The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-09
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ence, Which viii Decide Whether Queen
Victoria Will Abdicate or Not.
Mary Anderson in the Scottish High.
landsin Excellent Health and Spirits.
Gladstone Compliments America-BOulanger
Willing to Betray France-The Pope VIII
Not Leave eRome-lntwerps Fire Out.
CHANGE OF FEELING.

.Action Of the Strikers in Rejecting the Conn
promise Has Lost Them Public Sympathy.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
LONDON, Sept. 6-Public sentiment,
which, up to last evening, was almost .
unit in sympathy with the strikers in their
long struggle. has experienced a revulsion
which cannot fail to have an influence up
on the ultimate result of their fight. The
action of Messrs. Burns and Tillett, the
leaders of the men, In signifying their ap-
proval of proposition for compromise.
made by Cardinal Manning and
the Lord Mayor, and then. when
the proposal had been unconditionally
accepted by the dock managers, deliberate
ly repudiating 1t. is almost everywhere con:
demned. The Lord Mayor to-day asserts
that Burns unquestionably accepted the
compromise proposed, and says that, now
the men have rejected it. he washes his
hands of the whole business. Hints are
men have ends of their own to compass,
which are to be furthered only by con-
tinuance of the strike, and that they do
not hesitate, for purely selfish considera-
tions. to sacrifice the best interests of their
willing dupes.
Burns himself to-day denies that he ever
accepted the terms proposed, and insists
that the men are certain to bring the dock
managers to their senses, and that Thurs
day will see a complete victory for the
men. He says that the strikers had excel
lent reasons for rejecting the compromise,
by virtue Of which the increased pay for
which they contended was to be de-
ferred until the 1st of January
were willing enough to end their troubles
in this way, as this would give them over
three months in which to prepare for the
change, and long before the end of that
time they could have ousted every man
concerned in the agreement and filed the
places of the men with others who would
be perfectly willing to work at any terms
offered them. The men. be says. are not TO
be caught by this sort of chat. They are
well aware that they hold the wbip-hand
at present. and they will not. consent to
yield their advantage for deferred ad-
vance of wages, the fruits of which they
are never likely to reap.
The Lord Mayor of London, Bishop
Temple and Cardinal Manning have writ
ten a joint letter in which they recount the
negotiations conducted by them with the
dock companies with view to the settle
ment OF the strike. They express surprise
at the strikers Reputation of the terms
agreed to by the dock companies. and de-
clare their opinion that if the men continue
the strike they will forfeit the sympathy
hitherto accorded them.
The strikers held another large meeting
in Hyde Park to-day. The proceedings
were orderly. Mr.. Burns, in q speech, de-
clared it was a mistake to suppose that he
had agreed to the proposal OF the arbi-
traitors. He invited the strikers to
declare whether or not they would
accept the proposal A loud shout
of mo" went up from the crowd.
Mr.. Burns, continuing. said the strike
committee were prepared to hold out for
three weeks more, but he believed the di-
rectors of the dock companies would con-
cede tine strikers terms before another
week had passed. Mr. Tillet visited the
Lord Mayor this evening and proposed new
terms, to commence in October. The Lord
Mayor demurred, but promised TO use his
best endeavors to persuade the dock di-
rectors to agree to the terms. 1t is proba-
BILE that compromise will soon be ar
ranged on the basis of increased wages,
beginning in November.
The Lord Mayor told Mr.. Tillet that he
and Mr.. Burns ought to have resigned when
the men declined to accept the compro-
mise. Mr.. Tillet explained that the COM
promise was rejected because it would have
created difficulty with the wharfngers, who
had already conceded six pence.