Show nr France Facing facing i Its B Worst y B Internal Crisis in 50 Years Year I I I SEES HAND HANO OF I REDS BEHIND LONDON S STRIKE British Think France Is II Threatened With Coup By Bi A G GA Greatest JI liberal Editor FAltor to The J Copyright 1924 b by The Con Con- Consolidated Con Consolidated Press Pres Association Life LAte In London these 11 dais tas s 1 la Is lan n LAn AgaIl Ai just one strike after transport es e's tem eys-tem the up tie-up I 1 Is In the thc of ot the subway sen lee t tern m part being sup suspended by a a strike ot of house workers A G 0 Gardiner power in his dispatch today de- de dares de-dares dares thit the trouble I Is mar inori ser ser- ter Ions taus and far than a ocal labor would be He expresses the opinion that It is In- In Intended Intended In Intended tended a a as a political demonstration on the part of ot the communist nfl agi- agitators agi agitators LONDON June 7 London London Is again held b by the transport wor- wor work vorI- workers the ers era The present strike I ii Is mot most sinister e event ent that has yet a tl l history In the J of ot the cantin community unit It I I- I f ft a communist attack attach on oa society It of otmen from Irom a small group groin honsel In tn the power Then engaged of the underground rall system tem tem I which supplies three fourths of the facilities of ot London traffic rattle The gravity of the situation I shown b bv the helplessness of ot the trade union which repudiates th the strike and denounces denounce it as the of an body of communIsts Ista The public was vas as iKen Ien ut- ut utterly utterly ut utterly terly b bv surprise and was as as left In general be as to the th mo- mo moth motie mo motive th tie tive e of ot the strikers striker PURELY POLITIC I VL L The writer writers s Impression Is that the strike Is pI purely rei a political The labor govern goern- go government ern- ern ment Is la In an a awkward 1111 1 posItion On the one hand hanl It Is called on onto onto onto to take la measures to pi piot ct the tho ital Interests Interest of ot the thc public On the thc others other It Kites he-Kites to talc steps will ill ili tend to bring t them hem In collision their c supporters Mm Min s take lak coser cor corb b explain explaining In that such things 3 are arc until railways all are no- no na nationalized 01 liter Prime Minister Macdonald Maedonald wil il be compelled to fo decide he lie can afford to continUe hh hii with ith the thc corn com com nose alms ainis are and who oho have hao nothing In common iti the policy of the go so The Labor pu party pait t is 15 like a sober do dog afflicted with Ith a violent tail gives it no rest ind nd which It i Is ad aid to disown BK DR 1 WI kM t I 1 I PARIS RIS I Political attention here Is occupied occupied pied pled with Ith the groat great drama 1 Ing ins In Paris In well eli mol d I circles In London the Impression prevails that France Is la I Ion on en the brink of ot some t of ot an I Iad ad adventure In and that the result of the election ma may be countered by a coup by byrel rel reactionary forces Liberal r l opinIon opinion ion is Ib at the decision of ot Edouard not notto notto notto to form a ov his decision Is understood in lew of and s attitude and his hia no- no notorious notorious no notorious tendencies to toward ard com convert convert- converting Ine rt- rt ing the presidency Into Inlo a 0 dictator dictator- dictator bip High p hopes had been raised d m in inthe the policy foreshadowed ed hy by M who Mho not only endorsed the thet Dawes scheme but Indicated an entirelY new attitude to ton aril arl the t League of ot Nations as an instrument ment for tor safe and pacifying Europe The new turn of ot affairs lel leaves leles es the Ihl outlook much more problematical If It behind M AI clerical and influences are arc mOb mOb-I mob mob- mob mobilizing for tor a coup for cordIal operation co between bel Eng England land and France Prance on the basis bals of the Da cs schemes are seriously prejudiced The rhe tide of s visitors 1 to London Londoni S i now at full blast and in spite of the bad weather to the Wembly exposition are unprecedented unprecedented unprecedented In magnitude The sue sue- suc success uc- uc cess of the vast enterprise Is as- as assured assured as assured and and a proposal Is being hing per per- ser seriously considered to reopen the ex- ex exhibition ex exhibition net t sear year ear All London went out Wednes diy W I to see the Derby which was run In a ceaseless downpour of ofrain ofrain rain Tho The victory letory of Lord Der Der- Derby Der- Der Derby Derby by i horse horo was very scry popular HI family ga gave gaso 0 name to the worlds world's roost most famous ace i-ace and It hid hd ben been tryIng unavailingly to win In It for ears cars |