London, Jan. 17.
The press here this morning, under banner headlines, commented indignantly on the series of explosions which occurred in electric plants yesterday in London, Birmingham and Manchester.
The possibility of the explosions being a result of sabotage attempts is given considerable credence in the papers this morning. "Whoever is responsible will be disappointed at the results," the "Daily Mail" declared. "Such senseless outrages can achieve no political purpose. Experience should teach those who perpetrate them that an excuse—whatever it is—can be only condemned by resort to violence. The police have taken prompt and vigorous steps to probe the mystery. Little mere: should be shown to the armed gangsters when they are caught."—Havas.
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