DOCKERS’ STRIKE

Greymouth Evening Star, 24 July 1923, Page 5

DOCKERS’ STRIKE

UNION LEADERS UNPOFULAR

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.'; LONDON, July 22. ( Messrs Gosling and Bevan, of the ’Transport Workers’ Union, were howled down by 5000 dockers when they attempted to put the union's case before 1 the meeting. As soon as the leadeis mounted the platform, the crowd booed and cried: “Traitors! Swine! Cowards! 1 You have sold us!” The unofficial leaders thereupon called upon the dockers to show their contempt for the leaders by leaving the i hall, which they did, leaving only the leaders on the platform. Messrs Gosling and Bevan were ; greatly effeetd by this treatment. Mr. Bevan said that he would make another effort to convince the men. Mr. J. H. Thomas, M.P., speaking at ■ Derby, said: “If the principles behind the dockers’ strike represent the m- , tentions of any large mass of the work- . ers, they will mean the end of collec- . live bargaining, ami the end of trades unionism. ( STOPPAGE AT TILBURY. LONDON, July 23. Strikers marching from London, ica’ched Tilbury as the dock workers were signing qn, and persuaded several hundred to join the strike. Work consequently was stopped on two New Zealand boats, two P. and O. liners, two Clan liners, and several smaller vessels. Those marching returned to London, leaving pickets.