Negotiations between the strikers and railway companies are proceeding in
Liverpool, but in Birmingham an uncompromi*
ing spirit is still shown by the strikers. The action of the railwaymen in disregarding their Executive and calling for a national strike is alienating the most thorough- going sup- porters of trade unionism. As the Daily News observes in a remarkable leader in Wednesday's issue, " The doctrine of the sympathetic strike against the handling of so-called tainted goods' is one which public opinion will never endorse, and without the sanction of public opinion strikes, especially irresponsible strikes, are doomed to failure." And again, "An army which rebels against its own leaders is an army which is doomed," In this connexion it is worthy of note that at the Socialist Congress at Jena., held this week, several of the speakers declared strongly against the general strike.
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