COAL LIGHTERMEN’S STRIKE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 9, 26 August 1911, Page 5

COAL LIGHTERMEN’S STRIKE.

London, August 25. The master coal lightermen’s dispute has not been settled. A thousand coal barges in the Thames are idle.

TO-DAY’S MESSAGES.

(Received 2G, 8.5 a.m.) London, August 25. Tom Mann, interviewed at Liverpool, said ho rejoiced that the various sections of transport workers for the first time had been brought into harmonious relations witli the dominant consideration, which aimed at the betterment of the workers’ conditions, and all old sectarian and political differences dividing them had boon entirely dropped. Tho solidarity which had been characteristic: throughout the fight remained intact. In the hour of victory the workers would strengthen their solidarity by continuing to organise. The strike committee had more than quadrupled organised workers in Liverpool. According to a correspondent in the “Record,” naturalisation papers show that the Jews established on the Glamorgan and Monmouth border have imported in recent years numbers of foreign compatriots. Tho latter, beginning as pedlars, soon became shopkeepers and landlords. The populace became incensed against many Jews, who, under the pretext of the railway strike, were raising the prices of perishable goods. The newspaper “Jewish World” enquired and found that while the charges relating to pro-perty-owners were baseless as regards any considerable section of the Jews, they were only too well substantiated in some individual cases, hence a handle was provided for the anti-Jewish demonstrations. Tho paper adds: “It behoves the Jews to deal drastically with those of their own members who bring the whole Jewish people into danger.” Harold Spiers, belonging In the Worcester Regiment, who deserted, has been captured. Ho declares that during the Llanelly riot ho was ordered to shoot and to kill the loader, wiio was on a garden wall. He refused, and was arrested. Ho escaped and walked a hundred miles, living chiefly on nuts and apples. Spiers has been transferred to the military anthoiities.

(Received 2d, 9.30 a.ra.). London, August 25. Rioting cnutinr.es in the Rargold district.

Two Jewish shops were completely wrecked at Sarghenydd. Many Jewish families fled from Monmouth Volley to Cardiff.

All I lie Liverpool shikers or.ccptin;.

the dockers have resumed. ’lns latter start to-morrow if all are permitted to return. A number of tramway wreckers have been sentenced to from two to five months’ imprisonment. A conference of marine engineers at West Hartlepool decided to approach tho shipowners ioi a, general aavance in wages.