The Washington times., 1926-05-05
STRIKE RIO IS
SPREADING IN FOES

at
nervousness and fear OF trouble
evident in all classes.
Food Distribution Good
The distribution OF milk Is be
ing carried on through ordinary
commercial channels under govern
n1ent supervision and control.
Mix supplies have been reduced
because 1t was impossible to bring
in the usual stocks from the rural
districts, making it necessary fol
many households to use condensed
milk.
Smithfield markets, which since
Monday has distributed approx
mately 100000 pounds of meat
today had large stocks on hand
The markets were guarded by units
Of the Royal Army Service Corps
and had ample carriage facilities.
Advices from the mining districts
stated that the strikers and their
families were being provided with
food normally and upon the same
basis as city jewellers.
Food consumed during the first
two days Of the strike consisted
largely, however, of stocks laid in
last week.
i. There is some doubt az to whether
motor truck conveys win be able
to maintain supplies. as reports
have already reached London that
large stocks OF fish and meat are de
teriofAfing at Hull and other ports
for lack Of transportation facilities
The governments efforts to raise
the community from 1.-THE level Of
African natives dependent only on
rumors" found expression in the
British Gazette, issued at midnight
under the editorial supervision of
Winston Churchill, chancellor OF the
exchequer.
The first edition carried IL col
umns OF reading matter, linotyped
and printed in the plant OF the
Morning Post while mounted police
patrofed the surrounding streets
keeping back q crowd which pro-
tested vocally. against the news
papers publication.
Notwithstanding these precau-
tions one of the DIRECTORS, rep
resenting himself as a printer, man.
aged to slip into the plant and
succeeded in smashing the first
page form just before the first
edition was ready for the press.
House Session Tense
There were poignant scenes in
the House OF Commons, with the
Prince OF Wales and the Duke OF
York leaning over the gallery alb
sorbed in the tense scene below
Members of the ministry failed
to lounge upon the great red.leathern
benches as usual. but they were
alert and ever ready to spring to
their feet in reply to any criticism
OF the governments antistrike
policy.
No sooner had the Mintets taken
his seat than there was an ava.
lanche or questions as to the statue
Of the strike.
Ernest Thurtle, Labor member
for Shoreditch. assailed the govern
ment for attacking the trades unions
in today's issue of the British Gag
cite. While the Laborite spoke with
great heat, charging the govern
ment with propaganda aimed tc
wreck trade unionism.
He was greeted with jeers and
heckling from the rear benches on
the government side Of the house.
In asking for approval OF the
state Of emergency powers for a
period Of one month Sir William
Joynson Hicks declared that the
present government is merely fol.
lowing q precedent established two
years ago by J. Ramsay MacDon.
aid, when he was premier and when
q railroad strike was threatening.
Established By Macdonald
I'm that speech two years ago
Mr.. Macdonald established the
precedent for the government under
taking to maintain public services"
said Sir william.
THE food and milk supply of
London are satisfactory" Sir VIII
liam JOHNSON Hicks declared in re.
Spouse to question.
1.-THE electric power in the London
Hospital has been cut off during
the day. The emergency powers
are necessary in the interest OF the
life OF the nation"
At this point Sir William was
interrupted by Laborite hecklers and
Sir William and the speaker Joined
in rebukes to the unruly opposition
members. .. --
PandemOnium Reigns
The railway service is improv.
ing and the electric Hight and power
stations are in operation to one.
third Of their capacity, with naval
forces in London on duty in those
plants" said Sir William.
II want to keep you informed
what the government Ii doing, but
under the emergency powers IL Ia
quite simple for the government
TO act without telling the House
Of Commons"
And that will be the end Of