It is only fair to add, however, that Mr. Pugh
remarked that the weapon should' fie reserved for occasions when the wage-earners were having terms forced upon them Which had not been the subject of negotiation and collective agreement. On those terms the General Strike would not him been possible: On the Other hand, Mr. Pugh's contention that the General Strike was purely industrial does not bear examination. Nobody supposes for a moment that the vast majority of strikers had in their minds any political motive, but if they had won there would have been a political result none the less. Authority would have passed from the Government to a body of trade union officials. Democracy would have collapsed. Mr. Cramp and a few other Labour leaders have courageously cleared their minds of cant and frankly recognized this simple fact.
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