THE DOCKERS' STRIKE
CABLE NEWS
(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.)
BEN TILLETT'S PRAYER
A REGRETTABLE INCIDENT.
(Received July 26, 8.5 a.m.)
LONDON, July 25. Tho Daily News says that Mr Harry Gosling (President of the Transport Workers' Federation, Mr Orbell (secretary of the Dockers' Union), and the other responsible leaders cannot clear themselves from the stigma of yesterday's outrage except by complete and final dissociation with Mr Ben Tillett. Tho Pall Mall Gazette says that Mr Tillctt's prayer, asking God "to strike Dovonport dead," is regrettable in the extreme. "But (let us be fair," says the Gazette. "Lord Devon port's remarks about 'forcing the strikers to lick the dust' were so abominable and inflammatory as to explain any retort." Tho strikers at Tower Hill to-day proposed to march on Lord Devonport's residence, but 'the leaders dissuaded them. Tho Homo Secretary (Mr Reginald McKenna), speaking in the House of Commons, said that tho Government had been advised that Mr Ben Tillett's language did not render him liable to prosecution for inciting to violence; nor could Mr Havelock Wilson and the others be prosecuted for conspiracy or attempting to organise. Mr Brooks said that the majority of the men werQ favourable to a general strike, bait they repudiated Mr Tillett's language towards Lord Devouport.
AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE. UNIONS CIRCULARISED. (Received Last Night, 8.50 o'clock.) MELBOURNE, July 26. The Trades Hall in response to the London transporters cable, has circularised the various unions asking for financial, assistance
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10679, 27 July 1912, Page 5
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243THE DOCKERS' STRIKE Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10679, 27 July 1912, Page 5
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