THE STRIKES.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2246, 7 October 1889, Page 2

THE STRIKES.

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London, October 4. Mr 0. M. Norwood, m his capacity as Chairman of the Associated Dock Com- 3" panics, said the recent strike ' Wats' »§.. Socialist movement, and its attack was ? aimed at the weakest link m the chain of employment. One of its effects vrpuld be to obliterate "casuals." Mr ; No- iT wooxl said the surrender of the Gom-j.i panics was the outcome of the assertion, by Cardinal Manning that a tumult was imminent, and of a threat by Lord " Mayor Whitehead to open a relief fandj| oombined with the pressure of the Gtifl-i toma authorities, and the unexpected assistance rendered to the strikers by the Australian oolonies. He admitted tha advance to 6d an hour would attract a superior class of men, and enable, the „ Companies to dispense with, overtimed Mr Norwood proceeded to use some : very strong langutga about the »tti-' " tude of various Beotions of the com. munity to whom the Dock Companiei might naturally have expected to look c for assistance, and concluded by say* ing with an applause-Hunting Gfov«rrjK r ' ment, an incapable Home Secretary , the, police who connived at the violence of th»^ strikers, an apathotia plutocracy, an emotional public and designing agitator^ Londou was at the meroy of the mob. A resolution was passed thanking the directors, and censuring Mr Matthew^^ Home Secretary , : . >•. j liONtoOKi Ootobef 6» jfi ' Mr John Burns, leader of the recent strike, admits that £47,000 was received - from, outside sources, and declares that any surplus will be used to alleviate distress arising from the strike. • The City Police reoeive two days' pay m connection with their services at the recent strike. : Burns states that the distress resulting from the Dock strike will 5 absorb* thW greater portion of the surplus money, and the balance will be paid into the credit of the Dockmen'B Union. ; '. ' \ \ \ '-. Londo», Optober.6, Four hundred .dock . labdrerß •ha?%struck on the ground that the Companies are giving undue preference to blacklegs. m v (Received Oat. 7 1.30 p.m.) The scholars of St George's, Scotch Board, who went out on strike for abolition of *fees, home lessons f and. flogging are intimidating the pupilf attending the girls' schools. The strike movement is spreading to England. :