TRANSPORT STRIKE
MONARCHY MUST BE KEPT OUT OF DISPUTES. WHAT THE DISPUTE HAS COST. i»y Telegr»pb.--*rwi Association.— Copyright LONDON, Bth July. The Daily Chronicle Baye that by common agreement, the monarchy must be kept out of all disputes. This would be otherwise if at the agony point in a great strike the King paid a ceremonial visit to leading employers. The Times recalls Mr. Tillett's threat of la#t month, and adds that the strike leaders have been hoping a Settlement would be arranged to avoid ecenea during the visit. Towards the dock strike war cheste the various unions have disbursed £111,500. Moreover, the strikers received £22,500 strike benefit ' from tho General Federation of Trade Unions, £13,000 has been borrowed and distributed in relief, and charitable contributions have amounted to £5000. ■ The loss in wages is nearly a million sterling, averaging £25,000 daily. The various bishops have made appeals for funds for starving children and women.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 8, 9 July 1912, Page 7
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