It is possible truthfully argue that the calling of the Genral Birla an, a dalberato con: of the T. U. C, General Council to intimidate' the Govern ment into taking a course of action it would otherwise not have have taken. But it is impossible to deny that on the part of a large ma-ferity of the rank and file of the Trade union movement it was the most self-sacrificing example of the practical sympathy of one body workers for another that the world has ever seen. The story' of hundreds of thousands of workers who chanced their jobs in the hope of helping others less fo tunate will be more of an inspira-ion for the trade unionists of the future than a bad example to be de-not imitated.—Their than good to the men they tried to help. We hope to see the so-called "General Ste" who planned the Gener-brought to book and thrust into the obscurity they deserve. But are prowl to number among our ends many of the, honest and si whase; syimpathy for the vs was not the lip service that costs nothing but, the will to hazard their all in what they be-Hieved to be a fight for justice and fair play.
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