The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-14
The Strikers viii Be Granted the Advance
Asked, to Take Effect Nov. 4, and the Men
Will Resume Work on Monday Next.
Indignation Over the Threatened EXpul.
sion of Louis Kossuth from Italy.
How the Gar Is Outstanding His Frontier
Provinces-Bank Director Driven to Sui
eide by Demands the Ruler of Turkey.
NEARING AN END.
Dock Directors Accept Cardinal Manning's
Proposal to Settle the Strike.


Dock Directors Accept Cardinal Manning's
Proposal to Settle the Strike.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LONDON, Sept. 13.-At the close of busi-
ness hours, to-day, it was considered certain
ers of the striking laborers that the great
struggle over the wage question would be
ended tomorrow, unless some unexpected
hitch should occur in regard to the lighter
men resuming work. The dockers were
greatly aided during their struggle by the
lightermen refusing to work even at adj
vanced wages, and now that the employers of
the ightermen seem inclined to withdraw
IT, concessions which were made in the
b >finducing them to continue at work,
I'll ,ckers will not favor returning to
wo.. unless the lightermen express them
selves as satisfied. 1t is thought, however.
that this minor impediment to harmony
will be got rid of without much trouble.
and that by Monday. by the latest. the
great docks will resume their wonted APP
pearance of activity, and the commerce Of
the worlds metropolis Will regain its nor
NAL proportions and channels
At the conference held to-day between
Cardinal Manning. on behalf of the strikers,
and the directors of the dock companies.
the Cardinal submitted to the directors
definite proposals from the strikers for the
settlement of the wage question. A joint
committee was appointed to consider the
proposals. and it was agreed that the
wages demanded by the dock laborers shall
be conceded, the advance to take effect
Nov. 4. The Lord Mayor gave assurance
that the men were now ready TO resume
work on Monday.
There is an almost unanimous agreement
of opinion that the amicable and mutually
creditable settlement of the trouble now
apparently secured, is entirely due TO the
untiring efforts and great sagacity of Car
dlnal Manning. who voluntarily took the
part of mediator between the obstinate
contending parties, and thus, bnt not for
conceptions of the functions of prelate of
religion--to be a public servant in the best
sense of the word. The service
rendered to society by the wise wise
estimable. While Mr.. Burns is man of
extraordinary force of character. with re-
markable command over his followers.
even his control of the situation could not
cess of the dock companies was only ques-
toB Ut time or OF the amount Of money they
were willing to lose in prolonging the lock-
out. there is no doubt that before work
would have been resumed on the old basis
of wages acts of violence would have
occurred. the outcome of which might have
been appalling.
The Mansion House committee tonight
announced that the dock directors and the
men have. practically agreed, and that as
men will resume work on the understand
ing that the deferred concessions will be
granted in November.
Mr.. Macarthur member of Parliament.
presided at the church meeting in the City
Temple this evening. Messrs. Parker;
Hughes, Mcneil, Hannay, Clifford and
other ministers were present. Resolutions
were adopted expressing sympathy with
the dockmen, and asking churches through
out the country to subscribe to the strl-
kers' relief fund. Mr.. Macarthur has SUBJ
scribed f21 to the strikers fund.
Late tonight the hghtermen submitted
to the masters a proposal for the settlement
of their dispute. According to terms pro-
posed the men are TO receive six shillings a
day. twelve hours to constitute a days
labor: and all other points at issue are to be
submitted to arbitration. Mr.. Burns thinks
the masters will accept these terms, and
thus enable all the men to resume work on
Monday next.
Mr.. Burns went at midnight to the Sur
rey commercial docks to endeayor to induce
ton to-day. He urged upon them that they
could fight out the disputed points after
ward in an amicable manner.
The Daily Telegraph, commentingon on the
strike, says: 1T is not too much 10 say
that f2O00000 has been squandered. while
there are not wanting prophets who de-
clare that the port of London will never
recover its former prosperity. We scarcely
think that; while If the casual laborer is
weededput and replaced by a higher and
more organized set of workers, something
will have been done toward the evolution
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