28 JUNE 1919, Page 3

Meanwhile the Miners, Railwaymen and Transport Workers— the "Triple Alliance

"—have called a full Conference in London on July 23rd to consider means for compelling the Government to comply with their demands concerning Conscription, inter- vention in Russia, the raising of the blockade, and the release of conscientious objectors. At least one of these problems will probably have been solved by the passage of time before July 23rd. But apart from that, there are signs that the" Triple Alliance" may be glad to welcome the proposal that their favourite policy of "direct action," that is to say a general strike, should be replaced by a demand for an early General Election. If these signs should develop, it would mean that the leaders of the" Triple Alliance" do not feel strong enough to act at present.