Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-06
Labor Party Heads Meet.
Finish Fight Planned.


LONDON. May 6.-The grip Of the
general strike gives no signs of les
sening. The third day finds both gov.
ernment officials and labor chiefs pro
claiming their determination to fight
to the end.
The administration new mouth
piece, the British Gazette, declared:
There can be no compromise of any
kind. Either the country will break
the general strike or the general
strike will break the country"
An official communique at noon re-
iterated that there would be no nego-
tiations until the men returned to
work
The Trade Union Congress SAYS it
has received reports that the steam
ship companies are considering i'm
porting American and South African
negroes for service as Stevedores in
British ports.
A telegram received by the con-
greSS SAYS the organization for the
maintenance of supplies at NeWCa stle
has broken down, and that a request
has been made to have the trade
unions undertake food distribution
This they have refused to do unless
the authorities guarantee the removal
Of the naval and military contngents.
Attorney General TIogg. in a state
clared there was mo truth whatever"
In the reported breakdown of the vol
unteer food distribution service at
Newcastle.
Trades union officials, DENYING all
peace rumors, announced tersely:
The situation continues satisfactory"
Meanwhile attempts of strike sym
pathiZers to halt the volunteer trans
portation services gave rise to further
s.fr he,
disorders We're in Scotland. especially
along the Clyde. the center of labor
! radicalism.
Train Is Attacked.
At MuSselburGh near Edinburgh, a
train was attacked and passengers
We're injured by the smashing of the
windows.
In the Scotch capital itself there
were sanguinary troubles during the
night, with police welding their
clubs in mass charges to clear the
streets of rioting gangs which sought
to stop the emergency tramway
service.
one vehicle was overturned. the
passengers just managing to scramble
clear in time. Police dispersed the
gang in a baton charge
Determined attacks were made on
DuSSeS IN Otnef OcalltleS OF Glasgow.
and the police We're severely handled
until reinforcementS arrived and re-
stored order. Five voters were ar
rested and marched through the
streets. which We're Seething with eX-
citement.
BusSeS were attacked at Paisley. an
other Scotch city.
Mounted police were called into ac-
4 tion in the southeastern section of
London. at the euphoniously named
Elephant and Castle. q tavern and
traffic center, where stri ,e sympa
l. thi1ers attacked and set fire to a motor
bus.
Shapurii Saklatvala. the lone Com
muniSt member of Parliament was
sentence to two months imprisonment
today for making a scditious speech.
He was given the alternative of pro
VdinS Sureties to keep the peace, but
chose the prison sentence.
Food Supply Adequate.
The government continued its eff
population, and it became known that
soldiers and sailors will be used in this
work if necessary. The country'S sup
plies of timed and smoked meats and
wheat -four are sufficient for a month,
While more wheat cargoeS are eX-
pccted.
Further movement of naval and mil
n itary' forces was reported. cruiser
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