, 1889-08-29
THE STRIKE SETTLED.
LOndOn's Crest Labor Contest
Quickly Terminated.
Matters Had Reached a Very
Critical Stage.
Rowling Mobs Met by Par
alyzed Dock Owners.
The Great London Strike.

LONDON, Aug. 2S.-At a meeting of
striking dockmen this morning Burns,
leader of the strikers, said he heard
1000 Belgians would be imported unless
the strike ended. He at once telegraphed
the Belgian w~orkingmen's union to block
that move of the employers. The strik-
ers number $50, 900. The leaders ex-
press a determination to press their claims
to march through :he streets until the
demands of the dockmen are granted. A
report comes from the officials of the
Commercial Dock company to the effect
that there Is a prospect of settlement.
There Is less naturalization and affairs
generally nave quoted down. In the vi
clnity Of st. Pancras depot, however,
there is still some excitement, many
coal beavers resuming work at an ad
vance in wages which course is violently
opposed by the strikers who urge that no
work be resumed until the advance is con-
ceded to all.
A mob of bowling strikers numbering
several thousand attacked the coal vans
leaving the yards under police escort.
They undid the chains and traces compel
nus "a W III a bDolI
while 5000 strikers arrived on the scene
and started for the coal yards. Shippers
and merchants are pressing the dock COM
panies to yield, declaring they are driving
trade to other ports. The dock companies
complain OF the pressure upon them and
promise to give an answer later. There
is an increased number OF men at work
and steamers are being loaded slowly.
Some carmen have returned to work.
Several shiploads of sugar are lying in the
Thames unable to secure laborers. All
cargoes at Grenock were bought in fifteen
minutes at an advance OF sixpence and
sent by train to London.
The various ports in the Metropolitan
district are crowded with vessels bound
for London which are detained pending
the settlement OF the strike. A monster
procession lett the West India docks this
afternoon, which was swelled as it pro
crossed by contingents, iron workers, cart
ers and cotters from Millwall. A steamer
which had been loaded by stewards and
clerks from the office of the consigners
sailed to day for New Zealand. Other
shipping houses are taking similar action.
The clerks however. are disposed TO OBJ
iect and are considering the question o
striking. The men at Hirsch's CopenhL'
gen oil mills and at Johnston brother,
white lead mills have struck.
A delegation of wharfingers and gran
airy owners held a conference with the di
rectors OF the dock company to-day. The
latter discountenanced the disposition
evidenced by the wharfingers to agree to
the mems demands, thereby forcing the
hands of the directors when n collapse OF
the strike was imminent. Delegates from
the coal beavers visited the coal exchange
this afternoon and admitted they had no
grievances of their own but had struck on
principle and would not resume work until
the demands ofthe dockmen had been
granted. Merchants pointed out the in
Justice of this position but to no effect.
1t is said that 10000 of Lord Durham
miners are idle by reason of the London
strike. 1t is rumored that Norwood,
chairman of the joint docks committee
has resigned. The tea trade is pressing
upon the dock companies the advIsability
of settling with the strikers. Their over
lures seem to be received iavorably.