THE SEAMEN’S STRIKE.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13418, 4 July 1911, Page 5

THE SEAMEN’S STRIKE.

RAILWAYMEN TO CO-OPERATE.

CANADIAN VISITORS UNABLE TO SAIL. Press Association—Telegraph.—Copyright. LONDON, July 3. The strike committee promised that if recalcitrant dockers w-otild resume work on the river wherever the Union was recognised they would support them in their efforts to obtain Union rates, unless these were conceded before the end of the month. The recalcitrants, however, are unwilling to obey. A steward of the Canada, has been arrested in connection with the fires which occurred on that vessel. Owing to the at me the Cnrmania and Empress of Britain, aboard which are Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the Canadian contingent, are unable to sail. The liner St Louis picked up the mails at Queenstown, Flour at Hull lately has been Is (id (not 2s (id) a. stone. The supply ■of butter is almost exhausted, and sugar has risen a farthing a pound The railway men are resolved to .strike if they are asked to deal with the transit of goods handled by blacklegs. A sectional meeting of the strikers at Hull resolved to resume work it the employers besides their recent offer, augmnted all dockers’ wages and met representatives of all sections to discuss the settlement of grievances. Mr G. R. Askwith has been invited to re-open tire conference. Mr George Rankcn Askwith. K.C., who is endeavouring to bring about a settlement of the trouble, is probably the most successful peacemaker in the world. He is 49 years of age, and has taken -art in some 50 arbitrations. His remarkable knowledge of the law, his mastery of statistics. and, above all. his tact, make him an idealar bitrator. It was he who calmed the wrath of the Manchester tramway workers, Scottish weavers. Nottingham laeemakera, and Welsh tinplate workers. One of Mr Askwith’s most successful arbitrations terminated the Rauncls strike, when the army bool,makers had marched from Northampton to London to get satisfaction from the War Office. The district boot trade was so struck by his management of the casei that they chose him as their permanent arbitrator. Mr Askwith settle,. the music-hall srike in 1907, and in the great railway crisis of 1908 he was Mr Lloyd George’s right-hand man, when the former effected a peaceful settlement. MILITARY PREPARATIONS. LONON, July 3. The second battalion of the South Staffordshire Kociment, at Lichfield, has been ordered to be in readiness to proceed to Livcrnool or Hlill. A man has boon arrested in connection with the burning of the Silloth lighthouse, belonging to the North British railway. DOCKERS AT GLASGOW STRIKE. Advice by Seamen's Union. Received July 4, 10.0 a.m. LONDON, July 3. All the dockers at Glasgow have struck. The Seamen’s Union advise the men to return to work, taking eight minutes to sling bales instead of five, and generally, work according to wages paid. It is expected that work will shortly be resumed. LIVERPOOL STRIKE ENDED. Received July 4, 11,15 a.m. ‘ LONDON, July 4. The strike at Liverpool lias ended, and the Carmania and the Empress of Britain have sailed.