Premier's Statement in the House of Commons: Have" the Rank and File-Been Consulted? Re-
London, May 3. and representatives of the Trades Commons to-night, between members of the Cabinet Congress in the House of Notwithstanding numerous Ministers and Trade Unioni announced at 11.30 that negotiate Lats conversations between Cabinet the House of Commons, it was us had failed and that.the generat strike would be proclaimed at midnight.
The proclamation of the State of Emerge Government to take all measure deemed neces sai empowers the for the ance of public order and the nice of essential transport, etc., under the Act of 1920, w enacted that a declaration of a state of emergency may or immediately threatened is cal supply and distribution of food, locomotion, to deprive the communi The Council of the Orga Supplies announced to-day that handed over to the Government, be proclaimed if any action taken culated, by interfering with the ater, fuel, light and means of ity' of the essentials of life. zation for the Maintenance of its whole organization had been Note:—The Organization for the Maintenance of Supplies wan formed in September last, with the country a system of volunteers to object of establishing all over the maintain supplies and vital services in the event of a national strike.
The Counc (Chairman) Lord Jellicoe, Lord Scarhorsug! consists of Lori Hardinge Lord Falkland and Sie Rodd—Reater.
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