The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-05-21
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
British Strike Is Ended
North Pole Reached
Twice by Air Route.
BY EDWARD w. PIckARD

BY EDWARD w. PICKARD
- REAT BRITALN'S general strike
came to an end as suddenly as it
began. Noininally the government
won in the struggle with the Trades
Union congress, for officially the strike
was called off without conditions. But
the organ of the Laborites announced
that the Trades Union congress took
this action 'having reached the con-
clusion as result of a number Of
conversations with Sir Herbert Samuel
that satisfactory basis of settlement
In the mining industry can now be for
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LIP calling off the strike the Trades
Union congress ordered the men not
to return to work until instructed by
their individual unions This caused
Considerable delay in the resumption
of work, for many of the unions were
disposed to take advantage of the stu
alton to exact better terms of employ
ment. Some employers said they
would not take back the strikers until
they had torn up their union cards.
Prime Minister Baldwin's statement
to the house of commons was:
"The Trades Union congress came to
see me this morning and told me they
had decided to call off the general
strike forthwith. ! said there would
be an immediate effort by myself and
my colleagues to bring a resumption
of negotiations between the two par
ties in the mining. dispute with a view
to securing the earliest possible settle
ment. 1t is of the utmost Importance
that in moment like this the whole
British people do not look backward,
but forward. We will resume our
work in spirit of cooperation, put
ting behind us all malice and all vim
dictiveness."
The understanding reached by Sir
Herbert Samuel chairman Of the royal
coal commission, and Chairman Ar
thur Pugh Of the Trades Union con-
gress was that the coal strike negotia-
tons should be resumed, the govern
ment temporarily continuing the SUBJ
sidy; that a national wage board
should be established, the men being
protected against unnecessary wage
reductions and their jobs and welfare
being safeguarded by various condi-
tons. The miners federation, how
ever, did not approve Of these terms
and issued a manifesto rejecting them,
pointing out that the proposals i'm
piled reduction Of wages to large
number Of miners. Practically, the
whole controversy now is where it
was.
Much credit for bringing about the
end of the general strike is given the
archbishop of Canterbury, who pro-
posed a plan of Cancellation that was
adopted by the Liberal party and ap-
proved by public opinion. The gov
eminent realized that the public did
not like the idea of fight to a finish
and unofficially aided the negotiations
between Sir Herbert Samuel and Ar
thur Pugh.
The firmness with which the govern
ment combated the general strike and
the way in which the British people
supported it's measures lead to the pre-
that II Will UC a AOHS Lliuc Dc-
fore labor again tries this weapon in
the United Kingdom. Legal authori-
ties there declared the general strike
was illegal and that those melting 1t
br participating in 1t were not pro-
tected by the laws regulating the
trades unions. One Of the most effec-
tive steps taken by the government
was the stoppage of delivery of finan-
cial contributions to the strikers from
other countries.
m VICE last week the North pole
i was reached by the air route.
First, Lieut.. Commander Richard e.
Byrd Of the United States navy, with
Floyd Bennett as his mechanician, flew
from Kings Bay, Spitzbergen, to the
pole in a giant Fokker plane. He saw
no land near there and but one patch
Of open water, so he circled the pole
three times and returned to the start
ing point without landing. That he
did reach the top of the world was
assured by his observations with Aspe-
cially devised apparatus. His achieve