22 MAY 1926, page 2

* Mr. J. H. Thomas, Addressing The Prime Minister Said

:— " You answered us in the way we knew you would answer us, namely, that just as you recognize wo have done a big thing in acceptizr , the responsibility, we bolt sure the big......

During The Past Week, The Prime Minister Continued, There...

been a good deal of propaganda on both sides. Personally he had " an instinctive dislike of propaganda," but the piece of propaganda he condemned most was that which said that......

The Official Report Of The Visit Of The T.u.c. Repre-

sentatives to announce the end of the strike to the Prime Minister is strangely interesting reading. The repre- sentatives included Mr. Arthur Pugh, Mr. A. B. Swales, Mr. -Bevin......

Thursday, May 13th—the Clay After The Strike Ended-- Was In

some ways the worst day of all. There had not yet been time for reinstatement, and a proportion of the voluntary workers had the very natural feeling that as the crisis was over......

The New Railway Agreement Was Signed On Friday May 14th,

and this was a model for the agreements in other important industries. The main points in the settle- ment were that the strikers should be taken back to work as soon as work......

But Let Us Look Back To Thursday, May 13th. On

that day Mr. MacDonald said that the Prime Minister's address to the nation was magnificent in spirit and temper, but when he looked at the official newspaper, the British......

Nor Are The Admissions Exacted From The Trade Unions" In

any sense a humiliation. On the contrary, a man who confesses that he has plainly offended against the law' and who promises not to do it again honours himself.: There would......

Finally Mr. Baldwin Said That People Should Not Believe...

He himself had heard a rumour that the railway . companies meaarto reduce wages. He had telephoned at once to the companies and found that ' the rumour was entirely without......

On Monday Mr. Churchill Pleasantly Surprised The: House...

by saying that the net cost of -the- strike to the State was only £750,000. ' He did not propose any additional taxation. On Tuesday he again surprised , the House by saying......