STRIKE TROUBLES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12814, 13 July 1912, Page 5

STRIKE TROUBLES.

{Press Assn.— By Telegraph.— -Copyright.)

LONDON, July 12. Lord Devenport, m a statement, refers Avith regret to the prevalent .distress, AA r hich is, he .says, largely caused by the necessity of supplanting the strikers, who preferred unjustifiably to leave good wages and fair treatment. It had never been alleged', that the -strike Avas m any way directed against the terms and conditions of the Port of London Authority's employment. The strike was a despotic -attempt to coerce the Avorkmen to accept the Transport Federation. The labor leaders were trifling with the situation, and it would be better if the bishops and others advised resumption and thus rescued the dupes from the leaders' unjustifiable action. Mr Arthur Chamberlain, chairman of Kynocks, has contributed £1000 to the dockers' relief. « Mr O'Grady (Labor M.P.V, speaking at Tower Hill, said that Lord Devonport was the only obstacle to a settlement. He had disregarded all appeals for a settlement, and the speaker hoped that he would i. not be alloAved to attend another Court function. He was doing more damage to life and property than a hundred anarchists. (Received July 13, 8.45 a.m.) Taa'O strikers who proposed resuming to unload wool discovered they had lost their permanent status, and committed suicide. Three hundred of uheir comrades thereupon again struck. (Received July 13, 9.20 a.m.) Lord Devonport is conferring with the Premier and Mr Buxton. The strike leaders have issued a protest, and accused Lord Devonport of prevaricating, insolence and, malignity, and of trying to^destroy the unions by starvation. PARIS, July 12. There is a grave situation at Dunkirk. The dock \yorkers, seamen, coal-heavers/ carmen, arid lightermen are idle. A Paris journal states that the lack of properly -trained creAvs for vessels sailing to Algiers is a serious danger. The offi-. cers are doing most of the Avork, and m some-cases the crew being unemployed waiters, chauffeurs, music-hall artists, and watchmakers. ■•'.'. (Received July 13, 11.30 a.m.) ■. . OTTAWA, July 12. A thousand civil laborers struck for higher wages. They paraded the streets, intimidating other employees. The police interfered, and disorderly scenes resulted, followed by several arrests. ' .' './.