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to concede through force what they refused to concede through reason For the Tories Red Friday was a temporary setback and they started immediate preparations for a showdown the Meanwhile the UC and the Labour Par ty carried on more or less as if it was business as usual. Differ J.H. Thomas explained it was impossible to "deliberately and prepare calculatedly for a general strike'. Unfortunately the ruling class begged to dif Ter deliberately 21 G calculatedly prepared for a general strike. So the workers led by men like Thomas got lobbered, whist the government that had prepared won.

But then the strike had frightened Labour Front Bench much more serree ne Tories MacDonald told the House of Commons, discussions general strikes and Bolshevism and all that kind of thing have nothing to do at all. respect the constitution " Hardly a speech to enthe miners and their allies, but it did make Mr Baldwin feel more conident.

The defeat of the general workers dearly. strike LOSL Miners the Neither the Labour Part leaders, nor the TUC were dismayed by the defeat the genera strike. After all it had taught those ACTEECHSS and that dustrial action for political ends was just not on. The defeat strengthened their arguments for class col aDoration. As Beatrice Webb wrote, it would lead rehabilitation of political methods...

Whist militancy and industrial action had taken a blow as solutions to the problems of the working class, the hope that Labour government might The Labour MP Stephen waisn was apponted to the War Office in 1923. He then told -td altay know my place. You have commanded armies in the Teld when was notie but a private in the ranks' He started his first meeting at the War Office by say InO 'Gentlemen, remember we must all be loyal to the King.

defend them against wage CULS unemployment still persisted amongst workers.

This was reflected the 1929 general election when Labour with its 287 seats became the largest Commons. Baldwin then Tes enCel athe next day MacDonald saw the King and formed a government. mined to save Britain. His