New Britain herald., 1926-05-06

NV bRllAlN DAlL4 HEI There is absolutely nothing to sub stantiate this rumor, and it may, like all kindred stories. prove without basis.
 No Peace Move Yet
 A. J. Cook, secretary of the min CTS federation, asserted positively that there was no foundation for peace rumors, and nobody who like ly would know the situation has been found willing to say anything to encourage such hope.
 Meantime, the third day of the general strike began without any apparent important developments over yesterdays situation. While the greater part Of the country's busi- ness continues held up and loss and inconvenience are widespread, the food supply and the light and pow er services are, on the whole, being adequately maintained. Also trans portation is gradually improving, all though 1t still remains far below the nations needs. More trains and street cars were operating today than during the first two days of the strike. The railway companies claim 10 he rapidly improving their services.
 300 Trains Operate
 The London, Midland and Scot tish railway, one of the largest sys- tens in the country, announces that it ran 800 trains Wednesday and that it will run 4O0 today. Other companies made plans for numerous trains today and hoped for a daily increase in their number. Early this morning one London subway boldly announced full service" Another said 1t had enrolled 5000 volun- teers enough for the present, and that it would not ask for more un- less necessity arose.
 Papers RcSuminG
 Twenty-Five provincial and four London newspapers have announced that they will immediately print their ordinary emergency editions. There was a police guard this morn- ing at the office of the Morning Post. where the British Gazette. the governments newspaper, is printed and at the Times office there was strong contingent of police on duty 1 when that newspaper was printing an edition.
 ! Tho British Gazette printed con- . spicuously today a notice to the | printing trade saying that when the 1 strike Is over the government will i take effective measures to prevent victimization by the trade unions of any men who remain at work and ! that no settlement will be agreed to that does not provide against re- prisals.
 The government continues to take precautions against the disturbance Of order. II is announced that the ! Atlantic fleet was to have left Ports mouth Wednesday for a summer cruise. but owing 10 the strike only | the submarines and the torpedo { boat destroycrs sailed. Many ofll- cers of the fleet have been given shore duty.
 The strike organization on its part claims that the workers re- sponse to the strike call exceeded all expectations. It points in proof of his statement to what it claims to he the stoppage of all essential industries and the transport services The Trades Union congress through the British worker. appeals to all strikers to maintain exemplary con- duct
 Reports Of moves in direction designed 10 bring about peace great Iy interested the government but officials this morning said theymost certainly had not taken any steps 1 in that direction, and in view Of
 Premier Baldwin's repeated declara- tions. none was likely.
 Governments Chief Interest
 The government. they added, was
 more concerned for the present in
 getting food and passenger traffic back on its feet. and reports re- i cciycd today were most encouraging
 It was announced that the London
 suburban electric service showed a
 &3 per cent increase over yesterday and the omnibus companies were
 operatinr more than 1000 vehicles
 The bottarment in transport con- ditions enabled thousands Of the citys workers to reach their places
 of business with greater comfort. A
 huge number of private motor cars
 were still functioning, but the traf- 1 dc jams in the streets were not so 1 heavy as during the last two days.
 Steps 10 assure sufficient food ] supplies in the event the crisis con- ! tinues for months are rapidly de- veloping 1t was announced in gov 1 ornmcntal circles. There are on
 hand in the country smoked and timed meats enough to last three
 or four weeks while the flour and
 wheat supply is also sufficient for
 about month.
 The wheat exporters are C0operat- ! ing with the government in every way possible, and several Of the 1 elevators al Liverpool are operating as usual Sir Herbert Robson, one of the largest exporters, who was in charge of wheat exports during the war said today:
 We are not worried over the wheat situation at the present time. 1 There is fu1Iy s months supply Of wheat flour now at the mills Our elevators at Liverpool are function ing as usual IL is safe to say that practically all the wheat shipments en route to England will be un- loaded with little delay"