THE DOCKERS' STRIKE.
Hambuug, December 1. THE Chief of Police, the President of the Municipality, and the Chairman of the Trades Court are proposed as members of the Court of Arbitration to consider the strikes. In addition to those mentioned it is proposed that four delegates from employers, an I a similar number of workers should have seats en the board. At present 13,000 men are idle, and the" strike pay available is only sufficient to last four weeks. Many stcriny scenes have occurred, in which the wives of those on strike have taken part, and the police have had to interfere with drawn swords. The strike is extending. Piver engineers have joined in.
December 2
Employers suggest that the Board of Arbitration should consist of four delegates from the employers, four men representing the workers, and three impartial assessors. The number of men on strike has increased to 14,500. The strike fund amounts to seventy thousand marks.
The Hamburg strikers have opposed their willingness to refer the matter to arbitration.
A hundred of the Hamburg employers have refused to arbitrate over the strike on the ground that such a course would prolong the strife. They contend the real question is a fight for supremacy, not wages.
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Waikato Argus, Volume I, Issue 65, 5 December 1896, Page 2
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207THE DOCKERS' STRIKE. Waikato Argus, Volume I, Issue 65, 5 December 1896, Page 2
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