DISORDER AND DISAPPOINTMENT

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 110, 11 May 1926, Page 7

DISORDER AND DISAPPOINTMENT

REMARKABLE AMERICAN OPINION BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER. ENGLAND LOST, AMERICA IS LOST TOO. Most unhappily the great strike in Great Britain shows no sign of abatement. Both sides seem to be merely strengthening their positions, and. it is probable that only by the determination of the mass of the people, not to be identified with forces that seek the disruption of the Empire, that the end of this awful period can come. j" A remarkable article has appeared in the Washington *'Post," a newspaper of the greatest influence, declaring that the United States must come to the aid of Great Britain in every way, for the disruption of Great Britain means the disruption of America. The article declares that the Communists are eagerly engaged in trying to bring about civil war. Two Durham labour leaders have been arrested and have been sent for trial. ) A seaman has been sentenced to three months' hard labour ■ at Greenwich for inciting a crowd to violence. Fifteen arrests resulted. In this affray bricks and bottles were thrown and plate glass windows broken. There seems to be nothing but praise from thoughtful foreigners at the way Britain is facing this fearful crisis, and the opinion is expressed that the forces of law and order will under no circumstances whatever haul down the flag to forces run by foreign fanatics and deliberately intended to destroy the Empire. It seems probable that in many cases where there have been rioting and disorder, the disturbances have been created by persons who use any occasion to exhibit their natural predilections. r _ The display of force made by the Government is an indication that the Navy and Army and the police force, together with their auxiliaries, are loyal, and will ultimately reduce chaos to order.