Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-06
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arriving at Cardiff, the chief port ir
| the south Wales coal mining district
and battalion of Highlanders being
sent from the Isle of Wight to IAN un
known destination"
From the standpoint Of the genera
public, the situation may be said tc
| be easier, inasmuch as there has beer
a large increase throughout the coun
try in the transportation facilities
manned by volunteers.
Peace Gesture Denied.
Reports of moves in a direction
designed to bring about peace greatly
| interested the government, but OFF,
Gals this morning said they most
certainly had not taken any steps In
that direction, and in view of Premier
| Baldwin's repeated declarations, none
| was likely.
The betterment in transport con-
ditions enabled thousands Of the
city's workers to reach their places
of business with greater comfort.
huge number of private motor cars
still were functioning but the traffic
Jams in the streets were not so
heavy as during the last two days.
The wheat exporters are co-operat.
ing with the government in every way
possible, and several of the elevators
at Liverpool are operating as usual.
Sir Herbert Robson, one of the larg-
est exporters, who was in charge of
wheat exports during the war, said to-
day:
I'VE are not worried over the wheat
situation at the present time. There
is fully a months supply of wheat
flour now at the mills. Our elevators
at Liverpool are functioning as usual.
1t is safe to say that practically all
the wheat shipments en- route to Eng
land will be unloaded with little de-
lay"
The Tea Buyers Association has an
nounced the appointment of emer-
gency committees to arrange for the
even distribution Of tea.
Princes Hear Throne Foe.
The Prince of Wales and his brother.
the Duke of York. who is next to him
in line for the British throne, were
present in the House of Commons
when George Buchanan, a Laborite
member, declared that he was a Re-
publican and would like to see the
British throne abolished tomorrow.
Buchanan was participating in de-
bate and his remarks were made good
naturally, causing no furry, but add
ing spice to the proceedings for the
prince and his brother, who were
seated in the peers gallery.
The government won victory on
it's proposed measures to control the
strike situation. A labor amendment
to a bill relating to the protection OF
property was defeated, 81 to 50.
There were angry exchanges during
the debate The IaboriteS objected
especially to one clause Of the regula-
tons relating to the protection OF
vital services. Joseph Batey, a La
borite, declared that the government
has sheltered the mine owners in an
attempt to starve the miners by its
regulations. The clause to which
Batey objected was one concerning
the protection of property, and he
claimed that the government had no
right to ask for an order that would
make 1t easier for the coal operators
to work the mines with strike break
erS.
Sees Disorder Threat.
Mr.. Batey said that If the mine
owners attempted to resume oper
ations with strike breakers a series
VI disorders might result.
Sir Douglas Hogg, Conservative,
slapped back that the suggestion that
people were not to be allowed to con
duct their own business because a
body Of trade unionists objected, was
the best justification for the regula-
tons under discussion. His answer
evoked cheers from the Conservatives
and angry cries from the Labor
benches.
Morgan Jones, Laborite, declared
that Hogg's words were the most
provocative that have yet been ut
tered in the House Of Commons. He
said that all the miners members in
the house, We're doing all possible to
prevent the owners from working the