Evening star., 1926-05-04

The nrSt approach ~ FiolellN0 N
this morning a the East and west
India &C , docks in the heart OF the
Communist district OF London,
Large bodies of men compelled
scores of vehicles to turn back and
some of the lighter vehicles were over
turned. The attitude adopted toward
those proceeding to work, even women
and girls, was far from friendly
Government Plans Paper.
Because of the non-appearance or
London newspapers affected by the
atrike. the government has announced
# will publish a newspaper called the
British Gazette beginning tomorrow.
The paper will be d news sheet PHI
narily and will contain authoritative
news, says the announcement
The paper will distributed through
out the whole of the London area at
price of l penny
All work ceased on the docks.
Strikebreakers are being hired oE
the Southern and Great Western Kan
ways in order to maintain their serN'
ice interrupted by the general Strihe'
r'he Southern Railway. which operates
an extensive suburban service expects
~ omen a half-hour service on some
of it's lines this evening.
Other Roads TO Operate.
Other railways announced that theH
.ra making every effort to increase as
rapidlv as possible their emergency
service which is being operated by the
few employees who refused to OBEY lhe
general strike oroer. -,
While the tie-up of traffic continued
H. Oif1
nressed apprehension as to- the out
come of the great struggle, efforts
vero continuing toward settlement.
Tbe general council of the Trades
Union Congress met during the morn
ING IN Eccleston Square and left snort.
" after | O'Clock for the llouae Oh
Commons.
Former Premier Ramsay MacDon-
old. J. H. Thomas, secretary OF the
National Union of Railway Men; Ar
thur Henderson, home secretary IN
the Labor government: Herbert Slnlth'
vice president of the Miners federa-
tion, and 4. ]. Cook, his chleI' paftlcl.
mated in the conference. They declared
no statement would be lorthcohlIH7 >
before late afternoon.
The executive committee OF the MIN
ers' Federation was summoned to the
House of Commons to participate lt
Is helieveed in a conference with the
Trades Union Council.
Shipping Now Hard HIT.
Shjppins already has been hard hit
nv the strike The Channel services
are greatly curtailed and what the
transatlantic companies will be able TO
do after today is problem1tlcaL
meeting of the Seamens Union was
being held this afternoon to decide
whether it's men should loin me S5E!s
OPS Thus far the people have been
taken to and from the pores III auto
mobile busses.
The banks, stores and offices man.
aged 10 KEEP going, but with difficulty.
owing to the lack of transportation Tor
their employees.
american Tourists Leave,
American tourists who had already
arrived by the thousands for the tour
ing season, fled the country almost
en- bloc for Paris. Crowds of British
ers also are rushing to the continent
while il is still possible to get channel
transportation.
Not even the union officials know
how many people are idle, but the
number may he 100000. or one.
eighth of the population.
The monetary loss to the country
already is enormous. During the par
tial tie-up of 1921 it was estimated that
the country lost between f5,000,0 900
and f6,0O0,000 day. Some think the
present loss may double this figure,
and even that estimate does not take
into account the ultimate effect on
industry.
The various London transportation
organizations, including the London
General Omnibus Co. and all the un-
derSround electric systems, broadcast
a call for volunteers with view to
breaking the transportation strike.
AS the day wore on there was slight