The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-02
THE STRIKES IN ENGLAND.

1.-THE STRIKES IN ENGLAND,
TIE STRUGGLES OF WORK1RGMEh
FOR ADEQUATE PAE
The Case OF Reddin tho Fenian-The
HYDE Park Affaar-Wholtsa1e Prose-
cution OF Gasmen for Striking
Correspondence OF the New York SUM-
LONDON December 9.
vlctimizing and persecution, followed by
legal prosecution, is the order OF the day.
The most outrageous case OF persecution is
that of one of the Fenhn prisoners Daniel
Reddin, lately released on the expiration Of
his FIVE years. term Of Imprisonment. Like
other political prisoners before him he has re-
turned ruined man physically in consequence
of ill.treatment byjalors and doctors, both IN
Millbank prison ID London and In tbe docks
at Chatham. Hs now lies In Dublin ihssuch
dangerous state that his doctor retus-
ed permissior to friends to visit him last
week. as the excitement might prove loo
much for his mind. In consequence OF this
| n0mmitteAnhS
purpose o. Immediately taking steps TO prose-
cute. on behalf OF Daniel Reddin, the jaiers,
doctorsand wardens who tortured him brutal
| 10 dnrjng his term Of ofimprlsonment. The best
legal talent is TO be employed to bring these
tortarers before the legal tribunals, and the
cooperation of friends are to oe solicited
throughout Great Britain and Ireland. MD.
8earden Is treasurer, and Mr.. Thomas Mooney
secretary of the committee. The FACT t1at
both these gentlemen have means, and are
Willing to make some sacrifices In the matter,
Ia guarantee that the Intention will be car.
ried into execution.
THE HYDE PARK OFFENDERS
are literally supported by subscriptions from
their friends throughout the country. II is
calculated that some fl50 will be required TO
appeal to the Queens Bench against The
sentence OF the magistrate. OF the whole
number summoned Tor having spoken IN
HYDE Park, contrary to the regulations of the
Ranger, the magistrate picked out only one
upon whom he imposed fine of f5. tor the
purpose of having the case carried Into 8
superior court The hearing of the other
cases was adjourned indefinitely. At first
there was some disagreement as to what was
best to be done. Adger was for paying The
fne and compelling the magistrate to take
defence that had been made, and he was per-
suaded that he could make a better job OF 1t
himself. To this it was objected that paying
the flne would amount To admitting the Oh
fence and the guilt. aud the magistrate might
not take his case next. At this stage the ex-
ecutive of the Labor Representation took
the matter up by subscribing some
money for the defence, and Offering to CO.
operate with the Hyde Park Defence Commit
tee In getling up the appeal. The result was
Joint committee, consisting Of two lawyers
and four wOrkingmen, one of whom Is Adger,
to consult with the Lawyers who are to con-
duct the case of the appellants against the
government. The line of defence to be taken
Is that neither Government nor Parliament
have the right to Interfere with the immemo-
rial right of the people TO the use of the pub
lie parks, and free speech 10 those parks,
which puts the question, whether the Gov.
ernment regulations could be enforced before
they had been laid on the table OF the House
of Commons, aside. The Labor Representa-.
ton League has Issued subscription sheets 10
assist in the defence. ." d at the rate at Which
money is coming In now the necessary innds
will be collected before the close oil the year.
As an Instance of how widespread Is the dis
content with the proceedings of the Govern
ment In this affair, Ii may be mentioned that
money was remitLed last week from Belfast,
B!rksnhead Manchester naliiaS North NosIa
"a rustic place. The largest amounts
were. f5 collected among the work
people OF an iron firm at marlborough,
and f5 ga. collected among the Hyde Park au-
dience of Charles Bradlaugh on December l.
the only sensible thing done at the meeting.
Whatever the upshot OF the affair may bs,
Gladstone has done no good for himself and
lett the Hyde Park legislation 10 other people.
There are o set OF Democrats IN London who,
like cackllng hens, rush out every time they
feel an inclination 10 cackle at something. and
the more sensible portion of the working.
class Democracy would have frustrated their
game ere long, but even at the risk Of being
annoyed by mounteoank bawlers, IN season
and out Of season, the right to meet 10 Hyde
Park must be upheld for rare occasions, when
nothing short Of showing ones teeth will
bring noodles to their senses, as In 1865. Per-
haps Gladstone will retrieve his honor by
kicking Ayrton-that most insolent of all ln-
dian nabobs who have taken 1t into their
heads that nature Intended them for legsla-
tors-out Of the ministry, and the electors
of the Tower Hamlets will surely kick him
out OF Parliament at the next election. Brad
laugh Is trying, In vain, to get his seat.
MONSTER PROSECUTION.
lis going to be opened tomorrow against the
gar stokers. The prosecution Is the result OF
strike arising out OF system OF vlctimizing
the leaders of q newly-estabiished union. II
body had obtained advances of wages aud re-
ductious of the working hours, that the gas
stokers bethought themselves TO unite 10
get little relief and q little more money. Pre-
Vious to that, whether they were on the day
shift or the night shift, they had to be In al
tendance at the lery furnaces from six to six
during seven days OF the week for no mere,
and In many cases less, wages than workers
In the cool daylight. I cannot say whether
there was any concert between the stokers OF
Birmingham and the surrounding towns and
the metropolitan district, but In August
last ! was present at q stOkers' meeting In
Birmingham, where was informed that every
precautlon had been taken to provide for the
worst. The demand 10 be made was SO. Cd. ad-
vance on the weeks wages, which | under
stood to be- 24s, and the reduction OF Sunday
work 80 that the men might have every alter
nate Sunday holiday. Something similar
was gained In London shortly after, not with
out partial strike; bnt those who headed the
movement became marked men, and, as 1S
usual In such cases, the wedding process COM
menced. Men were discharged weeks ago on
some paltry pretence; the real reason was that
they were the spokesmen Of the unionists.
They were supported while out of work aud
smuggled into other firms, and when found
out discharged again. This, without entering
into details, ls the sum and substance OF the
strike that broke out among the gas stokers
last week. The great difficulty is that the gas
works being everywhere the property Of