Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-07
Troops Are Assured Any Ac-
ton They Take Against
Reds Will Have Full Sup
port of Government.
THREAT TO DARKEN CITY
MADE BY POWER UNIONS
Danish Labor Serves Notice of
Sympathetic Tie-un-J. H.
Thomas and Premier Baldwin
Confer-Peace Within Week
Predicted in Negotiations.


Predicted in Negotiations.
~ III. Associated Press.
Troops, wearing steel helmets and
carving full field equipment, were
sent this afternoon into the dock dis
tricts Of London, where the rough
crowds are becoming too unrulv Tor
the unarmed police.
The government announced by
radio today that all ranks of the
armed forces of the crown will re
ceive the governments full support
in any action they may find it neces-
Sary to take i'll honest efforts to aid
the civil powers in dealing with
strike disorders.
Peace Move launched.
The fourth day jof the general
strike found both SIDES standing pat,
but guarded predi !tions were made
in labor quarters that the CRISIS
might be settled early next week.
Premier Baldwin and !. II. Thomas,
labor leader, have been in confer
ence.
An international aspect was given
to the strike when the executive
committee Of the Danish Trades
Unions at Copenhagen gave prelim-
mary notice of a walkout in support
Of the British workers.
The Communist International III
Moscow seeks to bring together
representatives OF French, Belgian,
Czechoslovakian, Dutch and Ger
man labor organizations to frame
measures aiding the British strikers.
Money is being sent to the British
workers by Mexican and Argentine
labor bodies. and American labor
has been asked to contribute.
Few Disorders Today.
There was little disorder up TO noon
today. although disturbances occurred
In Edinburgh last night and at Mid
dleborough. where the freight station
was wrecked and an attempt was
made to wreck passenger train.
The Welsh coal fields are quiet, but
the attitude of the strikers in Cardiff
has become menaCinG.
The government claims the work
ers are tricklns back to their jobs or
making overtures for protection If
they should return.
Volunteers for necessary service are
Increasing and many more busses and
trains were available today. The Lon
don subway has posted No help
wanted" signs.
Power Plants Closed.
r1-l,;r. 49, ,.,da- ,,oiop cop~recr ir
deliberating whether to call out the
electrical workers, strikes have been
declared at the New Castle and New
port power plants.
Shipping conditions are almost nor
NAL at Liverpool and are improving
at Glasgow. Belfast and Dublin.
The telephone and mail services are
Improving.
The House of Commons has been
hit by A strike Of minor employees, but
the speakers plan to conduct pro
printing if necessary.
A drtzzlins rain added to the dis
comfort in London today. but there
was little falling off in the number of
pedestrians.
Electric Strike Debated,
LONDON. May : OP).-Whether to
call out the electrical workers in the
general strike was the most important
question before the trades union coun-
Gil at its session today, according to
reports.
The council is in consultation with
the electrical trades union, and ii is
understood policy relative 20 the
continuance of light and power will
he decided as carry IS possible.
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dispute among laborites as to whether
the electrical workers should be call
ed out. as opponents of the plan con
tend that IL the lighting failed the
houses and Offices of the lahorites
would he affected as we'll as the gen
eral public.
The government says il has all
plans made to replace any strikers by
volunteers or army electrical en-
Eineers.
The employees a. the municipal
power plant of the borough Of Ful.
ham walked out at O'Clock this aft
eroon. All power was cut off, includ-
Ing that for street lighting. The
strikers posted pickets outside the
works.
Newport Faces Darkness.
will be without electric power tonight
unless volunteers can be provided.
The corporation refused TO dtscon-
tinue supplying power 20 the indus
trial concerns. whereupOn the strike
committee advised withdrawal of the
men from the power station, and the
operatives have given notice that they
will quit this afternoon.
The union employees of the New Cas-
tie Electric Supply Co. went on strike
there early this morning. The man,
aging director of the plant said the
emergency staff available was ade-
1uate. and that there would be no in
terruption in the supply Of power.
Official details of last nights rioting
at MiddlesbOrough show that heavy
lorrieS We're chained to the railway
line in an attempt to wreck the late
passenger train.
A crowd prevented the closing of the
grade-croesnc gates, invaded the pas
senger station. wrecked the freight
station and did othe" ~ori"rS d7r12@c.
Answering the mayors apreal
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