Evening star., 1926-05-08
Police Reinforced to Prevent
Week End Demonstrations
and to Keep Essential
Services in Operation.
WELSH MINERS APPEAL
TO OFFICIALS FOR FOOD
Disorders Today Negligible-Ar-
moYed Cars Moved Into Metropo-
lis-Train Is Stoned, Two Are
Injured - Government State
ment Says Situation Is Same.

ment Says Situation is Same.
~ the Associated Press.
LONDON. May S.-Intcnsive prep
arati6n by the government to deal
with any untoward situation and to
keep the vital services running fca-
tured the fifth day Of the general
strike.
This being Saturday, a half holi-
day, there was little attempt to con-
duct ordinary business anywhere. A
government statement at pm, said
he situation was the same as yes
'erday and satisfactory.
Labor headquarters did not issue
rs usual noon statement, but con
ferences were going or continually
among the leaders. Thus far there
are no signs Of reopeuing official
peace negotiations. and the miners
leader, A. J. Cook, told the Asso-
ciated Press there was nothing TO
indicate the possibility OF any such
parlevs over the week end
In the Welsh mining district the
strikers are beginning TO fee the
pinch OF hunger, and hundreds OF
minerS families have applied TO the
poor guardians for relief.
The police in the congested dis
tricts Of London were reinforced to-
day as precaution against possible
footing OF shops tonight. when the
workers receive strike pay instead
OF their usual weekly envelopes.
Armored Cars Made Ready.
Armored cars are heinG moved to-
ward London from the Aldershot mill
tary camp and a tank corps was en-
barked at Belfast this morning for an
unknown destination. No disorders of
consequence had been reported up to
early afternoon. London time.
The Transatlantic liners continue to
move passengers 10 and from the
norrs BY means OF motor lorries. The
strikers piciets make no trouble at
the docks and most sailings are pro
Ceeding according to schedule.
As the train running between Ber-
wick and New Castle approached the
crossing gates at Kiilingworth last
night the engineer noticed that the
gates were out Of order. When he
slowed down the train a mob, esti-
mated to number 400. ranged them
selves alongside The train and pelted
It with stones. The engineer and fire
man were slightly injured.
The Government statement said a
survey of the whole country showed
that food stocks were normal and the
mails were moving satisfactorily.
Wherever temporary shortages of
food have occurred, the announce
ment said. they have been due to the
difficulties of retailers in transporting
supplies from the wholesalers stocks.
The public was asked again not to
hoard.
The volunteer workers in the Lon
don area have reached 100, 900. Wher-
ever labor's second line of defense"
had struck independently of the trades
union congress orders or was forced
out by the growing stagnation of in
dustry, volunteers were rapidly filing
The gaps.
The government spokesman said
The provinces We're generally quiet,
although isolated acts of violence con-
tinued. The London police report for
Thursday showed 4 arrests in Fins
bury, in Bow, 4 in Camberwell and
% in Hammersmith, for which SEN
tences were given ranging from four
days to four months.
Medical Supplies Moved.
Organization of the transport of
medical and hospital supplies has been
extended, the government announce
ment said, but some delay has been
caused in road deliveries through
Swansea and POI tsmouth because
truck drivers refused to move the
supplies without permission from
their union. A ton of insulin was
sent to Scotland yesterday within an
hour after a request for 1t had been
received
The London Midland Scottish Rail
way ran 769 trains yesterday, the
London Northeastern ran 760, the
Great Western ran 479. The an
nouncement further says that large
numbers of workmen have been re-
Stunning duty. At Portsmouth 80 per
cent of the tramway workers were
reported to have gone back to their
Jobs. There were $500 men working
AT the Liverpool docks unloading 25
steamers today. OF 339 dock gate
men at Liverpool PAS have resumed
duty.
In the Liverpool and Manchester
areas the government says 10000
men have volunteered for work, while
$50 tram drivers have returned to
work at Southampton. The govern
ment has notified striking tram en-
ployes at Reading that all will be
discharged unless they return to work
today.
New Difficulties Loom.
The government reports further
difficulties, however. at several other
points Local unions at Bristol and
Birkenhead have threatened 10 call
out employees of the mills if the mill
owners continue delivering flour, but
the owners still are unloading grain
ships. Two food ships at Manchester
are tied up and a naval patrol is pro-
ceeding to the scene to supervise their
unloading.
Municipal electrical employees at
Leeds have been called out and the
local Trades Union Council at Here
ford has announced that the gas
works employees will be withdrawn
unless supplies for industrial purposes
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