THE LIVERPOOL CONGRESS.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5927, 4 September 1890, Page 3

THE LIVERPOOL CONGRESS.

FUND 3 EOR THE STRIKERS

[PEE i'KKSS ASSOCIATION —COI'YaiOIIT.] Loxdos, September '-, Mr Matkii), who wbn chosen president of tli'- Tradi-s Coii«resn at Liverpool, in his opr-nimr address advocated kfmlaUon n> fri-.-or of eight hour* v* a day- labor, land B-Kionali-ition, .tate umtrol of railways, iiatiumili«iUoii of mines, and tne u?i»ir ot t\.< Trades Union funds for the employment ot members of the unions in eurtam trades. The Trades Union delegates have appointed a committee to collect finals in uid of the Australian tinker.*. laborer*, v"- intc ' rN . railway men, eectnieii. liivmen, and Diliern arc ropresenl'jd "" the cominitift:.;. Uγ _ U. Tillett iiniiounecd that i:v. ry tni<U: lutd joined in subscribing, and tlu.-y wero determined to send at least iM'V'Uii to th,. .colonies. The dockers alone, hn -iiiid, wouid sand between .t'l.yjOO and Xli",ouU, uiid every docker hud Hgrtcd to giv (s at 11 .-' i ' ,t -weeiily, while some were eontriontuig -.wed." . .. , A manifesto has been usuea iippealinp to all unions to collect money for Au.-tniliu. Tho executive of the unions meets tlinee weekly to deal with subscriptions. Five rauas meotini;a Imvu l>een arranged in. London, at which uollcctioi.s will bo made on behalf of tl.« wloninl^. Mr Montague William., 1'.,;i,,..Ma-i.^rat !; at Greenwich, has ■.-.. .-.-m- n-e «.'f as months' iiupriaoumeiit with liur, Ua,:<r on several stevedores who -.v: re \wth menacing douker.--. The Shipowners' .M.aiL.n ut their meeting proposed a kdci..!!.... .-i t!u-. tuu, of the British Kn.pirc lor .L.-iUm- wish l :v i,or question in all Z ,l ; ." 1 ' ' Vl ' ; " ; .' ; " ho tyrannous dttnittids ot me uiii-.n.-, und for the protection of crew.- ;.:;u against ii.timidatiou. It }">o ]>*.- proposed to indemnity :-..• ur..:-i-< v.-i:,, make sacrifices, and to promote ~-K,-- , 1 1,---t:on in that direction. Jin: " :J ; tlJ - 1! " will also eiieourtigo ihe 0pci..:..; i.i a 1.i.-::----union register. A Control ~,u,,,ii ..- .... .- ;lestiblibhed in London, witn .■uinmiii;. i :■ .n various shipping centres. -<ir 1 ncmiis Lane Devitt, of thy .:.: ::< - •'''g'--

tion Company, presided, and Mr J. A. Lo\vis,of Newcastle, wasappoiutod manager of the organising committee, which has arranged to sit daily. The representatives of five million tons havo approved the decisions arrived at to-day, aud other owners have yet to bo consulted. The as-ociatiou carried a resolution pledging

those present to support the Australian .i-sooiation by all the means at their disposal. One hundred million pounds of capital was represented at tho meeting. Members said that they had no desire to force a fight, but the unions must keep to the legitimate objects for which they were established.