New Britain herald., 1926-05-08
STRIKE ENDING
 NOT IN SIGHT
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(Continuai from First Page) disorders were reported yesterday than on Thursday.
 some Workers Return
 Tn some isolated instances it is reported that strikers are returning 10 work, but not in numbers that arc in any way significant of a gen. cral weakening among the rank and file Of the workers. On the other hand the leaders of the electrical trade union have called out the cleo tricians and assistants in 19 of Lon don's 98 borough power houses, There was no interruption in service, however as volunteers and soldiers operated the plants.
 Lyons X Company, who operate q large chain of cafes, announced to- day that q majority Of their work CTS who struck Thursday had re- sumed their jobs and that notices had been posted stating those who did not report for duty by Saturday noon would be supplanted,
 The government reiterated today in the British Gazette that the food situation was good and that there were ample supplies at normal prices. Ii strongly deprecated hoard ing which, it declared, was foolish and as unnecessary as selfish.
 While many of the newspapers continue their quaint leaflet produc- lions and q few others have achieved issues more or less resembling their normal publications, the trades union congress, whose British work CTS last night was only half its usual size, announced that 1t had been compelled to cut down the size of the sheet because the government was holding up it's supply of paper
 "At the docks and in mill are supplies belonging to us" said the statement, but the cabinet refuses to let us have them"
 The congress warns the leaders oi i the newspaper that unless the pa per is released if may be unable to produce the British Worker in ifs present form. It adds that the gov crnments action is provocative and likely to dangerously excite tht workers.
 Liberals Back Govt.
 Following the statement made 1T the house of commons by Sir Johr Simon. one of the foremost lawyer: of the day, and attorney general anc home secretary in former govern ments. that every workman "ht ouit his job without giving due no tice had broken the law, the gov erumcnt is receiving tlte support O leading liberals on the main queS lion of the strike. The Earl of OK ford and Asquith in a statement II the British Gazette, after condemn ing the strike movement but declaI ing that a settlement is earnestl' desired asserts that "the anti-soela weapon which has been so unad yisedly drawn must first be sheath ed"
 Tho former premier says that general strike is directly aimed q the life of the whole community and that the people will have los all sense Of self respect if they al flow any section Of the communii tn hiring to a standstill the indus trial and social life Of the whole ma -ion. "It would be to aCQuiesce II substitution for free government 0 a dictatorship and this the BritlsI people will never do," he declares
 Niscount Grey Of Fallodon, form" foreign minister, in a statement Il inc government organ declares tn issuo is not what wages shall be "hu whether a democratic parliamentaf government is 10 be oycrthrown.'
 "u is by this democratic govern mcn,." he adds, that liberty ha rron won, and by this alone can br maintained. The alternatives ar fascism and communism. Roth 0 these are fatal to liberty. Ncithe of them allows a free press, fire snecch or freedom of action, nc even 10 strike.
 Recalling that the labor leader declared 1t ls impossible 10 acc"I inc governments condition of with drawaI of the strike order hefor peace negotiations can be resumed the British Gazette says:
 "1t has happened before in grea strikes that when the leaders uS most uncompromising language 1t
 mst the time when they begin consider how to end the dispute"
 Tho paper says former Labc ipromier Ramsey Macdonald is try ing 10 induce tho miners to rcla their obstinate attitude in the matte of wages" and that the laborites a1 not letting q moment pass for soH attempt "to devise ways of peaC and accommodations" It adds th' 'the unhendiug position of Ilcrbe [ smith and A. J. Cook if persisted { win undoubtedly lead 10 frictic l among the laborites before mar { days have passed"
 l There was some further riotng I Glasgow last night in which brea , wagons were attacked by mobs. TT l police were forced to use their cluI in frequent charges, Forty eight
 the rioters were taken into custod