The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-05-07

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vigorously with "God Save the King"
The police were vigilant and man.
aged to prevent disorder.
In the house Premier Baldwin
charged that the labor leaders were
nearer to proclaiming a civil war by
ordering a general strike than Great
Britain had faced been with for cen
turtles.
Men Man Mine Pumps
1t is the announced purpose of both
the government officials and the labor
leaders to do nothing of a provoca-
tive nature which would bring about
untoward acts. In the coal mines,
which have been deserted by the COL
llers, sufficient men will remain at
the pumps to keep them from flood
ing. Skeleton services will be run
on the railways. The big steamship
companies have promised to maintain
their sailings of this possibly can be
done. On their side the Iaborites
have asserted they vii laid in trans
porting food supplies to the people,
and that their fight is not against the
people but against the attitude of the
government in siding with the mine
owners against the miners in the
wage dispute.
Under the proclamation issued by
King George the authorities are Civ
en- the right to use troops and to
commander horses, automobiles
food stuffs and other necessities. Al
though the government has invoked
the public not to hoard food, it is
said there already have been cases
OF persons laying in stocks Of canned
goods above their immediate REQUIRE
ments. 1t is asserted also that there
is a likelihood that milk and meat
prices will rise.
In Hull the strike was comnlete.
tieing up all the trains and docks.
In south Wales the stoppage of
work was general with none of the
vital services functioning.
Miners Rejoice
News of the general strike was re-
celved with enthusiasm in Abertillery
IN the heart of the Welsh mining dis
trlct where hundreds of miners
marched through the streets singing
the Red Flag" In Glasgow and the
Glydeslde the workers came out en-
masse when the strike was announc-
ed. No newspapers are being issued
there but the shipyards are continu-
ing work.
Shipping has already been hard
hit by the strike. The channel SER
wees are greatly curtailed and what
the transatlantic companies will be
able to do after today is problemati-
cal. The meeting of the seamen's
union was being held this afternoon
TO decide whether its men should join
the strikers.
Thus far the people have been
taken to and from the ports in auto
mobile buses.
No Newspapers
! With the publication of the London
newspapers at a standstill and the
same conditions obtaining in the
provinces people are dependent on
radio for news. The theaters are
closed and the main places of enter
talnment are the saloons.
Banks, stores and offices manage
to keep going, but with difficulty. ow-
ing TO the lack Of transportation for
employees. Hundreds of thousands
got to work the best way thew could
American tourists fed the country
almost en- bloc for Paris. Crowds Of
brltshers are rushing to the contin-
ent, while it is possible to get trans
pOrtation.
Not even the union officials know
how many people are idle.
The monetary loss to the country
ALREADY Is enormous. During the
partial tie up of 1921 it was estimat-
ed the country lost between 5000. 900
and 100000 pounds a day. Some
think the present loss may double
this figure.