Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-30
NO SETTLEMENT IN SIGHT.
Poor Prospects of Adjusting The
London Dock Troubles.
A COMPANY MANIFESTO ISSUED.
The Document Torn Down BY AN In
dignant Striker Mrs. Maybrick
Transferred TO n Prison
in Surrey.
The London Dock Strike.

iCopyright 1889 by Jdmss Gordon Bsnis,,1
LONDON, August 25.-[New York Herald
Cabe-Special 10 THE BEE.l-The devel-
opmcnts of the strike to-day tended little il
any toward settlement. On the contrary,
they had perceptible effect in the direction
OF exciting ill-feeling between the opposing
parties and causing some of the more hot
headed of the strikers to utter threats of re-
sorting to violence. Many were heard to
say that unless the strike Is ended very soon
serious trouble and lawlessness are certain
to come.
The London and India docks JOINT COM
mttee, after being in consultation great
part of the afternoon, declined TO concede
the one remaining point at issue with the
strikers-pay Cd instead of Sd per hour and
issued the following manifesto, which was
immediately posted up on each side of the
dock house entrance and dispatched 10 the
strikers headquarters and also to the gen.
eral managers of railroads, shipping compa-
nes and others specially interested
"The joint committee have decided to
adopt the following conditions for extra
labor at the docks under their control: The
5pence rate per hour with 9 pence per hour
over tme to apply to all labor at piece work,
but men taken on before noon, If discharged
by the dock company, to receive no. less
than two shillngs, the present contract
work to be converted into piece york as far
and as soon as practicable, under which the
men will be paid pence per hour, with 8
pence per hour over time, and divide
the surplus, if any, between them, all
payments being made to the men under the
supervision of the dock officials. The hours
of overtime shall be at the docks and uptown
warehouses from S p. m to a. IN. The com
mittee will use their best endeavors to OBJ
tain from the government prolongation of
the customs hour, which, if granted, will
have the effect of extending the time during
which payment may be earned"
The large crowd Of strikers, shippers and
others who were congregated in front of the
dock house, made u grand rush to read this
manifesto the instant copies were posted,
and for while great confusion occurred
1t was evident that the general expectation
was that the notice was an announcement
that the directors had capitulated. an6 great
disappointment was expressed as soon as 1T
was discovered that such was not the case.
One striker was 80 angry that he reached
out and with an oath tore down the notice he
had just read. Hot words followed, and a
free fight seemed imminent. The police,
however, hustled him out to the street and
ordered him to leave the vicinity, which he
dId rather leisurely and with much back
talk. The dock house officials insisted at
first that the man be arrested, but upon
learning that he was partially intoxicated,
requested that he be allowed to depart.
AS the crowd learned the contents Of the
manifesto many expressions of disgust and
indignation were uttered. One striker ex-
pressed the general sentiment when he said
''This is not as good as we had before. It
means pence less u day."
John Burns, head of the strikers, said
'Those are not concessions. They are nomi-
nal, and If the men accepted they would soon
find themselves in the old hole"
The dock companies and the whar6ngers
do not pull together. Representatives of the
wharfngers who attended tho conference
did not indorse the issuing of the manifesto.
On the contrary they opposed its
terms, Mr. Lafone ana another
wharfinger withdrew from the conference
because of the action taken. The wharf
ingers as has been stated, have practically
endorsed the strikers in their demand, and
to-day they brought pressure to bear on the
dock directors to induce them to settle the
strike as quickly as possible. They repre-
Scubeu tudU bIclT UuSiHoSS uuu tudu Ol Tue
entire shipping interests of London were
being paralyzed and permanently injured
and immense losses were being suffered.
They further made it known that unless the
strike was ended at once they would at
tempt to operate their wharves independ-
emily of the companies as far as possible. The
wharfingers, at a largely attended meeting,
decided uDon a compromise, which was sub
mitted TO the dock committee, but it was re-
jected. The difference between the dock
companies and the wharhngers is as follows
The latter load and unload vessels in mid.
stream or at wharves The former unload
ships AT docks and place return cargoes on
docks, Dut do not load ships.
The strikers have intimated willingness
TO agree to the terms proposed by the wharf
ingers, but are apparently determined not to
knuckle under to the dock companies.
Dover Dock LaDorers Strike.
LONDON, August 29.-The dock laborers al