Evening star., 1926-05-10
Peace Appears Far Off With
Strike Entering Second
Week-Forty Hurt in Riot
When Bus Is Attacked.
PAPER COMMANDEERED
FOR GOVERNMENT DAILY
Public Confidence Increasing Under
Display of Military-Radical
Speeches Stopped by Police-Big
Ports Kept Open by Guarded
Volunteers Unloading Ships.
BY the Associated Press

'oAuACCcAs Uu1VduIlS olllpS'
BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 10-Great Britain
today entered the second week OF
the general strike with peace appar-
emily as far off as ever, and with
the government making increased
use Of military forces to assure the
food supply.
The outstanding development OF
the week end was the successful
conveying Of food trucks by cavalry
and armored cars from the Victoria
dock to the distributing center in
Hyde Park
The strikers newspaper denounced
this use OF troops as ridiculous and
unnecessary" and said it was done
to create belief that the strike has
reached violent revolutionary aims.
The government, in a statement at
noon today. said introduction of the
military conveys insured ample food
supplies for London. The military
demonstrations Of the last few days, 1t
was asserted. have greatly disheart-
ened the. Trades Union Congress and
have created the deepest impression
among the population Of LOndon's
"dockland."
UniOnists' Aid Withdrawn.
The Trades Union Congress an
nounced that permits issued 10 union
members to assist in the distribution
of fOodStuffS have been withdrawn.
This action was taken in view of the
confusion caused by the union offer
which was made to Premier Baldwin.
but which, it was stated, had not been
answered. In order TO avoid confusion
between the authorities and the strik
ers the permits were recalled.
The government today comman-
deered all supplies of news print not
in the hands of publishers.
Chancellor of the EXcheuuer
Churchill explained in the House of
Commons that this move was tenn
pOrary and had been caused by a
shortage of paper. He said that the
necessity of the government continu-
ing publication of the official British
Gazette, of which more than 100000
copies are printed daily, also was a
determining factor.
This action will mean that all other
publications. including the Laborite
British Worker, must discontinue
when their present small supplies of
paper are exhausted. unless the en-
barge should be lifted meanwhile.
The government spokesman in his
noon statement said the general state
of the country after the week end was
quiet. The most serious trouble thus
far reported during the strike from
the standpoint of casualties, however
occurred in the Camden Town section
of London last night. Forty persons
were sent to hospitals after an attack
on a bus.
Two Policemen Injured.
A police sergeant was struck by a
hammer and a special constable was
stabbed in the back at the Nine Elms
Railway depot last night. At Bir-
minghl m member of hte City Coun-
ell named Sawyer was arrested for
saying: "All special constables are
traitors" A mass meeting at Nor
wich passed off peacefully. and no in
flammatory speeches were made.
All reports from the north. accord
ing to the government, show that the
bulk of the trade unionists. except the
miners, are mot enthusiastic about
the strike while in London and
South England there is a growing CON
fidence among the population that the
government has the situation well in
hand
The government spokesman said
Premier Baldwin's pronOunCement
over the radio on Saturday had great
ly reassured the population, and that
copies of the speech were being dis
tributed to the outlying districts.
Practically all the London suburban
railways are providing skeleton serv-
~ oil
ceeding the demand at the moment.
Large numbers of oxford and Cam
bridge undergraduates are being sent
to work on the docks of London,
southampton and other ports.
Tanks at Vital Points.
The government steps to maintain
law and order include the parking III
the South London district of number
of heavy tanks with detachments of
guards in steel helmets and full
equipment, ready to move at the
shortest notice.
In Bird Cage Walk beside the Wei
Iington barracks, where the guards
men are housed. there is a detach-
ment of the Royal Tank Corps and
column of armored cars.
A home office report says all the
meetings in London yesterday were
conducted in an orderly manner. The
organizing secretary of the Shoreditch
Labor party was arrested Saturday
on a charge of having seditlous litera-
ture in his possession and was re-
manded on bail.
The police prevented Communist
meeting Sunday in Edgeware road
and made two arrests. A disturbance
occurred in Battersea, where several
police and officials were injured. and
two men were arrested on sedit1ous
charges.
Train Service Improved.
The beginning of the second week
of the strike found transportation
facilities for the thousands of city
workers much improved. There was
good service on the subway trains,
as we'll as an increased number of
buses, enabling people to arrive at
their offices earlier. The West End
stores greeted a larger number Of
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