6 JULY 1944, Page 1

The Strikes in Denmark

That the power even of German savagery is on the wane is illustrated by the concessions the Nazi authorities have been com- pelled to make to the strikers of Copenhagen. The resistance movement in Denmark has for long stiffened as the harshness of repressive measures has grown, and public feeling was moved to increasing indignation by the behaviour of the quislings of the Schalburg corps. The imposition of a curfew order and the cruel

nie.astn'eF. .adopted attenipnitg •tt. enforce it were the signal for a generil strike' iii Carielth2gen. :followed by similar strikes else- where. Work in the factories, the shops, and the transport and telephone .sivices iv