The Coming World Strike.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 July 1911, Page 4

The Coming World Strike.

"The Voice of Labour," an Auckland journal, prints the following article: . A great world strike is impending. It will be precipitated b.v tho seamen an.li longshoremen wn both sides of the Atlantic, and pnoba'bly will spread to teamsters and railway employees in European countries. The exact date c:i which this international congest will begin has not be-n fixed, and perhaps will not be made public until within a d : av or two before the strike is inaugurated.

Both sides have been preparing for the coining struggle for several years. While the marine workers of America, G'i'eat . Britain, Germany, France Holland, Denmark, and other countries maintained a loose sort of alliance up to six months ago, the ship-owners of the various nations formed a powerful federation, with general headquarters in London. For some time the slvip-ownieirs •have been organising 'bands of strikebreakers in their several countries, and perfecting plans whereby -„hey oa.n rush them from one part to another whenever a strike occurs. Officers of the marine workers' organisations. declttro that strikebreakers were sent into the great lakes district during the past two years by the European ship-owners' federation to assist in defeating the sea-men. The same tactics were pursued in strikes in Germany, France anitd Holland recently. The ship-owners' federation is determined to wipe out every vestige of organisation among employees, and the latter have become convinced of the fact- that their unions will be destroyed piecemeal unless they strike a. powerful and combined blow and paralyse international shipping and force the employers linto an agreement. Upward of half a million men will be involved a.t the outset of thie. impending life and. death struggle unless the ship-owners' federation agrees to treat with the labour organisations, whiieh is improbable under present circumstances. Representatives of the American workers are now in Europe 'assisting in formulating the plan of campaign to be pursued in the world strike.