THE DOCK STRIKE

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10662, 18 June 1912, Page 5

THE DOCK STRIKE

CABLE NEWS

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MEN RETURNING TO WORK. NATIONAL STRIKE A BAD CARD. (Receied Last Night, 9.40 o'clock-) LONDON, June 17. The Swansea dockers have decided to return to work. Mr Gosling, President of the .Dockers' Unionj speaking in Trafalgar Square, declared that the men could never go back on tlie oid conditions. The National strike had, lie said, proved a had card. There was no use pretending that they were not hard up. Mr Keir Hardio, M.P. for MyrthurTydvil, speaking at Forest Dean, said that the workers in a particular industry desiring the co-operation of the rest of the workers must consult all before venturing to precipitate-a crisis. He was convinced that legislative action would produce more oermanent results than they could hope to win by strikes. The results <*ain< ci in good times ;vere liable to be lost in bad times. Lord St. Aldwyn has decided that the minimum wage in South Wales shall not operate after the ago of 63. He has increased the labour wages from 4s (id to 4s 8d per day on condition that the minimum age is raised from 18 to 21, STATEMENT REPUDIATED. BY STRIKE COMMITTEE. (Received June 17, 9 a.m.) LONDON, June 16. The Strike Committee has repudined the statement made on the 31st of May last by Father Hopkins, a trustee of the Seamen and Firemen's Union, that the latter's vote at the transport workers' meeting would suffice to prevent a .national strike. The committee states that Father Hopkins is not a real trade unionist. It was resolved that there shall be no resumption of work until last year's settlement in regard to all grades is guaranteed, and a joint board of employers and employed is set up. Recognition of the Transport Workers' Federation is also demanded. t Mr Ben Tillett, speaking at Tower Hill, stated that Australia, New Zealand and America were prepared to help the strikers. CABLE FROM BEN TILLETT. BLOCKAGE OF LONDON-BOUND VESSELS. Received This Morning, 12.55 o'clock. SYDNEY. June 17. Mr Ben Tillett has cabled to the Wharf Labourers' Union, in reference to the transport dispute, to block all London-bound vessels. The Union will consider the patter at a meeting on Wednesday night.