DOCK WORKERS' STRIKE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1462, 10 June 1912, Page 5

DOCK WORKERS' STRIKE.

SERIOUS INTIMIDATION. THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS. NATIONAL STRIKE POSTPONED. ' By Tdeeraph-PreßS Association-Copyright, (Reo. June 9, 5.5 p.m.) London, June 8. There are now 7840 workers employed at the docks on 93 ships. Severn vessels havo loaded and gone to sea. Serious intimidation prevails, m some oases strikers visiting workers' houses an informing the wife that her husband would be killed unless he joined the strike. . , ._«,., The Government scheme is based on tne Brooklands agreement in the cotton mdustry* The transport workers' leaders have resolved on no consideration to accept independent arbitration. If an outside chairman was accepted he must have no casting vote. . , , The trades union leaders point out that the proposed guarantee is not the same thing as a liability on the trades unions general funds. The employers desire to know it tne Government scheme contemplates penalising the Federation for the acts of a section, and ask whether a sympathetic strike declared in London to help another port would be a contravention of the agreement. The Baltic Exchange has petitioned the Government to deprive the lightermen of their charter which gives them a monopoly of working barges on the Thames and open, the barges to competent men who are freely offering their services. Mr. Lloyd-George has informed the transport workers that the offer of a guarantee for breach of agreement would have more effect than anything else in bringing public opinion on to the men's side. Messrs. Houlder, in a letter to The Times," in reply to Mr. M'Kenna's statement that the men were brought as strike-breakers, reminds him that as unionists Tefused work under the award favouring the firm, therefore non-union-ists were engaged. Subsequently an agreement was conclnded which Mr. Tillett signed to permit the Honlders' men to join the union. This agreement the unions repudiated compelling the-firm to retain the non-unionists. THE NATIONAL STRIKE. POSTPONED TILL TO-MORROTV. London, June 7. The Transport Workers' Union has decided not to call a national strike until Tuesday, in a hope that a settlement may be Teached. London, June 7. The "Pall Mall Gazette" says Mr. M'Kenna propounded a doctrine and launched an accusation which demanded serious consideration. LOCKGATES NOT WORKING. (Eec. June 10. 0.30 a.m.) London, Jurle 9. Mr. Harry Orbell states that six of the lockgate keepers at Tilbury who refused to "blackleg" were discharged.' Two others also refused, and so the lockgates are not working.. .._,... ..,,.,-.. .■.;-,;-,;-.