New Britain herald., 1926-05-11
STRIKE DEADLOCK . REPORTED EASIER l AND PEACE NEARER
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 The North Wales Preshytery added it's voice to the pleas for peace by telographing King George, asking him to call round table confer ence Of all the leaders concerned in the crisis.
 The Trades Union congress denied | the issuance Of further strike or ders, but said the second line Of de- fenso' men including the electrical and gas workers, were continuing to walk out on their own initiative.
 The T. |. c. denial was prompted l by q Belfast message saying the la bor council there had received in- ] ltimations that the engineering and , ,shipbuilding trades would cease work tomorrow.
 Strike Fails In Wales l A report from the provinces in- idicated the strike was steadily col , lapsing in South Wales, as far as tthe tramway men, railwaymen and 1 IelcctriCians were concerned. The government spokesman, citing i'm | provement in the transportation 1 services. said 5,5Q3 trains were run .yesterday in inc whole country as compared with S49 on the first day Of the strike.
 sabotage Is Reported Tgs s. ,,f g1pip,tc co hot a ~-g since the general strike began was reported today.
 The famous Flying Scotchman' ian express from Edinburgh to Lon 1 don, one of the fastest trains in Great Britain, was wrecked yestor- Iday near Newcastle, and the author fities today claimed q rail had been deliberately loosened.
 i The train was being run by a vol Iunteor crew, replacing railwaymen. Luckily the engineer had slowed to ! 2 bare six miles an hour and only lone passenger was injured. Fatal R. R. Accidents Four deaths from railway acci- dents have occurred in tho last 24 nours. Three passengers were kill cd and a number hurt when a train manned by volunteers collided with q freight train near Edinbure. and in another accident at Cambridge, one person was killed and two were injured.
 King George held a priyy council at Buckingham Palace this morn ing. Whether it was for ratifca- ton of further emergency measures uas not disclosed.
 X government spokesman. outlin- ing the situation at the beginning ,t the eighth day Of the stoppagc, said there had been important de s-rtions among the railWaymen. but that the main body of strikers re- mainod out.
 The whole country was quiet, he added. the improvisad transportation services wero steadily expanding, The measures Of protection for the volunteers had proved efficacious.
 Labor Meeting Tomorrow
 Much interest is being displayed in the activities Of the various labor leaders, and especially in q general meeting of these men scheduled for tomorrow. at which ii is reported a formula for ending the trouble will h, discussed.
 Notwithstanding tne goy'rn- ment's action in communicating the newsprint supply not in in" hands of publishers. tho Daily Mail brought ont its first London edition this morning.
 In it's leading article the paper sugg, sts that "as it is not denied by anyone that the general strike is sllogal" the trade union con- eross has no lreai sanction. its orders arc contrary 10 tho law, and it should bo dissolved, Tho Mail also urges that "thc 5Qo soviet agents in Great Britain be dopori- ed.
 Sir JoEn Simon'~ declaration that the strike is illegal is declared by the government spokesman 10 have caused many trad" nnlonlSis 10 r'- turn to work unconditionally.
 General Strike Illegal
 Tho general strike is illegal, Jus tie" Astbury declared in the cham cery division today. and thos" in- citing fl or participating in fl ar" rot protected under inc laws rogn- lating the trades unions
 His opinion. the first handed down from a judicial bench since the general strike began, was made in granting an injunction against certain branch leaders of the sail urs' anI frcmon'S union. The in- junction restraints the branch lead CTS from calling out their m"E without orders from general head quarters of the union.
 The trades union congress said early this afternoon that reports reaching it from all parts Of the country indicated that the morale of the strikers was excellent and that the solidarity shown by the men al the beginning continued. There were no discouraging reports from anywhere.
 "In South Wales Iiverpoo, and