Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-07

nearly - times more Of the vehicles
! functioning than on Tuesday.
/ The ntueys in Birmingham. Liver
| pool. London and other cities are
mostly in the form of huge lorrtes.
They traverse egulAr routes and
| charge but Mttle more than the orul-
nary tram fares.
The Trades Union Congress is using
hundreds OF automobiles for workers
placed at It's disposal by sympathetic
owners These cars bear labels read
! Ing Operated by permission OF the
| Trades and Union Congress.
| Vehicles transporting foodstuffs.
whether operated by the government
or by the Trades Union Congress, are
labeled "Food-Urgent."
Right of Way for Food.
The traffic hobbies" are cooperating
| in getting these cars through jams,
regardless OF whether they are gov
eminent mac hines or run by the con
| gress.
| Private motor cars are appearing
everywhere throughout the city with
sign pasted on the windShields say
! ing: This car is not for hire" The
| sign is used as a protection against
+ crowds which are interfering with
cars operating in an effort to break
the taxicab drivers strike.
Magistrates Are Severe.
Police magistrates are dealing
sternIy with those convicted of strike
disturbances.
At Chesterfield two men charged
with breaking window admitted the
act and said they wanted to be sent
to Jail until the strike was over.
They were accommodated.
In the Mansion House Police Court
! TODAY a meat porter was sent TO
| prison for two months for partlcl-
pating in an assault on volunteer
workers handling food supplies. The
porter already had had considerable
punishment at the hands Of young
student volunteer workers during
the fracas.
The vote of the SeamenS Union on
striking has not been concluded. 1t is
known that some of the seamen are
ready to strike, but the union itself
refuses to countenance any prema-
ture action 1t has obtained injunc-
ton to restrain the officials Of one
bra nch from calling its members tout
until the ballot is finished.
Printers Dissatisfied.
Dissa abstraction on the part OF a sec
ton of the printing trade over being
called upon TO strike without the Gus.
tomary fortnight's notice IS being
mentioned conspicuously in the anti
strike newspapers,
One branch of the Printers Union
is reported to have held q protest
meeting over the walkout, and the
newspaper owners are hopeful not
only that this attitude will spread, but
that the governments pledge to pro-
tect workers from ViCtimization after
the strike. If they return 10 work, will
have the effect of inducing many men
10 resume work.
The British Gazette calls attention
to the fact that the British Workers
Bulletin is being produced by union
printers. and argues that this shows
the strike is against newspapers
whose political Views the strikers dis
approve and not for Industrial pur-
poses The only printers who are al
lowed to earn their living at their
own trade are those employed to TO-
ment the strike" says the British Ga
zette. which is the government organ.
New Constables on Duty.
I.ondon's special constables are tax
ing a share in police duty. 1t is claim
ed that 5000 of those who served dur
ing the war have re-enrolled and that
there have been 5000 new enlist
ments. These men are rot employed
where trouble is likely, but do patrol
work in quiet districts.
Partly because the electrical trades
union Is restricting the supply Of
electricity in the East End of London.
- H. t&o1
have closed the department for out
side patients. Few people were able
to come to the hospital in consequence
of lack of transportation. The hos
pital serves the poor population in
| East London gratuitously. Tade
unionists employed IN one Of Lon
| don's biggest catering firms quit work
last night. This firm, whose white
and gold front restaurants are ia
miliar all over London. will now have
to distribute supplies to its branches
| by volunteers.
clean, crisp. new Bank of England
notes, which the British public was
| accustomed to obtain from banks.
Dilapidated or dirty currency is never
issued in normal times. but the banks
have been instructed to put them In
circulation again.
Mass Meetings Planned.
The miners executive committee
met in the House of Commons com
mittee room last night and arranged
for a big series of propaganda meet
ings throughout the country during
/ the week end. About 40 members OF
Parliament will address the meetings.
The Trades Union Congress has re-
ceived promises OF support FROM com
rades in South Africa and Australia
The South Africa Union Trade Con
eress. it is said. will call upon It's
members to prevent the expectation
or commodities to Great Britain
which might prove detrimental TO
the strikers. The Australian railway
men have cab1ed offers OF assistance.
In the Limehouse, Camdentown and
Dock sections of the London area
where families are living close to the
verge of starvation at all times, the
picture is quite that in the more pros
nerous sections. The Communlsuc
element is strong among the DOCK
workers and all motor vehicles are
| giving the sections where they live
! wide berth. Shops are closing IN
these districts and armored cars are
patrolling to prevent crowds OF Com
munists from marching into the more
eG,AAm}1e action 0E I.0ud0n.