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LABOR AND CAPITAL.

' , _ , London, Oct, 4. j Mr .C. M. Norwood, deputy chairman of the London and St. Katherine Docks Company, in addressing the sharehplders to-day, declared that .the seclion, of ,^he r Swiss .Labor Qongress, had, organised, the, late strike of London docknien. , ... . ~ : )ivf! 7 - Mr C. N..Norwo'Qc|, in qisi capacity as Chairman oif ( ib?. A-iSspoiated Dock; Comr panies, slaid.thaj;phepecenf; pirike -was Socialistic ( moYement r anff Its aimed .. the"weakest link ip, of epaplpyipept., One : qf the effects would ,be; to 'obliterate,casuals.” Mr Norwood spid/ that the surrender of the companies the bptcome pf ap assertion by Cardinal Manning that a tumult was imminent, and of a throat by Lord Mayor Whitehead to open, a relief fund, combined, with the pressure of the Customs authorities, and to the unexpected assistance rendered to the strikers by the, Australian colonies, He admitted that the advance to 6d an hour would attract a ; superior class of men, and enable the companies with overtime, Mr Norwood proceeded to use some;,very strpng, language .about the attitude of various sections of the community to whom, the dock companies might naturally have, expected to, look for, assistance, He, ppncluded .hy saying that “ with an applf,use-hunting Government, an incapable jSoms Secretary, police who connived at the violence of the an apatheic plutocracy, an emotional public, and designing agitators, London was at the mercy of the mob,” A resolution was passed thanking The..directors and censuring, Mr Matthews, the Home Secretary. , Oct. 5. The. City Police received a day’s pay for services at the recent strikes. Mr John Burns, leader of the recent strike, admits that £49,000 was received from outside sources, and he declares that any surplus will be used to alleviate distress arising from the strike. At a meeting of bus and tram men held at midnight, which was presided over by Lord Rosebery, it was determined to demand a reduction in the day’s labour to 12 hours, including two of relief. The chairman denounced the tyranny and espionage to which employees were subjected. He said that the overwork of employees was a scandal, and he: considered that the recent strike ofdocbmeuhßd shown that labor possessed ; tbe power to resist oppression. Therefore he wished every success to the Drivers’ Union which it was intended to establish,'

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Pour hundred of the dock labourers' have Struck on the ground that the companies are giving nndue preference to blacklegs. Rotterdam, Oct. 3.

The ' deck labourers have succeeded in obtaining their demands, and tbe strike is at an end. •

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Temuka Leader, Issue 1953, 8 October 1889, Page 1

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LABOR AND CAPITAL. Temuka Leader, Issue 1953, 8 October 1889, Page 1

LABOR AND CAPITAL. Temuka Leader, Issue 1953, 8 October 1889, Page 1