DUBLIN LABOUR TROUBLE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 10927, 17 November 1913, Page 6

DUBLIN LABOUR TROUBLE.

AN ANGRY DEPUTATION. DEMANDS RELEASE OF IMPRISONED STRIKERS. By Telegraph—Pres* Association—Copyright. (Received November 16, 0.0 p.m.) LONDON, November 15. Tlie dockers at Liverpool refused to coal the Ella. The Trades Council, representing twenty thousand organised Bristol workers, organised a deputation to Mr Birrell, which demanded, in violent language, the release of the Dublin strikers. Mr Widdicombe, vice-president of the Council, in a bitter speech, charged the Government, particularly Mr Bin-ell, with direct responsibility for brutal murders in Ireland. Mr Birrell said that ho interpreted the accusation as tantamount to calling the Government and the authorities scoundrels. Mr "Widdicombe: Hear, hear. Mr Birrell said that if such were Mr Widdicombe's opinion, it was useless for the deputation to approach him. He denied that the police were at tho employers' call, and assured' the deputation that a judicial inquiry would proceed. EMPLOYERS' MANIFESTO. The. Dublin employers' manifesto declares that a large majority of the strikers were not locked out, but left their work and refused their ordinary duties. There was no question as to wages, hours and conditions of transporters. It was only the Union to which the employers objected, because the officials openly-counselled the men Lo break agreements.