The Archive · 1926

The Strike Purely

POLITICAL, of Commons to-day initiated Commander Kenworthy (Liberal), who alleged that the "Bri of which he understood "British Gazette's" Exposure: No} was the odin was not publishing " fair sum-Consultation of Workers ry of the proceedings in Parlin-Bevin the Autocrat went. He also complained that the Gazette" was "reproducing opinions London, May 7. of obscure newspaper correspondents, The "British Gazette" contends] abroad saying what the Fascists that the fact that the "British would do in this. case." He sai Worker" is published entirely by that this was an official paper and trade unionists proves that the should attempt to give news strike is purely political and aimed Tt should noe try to inflame at newspapers whose opinions the passions, There were hooligans on Trade Union Congress disapprove.

Doth sides. The trade union lead-It states that apart from the miners were Keeping the hooligans at ers the strikers do not exceed Hull acd in the East End quiet million, of whom vast numbers were and nothing shawld be put in this ordered to strike and not contultofficial organ to inflame the passion: of hooligans of the right to acts The issue, says the journal, has which would bring reprisals and ceased to be industrial; it has be-lead to things which we would re. come political get in calmer times.

The constitutional chie€ apostle Scrymgeour (Independent) of the Labour General Headquart- and Mr. Jack Jones (Labour) supers, Mr. Bevin of the transport ported Commander Kenworthy's workers, the paper asserts, is the plea. The latter declared that the cal commander-in-chief of the gen-) Government was using public money eral strike. to libel trade unionists. The work-'The "British Gazette" was tholers, he declared, would stop "this subject of a discussion in the House' poison gas factory."—Reuter.

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