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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 6028, 19 December 1890, Page 2

Thk trouble with tho labor unions in England is not over. Every now and again something bubbles up to show that tho unions aro still anxious to assert their power over capital. The effect of the late strikes has not afforded tho desired lesson in proving to workmen's organisations that as long as capital can buy labor there is always plenty to ha had to nullify joint action of tho unions. Recent cablegram., informed us that tho steamships companies trading to Now Zealand were to be boycotted for not obeying the demand of the Seamen's Union in the matter of engaging or dismissing crews. The companies pointed out that engagements entered into at shipping offices wero unsatisfactory, and that they intended to engage their bands on board their vessels. The fact was seamen engaged at the officos did not turn up to time, aud it was impossible to obtain free men on account of intimidation. Tho result sf the decision arrived at by tho companies was tho boycotting- of their ships, and wo learn today that the Shaw, Savill, and Albion liner, tho Arawa, could only got partially coaled at London, and would have to fill up at Tenoriffo. A day or two ago a cablegram stated that, fearing that trado would leave London, steps were being taken to organise a body of permanent coal porters. This is the natural outcome of tho blind folly of casual laborers in attempting to diotato to tho ship-owners. To-day's cablegram further announces that the Shipping Federation have ordered that unionists are not to bo omployod at Glasgow, and wo aro not surprised at it.—Wo aro glad to have a contradiction of tho report concerning tho ill-hoalth of the Pope. His Holiness is an enlightened and liberal-minded prelate, whoso servicos in tho cause of true liberty will travel down through tho pages of history.