Evening Star Newspaper, May 9, 1926, Page 25

fl OLUNTEERS KEEP More Offer to Help Than Are Needed—sStrikers Are Quiet. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily Ne BIRMINGHAM, 8.—The pleas- ant winding roads, which make motor- ing in England a joy to the pas- senwer and & curse to the driver, are lined with artractive country houses ind beautlful ancient manor houses, in well kept gardens, which indi- cate the presence of unt gardeners, valets, butlers Between these beautiful estates there are industrial towns made up of gloomy, dirty-looking. two-story houses of brick or stone, sheltering thousands of poor but not unhappy Jooking workmen. They all have ahandoned work and the penetrating which is pouring with typieal Inglish persistence. does not seem influence the strikers’ determina- n to carry on. The roads. which all crowded with _thousands cars, now are practically owners of the cou their hundreds of fr ed their migration cities to the country. Only S Scon now and then, with huge| ading “foodstuffs only,” since strikers do not look with pleased >ves on motorists in private cars. Hint to Walk Ignored. In the small industrial towns idle crowds of men and women who do not enjoy a holiday at $5 . gathered round the cigar #10ps res ing the lat- flcial cG..nuniques, as well as labor leaders containing such_as “during the | long walks; they distract week were of motor | emnty, the from the The writer heard many unflattering | vemarks about the author of that hint by workmen who thought he might be unaware that long walks implied tantiul meals, which are not pro- curable nowada As far as the wi what he has seen, ter can gather from English life is at a standstill. Hundreds « factory smokestacks are smokeless, while the gates are barricaded and guarded by voluntary - polic ow and then a heavily guarded train, manned by vol- unteers, crawls slowly along the right of way. Too Many Volunteers. The big bicycle and motor car fac- tories at Coventry are closed down. Workmen parade up and down the main streets jeering at occasionally encountered soldiers. Volunteers in all this industrial district responded so enthusiastically that the authorities were forced to turn many of them down. The commercial life of Birmingham seems as prosperous as ever. The streets are crowded with good- humored, busy-looking people. Unlike London, the taxi drivers here refused to strike. Many busses, driven by col- lege boys, protected by burly police- men, are circulating from the center of town to the suburbs. Printers of several of the leading local journals have returned to work and the news- papers protected by police detach- ments, are publishing papers of re- duced size. - (Copyright, 19286, by Chicago Daily News Co.) Agreeably Surprised. From the Boston Transcript. “John. I'm afraid you went to sleep during the sermon.’ “Yes,” replied her husband; hen it started T was afraid I wouidn't.” Got 'Em All at Once. From the Christian Science Monitor. “I tuned in 20 stations within half an hour last nigh! “That’s nothing. at one time.” THE WEATHER Ditrict of Columbla— today: tomorrow increasing ness; probably followed by shower: : nnL much change in temperature; gentle northeast winds Maryland—Partly | morrow increasing - | lowed By showers in central and west | portions; not much change in tem- perature; gentle to moderate north west winds. Virginia—Partly 1 had that many cloudy _today; to morrow Increasing cloudiness, = fol. | . lowed by showers; not much change | in temperature; moderate southwest and_west winds West Virginfa—Partly day; tomorrow showers; change in temperature. Records for 24 Hours. Temperature—Midnight, 66; 2 am., 4am., 59; 6 a.m. 8 a.m., 67; 10 ; 12 noon, %4;4 pi 6 p.m., 84 Highest, 87 Relative humidity—-8 a.m., p.m., 30; cloudy to- not much 44; Per cent of possible sunshine, 100 Tide - Table. (Furnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) Today-—TLow tide, 12:31 p.m.; high, tide, 5:48 a.m. and 6:17 pm Tomorrow Low t d 47 a.m. and high tide, m. and 7:10 The Sun and Moon. Sun rose 5:02 a.m.; sun sets Tomerrow—Sun rises 5:01 a.m.; sun 09 p.m. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News, LONDON, May 8.—Except for the fact that ffic is more congested than usual, no visitor would realize that London is gripped by a general strike. Nearly a million cary, from anti- quated two-cylinder Naplers to latest- type Rolls Rovce, most of them bear- ing the legend “We will give you a lift,” are on the streets. Motor lor- ries have been transformed into tem- porary busses displaying huge signs reading, “Ladies first. The endeavor to maintain coni- munication with the suburban dis- tricts Involves some risk, for as soon as the metropolitan area is left be- hind voung strikers are encountered who spend their time trying to block trathe, occasionally mishandling drivers and burning cars when nu strong pelice force is in sight. ox-Army Officers Help. Here and there buses belonging to the General Omnibus Co. may be seen driven by volunteer chauffeurs, with sturdy policemen armed with clubs and pistols sitting next to the conductors. Regular skeleton services are kept going on the main subway lines, but the task is difficult since the volun- teers are mostly ex-army officers, who have had little experience dri ing_complicated electrical engines. The London middle class has an swered the government’s call for vol- | unteers the same way they answered Kitchener's appeal in 1914. Recruit- |ing stations are working overtime en- listening men and women. All Classes Holp. Milk wagons are being driven by pretty society girls, while retired gen. erals and wealthy young men about town are welghing out flour, unload- ing milk from the few traing arriv- ing, carrying mail sacks, and stocking engines which are driven by super. intendents and chief engineers of the railway companies. I've had in and it does me a lot of good,” young Earl Percy, heir of the Duke of Northumberland, who was found rolling huge milk cans from a into the storehouse in Hyde | not been averted. THE SUNDAY STAR, WA |VOLUNTEERS FLOCKING TO AID GOVERNMENT IN STRIKE CRISIS |RM|NGHAM EUlNG'Ex-Army Oflicers, Members of the Peerage, Girls and Middle-Class Folk Helping—London Carries on as Usual. Those who predicted radio broad- casting_ would * kill the newspaper proved false prophets. London 18 suf. fering acutely from its Jack of hews papers. Hand-printed bulletins and typewritten sheets are sold for any- thing from 3 pence to 6 pence and are snapped up quickly. More than a million radio sets have been installed in houses and offices since Suturday, but the dry, sparse communiques broadcast by the gov- ernment six times a day have failed to satisfy the populace. Bicyeles in Demand. ‘While the principal industries are suffering extremely serious losss some minor industries are reaping rich harvests. The Coventry bicycle factories are working overtime and still are unable to satisfy the demand for bikes. Second-hand automobiles, for which dealers would have beel glad to get $200 last week, are bring- ing two or three times that sum. London life, however, goes on as usual. The theaters continue to run before half-empty “houses. Patrons from the suburbs are unable to at tend. Night life in the smart restau- rants and dancing clubs continues as before. Rows of expensive cars parked in front of the leading hotels andclubs give the impression that the country is more prosperous than ever. Danger Still Exists. The picture is very different, how- ever, in the suburbs, where crowds of poorly dressed, sullen-faced men look anything but contented. The danger of serfous conflicts ha Both strike lead- ers and authorities are doing their utmost tp prevent serious clashes, but, as one leader said, “there are fools who may_spill the beans in both camps.” The writer has heard many Intelligent men who acking the zovernment say, government »ught to shoot the blighters.” On the other hand, many strikers bellcve the movemen: will fail unless “blood is shed.” This is the great danger England is facing now. If some rash step is taken by irresponsible mem- bers of either side the consequences will be incalculable. (Copyright. 1926, by Chicago Daily Ne: 22777777 2 72227 00.) Society Women and Shop Girls Rally To Relieve Suffering in Brmsh Strike By the Associated Press. LONDON, May 8.—The women of Great Britain, soclety women and shop girls alike, are swinging ioto line vigorously in efforts to alleviate the suffering and discomfort caused by the general strike. There was no early Saturday ing today at the headquarters of the women's auxiliary service, which is headed by Commandant Mary Allen, who was decorated for her war serv ices. So incessant was the stream of volunteer workers for first aid and Red Cross work that recruiting halted this afternoon until Monday to give the staff opportunity to catch up with all the applicants that have enroiled already. Commandant Allen went by airplane to Birmingham today in response to &n appeal to organize women there for public services along the same lines as is being done in London. It is prob- able that the auxiliary service will be extended to other English centers it the strike continues. Two private airplanes have been placed at the disposal of Commandant Allen to facilitate her transportation to clos- the industrial centers. One of her planes is piloted by the noted English woman flier, Mrs. Elliot Lynn. Offers of automobiles have come in such numbers that Commandant Allen has been obliged to organize a special transport department for which Viscountess Rhondda, Great Britian's foremost business woman, who is a di- rector of coal mines in South Wales and of other enterprises, has turned over her premises on Victoria street. A number of women doctors also have offered their services for Red Cross and first-aid work. Lady Plunkett and Lady Lettice Lygon. who is a noted soclety beauty, are the latest additions to the force of women who are helping the news- papers by selling the present slim issues by motor cycle. “Gen.” Flora Drummond of the Women's Guild of the Empire, who is working in her home area in Glasgow, reported today that there was bitter feeling among the Clyde women against the strike, which they com. plained had been called without a gen- eral vote, SCORES ARRESTED INBRITISH RIOTING Communist Jailed—48 Held in Glasgow—Wires Cut. 400 Stone Train. By Cable to The Star and New York World. LONDON, May 8.—A propagandist from Moscow named Brown, who ar- rived in England only a few weeks ago, started a violent campaign in favor of Communism among the trikers at Pontefract in Yorkshire. He was arrested and sentenced to three months’ imprisonment for mak- ing seditious speeches. Forty-eight arrests were made Fri- day night in Glasgow, where renewed disorder broke out. Rowdy mobs held up lorries and the police reservesand mounted constabulary who were called out charged the mobs with their batons, scattering them. Four hundred men threw stones at a passenger train at Newcastle-on- Tyne, but no one was injured. * Forty-two persons were arrested at Edinburgh following Thursday's dis- turbance. * A number of telegraph wires be- tween New le and Hexman were found to have been cut alons the rail- way line yesterday morning. About a score of post office wires also were cut. A London Northeastern Railway passenger train from Grimesby to Sheffield was held up for an hour by strikers at the workshops. ‘Thirty-nine more persons have been arrested, 4 at Finsbury at Hammersmith, 4 at Camberwell The police dispersed 50 men who at- tacked busses run by a Maldstone company Friday night. James Frost and Arthur Nelson of Finsbury were remanded on bail at Bow Police Court yesterday, charged with having on their premises docu- ments likely to cause sedition or dis- satisfaction among the population. One document is said to have stated that some soldiers refused to obey orders to parade. (Copyright. 1926.) BIG “UKE” SHIPMENTS. 1,000 a Month Sent From Hawaii, in Addition to Tourist Trade. HONOLULU, May 8 (#).—A thou- sand Hawailan ukeleles a month are being sent to the mainland, in addi- tion to the dozens carried aboard ships by visiting tourists. The niu kani, or singing cocoanut, a new type of ukelele, also is gaining favor. Incidentally, the name of the most popular Hawailan instrument is “oo-kay-lay-lay” not ‘you-ka-ley- lee” as often mispronounced. = Na? 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He Not There ngeles Times, automobils be putting a out of business, meet on a grade ns 9, 1926—PART 1. French Executioner Refuses to Serve ‘Any Longer on Piecework Fee Basis By the Associated Press. PARIS, May 8.-—Executioner Dei- bler, who supervises the beheading of French eriminals with the great knife of the guillotine, receiving 1,000 francs for each execution, has given notice that he will not work any more on that basis, because the income it nets him is not enougl The executioner’s attitude, savoring of a4 “one-man sirike,” became known at a cabinet meeting when Premier Briand, seeing that Minister of Justice Laval seemed downcast, asked the rea. son. “As if there were not enough other functionaries heckling us with de- aands for money here answered Minister Laval, “Deibler is now re- T 711 fusing to serve on piece; Wb mote.”” The premier ter's depu repliedl t | min to k to keep him satistled [ Too Much Fun. 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