of holding the
strikers together. King George con-
stantly conferS with ministers of the
crown at. buckingham Palace. Thus
far he has shown no sign that 1t is
his purpose to attempt TO intervene
in the strike situation.
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