The British Gazette, No. 2, 6 May 1926 (government strike newspaper)
Front page of the government's emergency newspaper on day three of the General Strike. Headlines 'Nation calm and confident' and 'Volunteers in large numbers' report the strike as failing, and a boxed message from the Prime Minister calls the strike 'the road to anarchy and ruin' and invokes 'the liberties and privileges of the people'.
- Date
- May 6, 1926
- Period
- Interwar
- Made by
- His Majesty's Government (published by His Majesty's Stationery Office), edited under Winston Churchill
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Medium
- Newspaper pages
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Baldwin Government
- Leader
- Stanley Baldwin
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons (image from Warwick Digital Collections, Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick), retrieved October 2, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (UK Crown, PD-UKGov on Commons; published 1926, before 1931)
The British Gazette, No. 2, London, 6 May 1926, published by His Majesty's Stationery Office; Warwick Digital Collections via Wikimedia Commons
Text on the object
The British Gazette Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office No. 2. LONDON, THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1926. ONE PENNY. NATION CALM AND CONFIDENT Gradual Recommencement of the Railway Services. GOOD FUEL AND FOOD SUPPLIES. Volunteers In Large Numbers At All The Centres. OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. A comprehensive survey of the situation on the second day of the General Strike shows the following salient features:- An important part of the business of the country is held up, and increasing loss and inconvenience are falling upon all classes. Ample forces are available to maintain order. [remainder of column not transcribed] FOREIGN VIEWS OF THE STRIKE. Liberty and the State. THE WAY OF FASCISM. ROME, May 4. [column not transcribed] "ORGANISED MENACE." The Real Issue Behind the General Strike. But Door Still Open. [column not transcribed] T.U.C. FLOUTED Hospital without Electricity. WORK DISORGANISED. Operating Theatres Closed. [column not transcribed] MESSAGE FROM THE PRIME MINISTER Constitutional Government is being attacked. Let all good citizens whose livelihood and labour have thus been put in peril bear with fortitude and patience the hardships with which they have been so suddenly confronted. Stand behind the Government, who are doing their part, confident that you will co-operate in the measures they have undertaken to preserve the liberties and privileges of the people of these islands. The laws of England are the people's birthright. The laws are in your keeping. You have made Parliament their guardian. The General Strike is a challenge to Parliament and is the road to anarchy and ruin. STANLEY BALDWIN. NOTICE TO PRINTING TRADE. Official. [text not transcribed] YORKSHIRE INCIDENTS. Bands of Pickets hold up Private Cars. CHANNEL SERVICES. Shorter Routes Still Open. FOOD SUPPLY NORMAL. PICKETS AND FOOD. Men Fined For Disorderly Conduct. MOTOR-COACH HELD UP. WHY WALK TO WORK? ASHORE ON GOODWINS. FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS. Mrs. Baldwin's Transport Organisation. [body text of the smaller columns not transcribed]
Headlines, masthead and the Prime Minister's message read from the 1280px image; the dense body columns are mostly not transcribed. Read by Claude from the image, not checked against a published transcription.
