GERMAN MONEY
PLOT IN AMERICA FRUSTRATED BY AN IRISHMAN. The New York "World" of September 12 publishes an article showing how Mr. T. V. O'Comier, the president of the Longshoremen's Union in New York, thwarted a German effort to caUße a strike for sis weeks among tho stevedores and so delay, the shipment of munitions to Europe.' Dr. Dernburg, who found America unhealthy some time ago, had £207,000 in hand, and was prepared to pay the strikers each £2 a wcok. Mr. O'Connor not only rofu6od to call a strike, but put a stop to tho whole plot by informing the authorities. Mr. O'Cohner declared that there was no reason for a strike, and that tho pay was good,- and the oojiditions of labour satisfactory, and refused to have his union drawn into the matter. He has been highly complimented on his action by President Wilson and tho Secretary of Labour, who knew about the entire jae&otiatios&t
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2620, 16 November 1915, Page 5
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157GERMAN MONEY Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2620, 16 November 1915, Page 5
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