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BRITISH SHIPBUILDING.

SIB CHRISTOPHER, FURNESS ON LABOUR. TROUBLES. United Pre«e AsEoci«tiort—By Eloctrlo Telegraph— Copyright. (Received March loth. 11.13 p.m.) LONI>ON, March 15. Sir Christopher Furness, speaking at Hartlepool, eaid tho threats and innuendoß of certain Labour repreeentativee had been the chief causo of unemployment. He believed the workers now saw how grievously misguided they had been, but it was too late—the trade had left the Nort-h-east Coast.

It was Sir Christopher Furnrss who, as chairman of Furnees. Wittlliy and Co., of West Hartlepool, recently propounded a echemo oi co-operation to the men, which the men accepted. His firm found it unable to carry on. their shipbuilding in the face of incessant labour troubles, and Sir Christopher made agreement not to strike a. condition of his co-operative proposals. "Somehow or other, striking will have to be 4ii thing of the past if tht? bv(*inc&s of shipbuilding is evor again to flourish among us," he told his men.

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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13374, 16 March 1909, Page 7

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BRITISH SHIPBUILDING. Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13374, 16 March 1909, Page 7

BRITISH SHIPBUILDING. Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13374, 16 March 1909, Page 7