Bread Riots in London The unemployed riot in London on
Tuesday was an un- pleasant affair in itself, and more unpleasant affairs like it may have to be faced. The suggestion that it was inspired from Moscow needs a great deal more Confirmation than the statements Sir John Gilmour made in the House on WedneSday. Resentment at the Means test is in nine cases out of ten completely unreason- able,. but it prevails widely none the less. The new regu- lations the Ministry of Labour is contemplating may go far to put all reasonable grievances right, but it is unlikely that they will silence complaints. In the main the working_ population of the country has been admirably patient under hardship, and if here and there disturbances have to be coped with in the coming winter the forces. concerned with preserving order must and will be guaran- teed the support of every good citizen everywhere.. The worst enemies of society at this juncture are those who in public or private inflame feeling by enlarging_ polemically on alleged abuses of the " dole" system.
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