New Britain herald., 1926-05-04
BRITISH LABOR IN FINISH FIGHT

] We, on this side of inc water 'Irauanfy cannot r.aHa. 'H. grua} Of the situation facing th. British people on the home island of ,ho kingdom after the failure ol nego- -fauons and the realization of the long anticipated general strike. In this country mos, os us could mah" shirt 10 got along on inc produces ot the ueichborhood were labor to lie up ,ranc and manufacturing. England is not so fortunate. The right little, tight little isle" is denseIy populated and furnishes little food-stuns, nowhere near enough 10 support the people, even with the greatest conserya- ton and economy in rationins. In addition the workmen are more thoroughly unionlzed than in this country. With Us shipping and transportation facilities tied up there is bound 10 he untold misery in which labor as well as capital will partake.
 Evidently, however the govern mant is resolved upon a finish fight. It has been unable 10 adjust differences with the representatives Of all labor and, this being so, is ready to see 1t through" What the ultimate outcome will be is hard to foresoe, Unquestionably the state will win If its sustainers arc willing 10 undergo the financial losses and personal inconvenicnces necessary in a final struggle. Labor will have great suffering 10 under go, greater personal suffering than that of capital; it may give in first and start the wheels of industry again. But there is the tang of anality in the news that comes to Us from the other side, the impli- cation that no quarter will be given or expected. That prcsagos hardship and possibly violence in the days that are to come.
 T. is a matter of general knowI- edge that the origin of the difl- culty was in the coal strike. Gov ernment subsidy had been extended to the coal mines which kept wages at d higher point than was deemed advisable. Further subsidy was 10 have been granted, pending an adjustment of working hours in the mines and wage payments on a production basis. To this the miners would not agree, they wish ed guarantees Of their present wages for an indefinite period and did not like the pending adjust meut Wheroupon all affiliated trades unions gathered their forces and declared a general strike aim ed al crlppling essential industries. Peculiarly enough one Of the first units 10 quit was that Of the print. CTS on the laIgost paper in Eng land, who walked on. because rle paper described the general strik" as Revolutionary moynmeur' practically thc. same words as us. -. hy "r.d" member of parliament who predicts tha end of Pa,.a. meutary government in England What he expects to take is plac. is not made clear. II does look as though the government is going 10 do what it can 10 ropr,ss any up risines by bolshoyik sympathlzcrs, uujou Or otherwise, who might take advantage of the situation by at- tempting to seize certain districts or interfere with government by creating an actual revolution by forca. Troops have been called out 10 patrol certain areas, an impor- tant fact,
 When an ulcer arises in the body polite Of any nation We cannot but sympathi1o with the people who are forced to suffer from the ef- fleets. There will be sympathy with the people of England on this side Of the water. combined with the hope that all will result in the best solution of the difficulty