Mr, MacDonald's Hopes for Peace London, May 1, Mr, Ramsay MacDonald, the former Labour Premier, said that the Government had decided to fight the people's standard of living, He believed that they had got peace at 10 o'clock last night. The decision of the Government to Lreak off negotiations Inst night was a crime against society. It was on unnecessary, wicked and criminal fight, They would raise the whole ques= tion in the House of Commons on Monday.
They were standing by the miners but they were still hoping that something would happen before then to enable the workers to continue work,
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