If angry people are capable of being amused, they would
nave been amused by the preposterously contradictory statements which were issued by Mr. Thomas and Mr. Bromley on Monday. Mr.. Thomas declared that the strike was a "fiasco,"- as he had always expected, and Mr. Bromley declared that it had exceeded all his expec- tations, and that the railways were " paralysed." Such statements are wanton invitations to laughter, because the public can easily judge for itself. The fact was that on Monday the railways were badly disorganized, but were not paralysed. Every day since then—we write on Wednesday evening—there has been a progressive im- provement. A few lines were not greatly affected, but on others work was brought et first almost to a standstill. The diversity has been curious, and it is to be accounted for, we suppose, by the proportion of drivers and firemen on the different lines who belong to this or that union.
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