St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-02
ALL LONDON is ACOG.
The Turning Point in the
Great Strike Will Be
Reached To-Day.
Pressure to Bring About a
General Strike Of All
Wopkingmen.
DOckmen March in Procession
10000 Strong, and Meet
in Hyde Park.
They Are Confident Of Vic
tory, and Maintain an Un-
daunted Front.

LONDON, Sept. 1.-LOnd0n is await
ing with breathless anxiety the devel-
opments of the great strike tomorrow,
when the turning point is expected to
be reached. Tremendous pressure has
been brought upon the officers of the
different trades unions by the leaders
of the men now out, to induce them to
bring about general strike of all the
workingmen in London tomorrow. If
anything approaching such general
stoppage of work should take place to-
morrow and continue for only few
days, the danger to public safety could
scarcely be estimated. Even in Ordi-
nary times the feeling among the work
ing population of the metropolis, that
they are being oppressed by their en-
ployers is sufficiently pronounced, but
with this feeling intensified thousand
fold by idlenesS and starvation, and
with million workers whose only Oc-
cupation would be to meet and excite
one another with the story of their
grievances, the police and the military
force must be formidable indeed to
oVerawe them,
DESPERATE WITH HUNGER.
and conscious of their strength OF num-
bers. 1t is difficult tonight to give any
reliable estimate of the number of
workingmen who will join the dock la
borers tomorrow. All the trades have
had their meetings, and in all cases
conclusion of some sort has been
reached, but their leaders are close
mOuthed and special care has been
taken to prevent any hint of their pro-
posed action leaking out. The men, as
n
preston that nothing will be done, and
this is so entirely opposed to the plan
usually pursued of loudly boasting in
advance of how much will be done, that
the conclusion is naturally drawn that
something like general strike has
been decided upon, and that the leaders
are only anxious not to lose the advan-
tage of a thorough and complete sur
prise. However, this appears to be
pure speculation, and tomorrow
may pass without the dreaded
suspension of all industry. But even ii
it does not come about in this shape
matters are certainly drifting toward
such state. Every day during the
past week has seen new addition to the
number of striking trades, and the
time is ripe for organized workmen to
discover grievances never before sus-
pected. Tomorrow, without doubt,
there will be isolated
STRIKES INVOLVING THOUSANDS
of WOrkingmen, even ii the general re-
volt of labor does not take place, and
at the rate of progress made so far it
would not take long to involve the
larger part of London'S working pOpu-
latiOn in the troubles. The temper of
the men already out, too. is far different
than they displayed week ago. They
no longer allow Burns, their conserya-
tive leader, to dictate their policy. and
already it is apparent that he will be
overruled. The men are growing ugly,
threats are frequent of bloody work,
and their passions are further inhamed
by the slight rise in the price of pro-
visions, which has been the unavOida-
BILE outcome of their own action.
The strikers held a monster meeting
this morning On the Thames embank-
ment, and at its close marched in pro-
cession, 80, 900 strong, to the afternoon
meeting at Hyde park. They carried
great many banners and bands of music
interspersed at frequent intervals. The
contribution boxes were carried along
the edge of the procession, as OH last
Sunday, and were literally treated, as
then, by the crowds along the line of
march. The strikers maintain an un-
QduDU6Q IrO0G anu prOI6SS IO D0
CONFIDENT OF VICTORY
and that soon. Three American vessels
arrived in tile Thames to-day, and the
American sailors on board were offered
three shillings per hour, or six times the
pittance for which the strikers are con-
tending, to unload their own vessels.
As soon as they understood the situa-
ton of affairs, they did not ask for a
moment to make up their minds, but
promptly refused to do the work at any
price. They were received with loud
huZzas by the strikers at their meeting
this morning, and were given the place
of honor in the procession. The meet |
ing of the strikers at Hyde |
Park this afternoon was monster
affair. Burns and others of the leaders |
made speeches III which they urged the |
men to stand firm and assured them that |
victory was certain. Resolutions were |
passed unanimously in favor of contipu- !
ing the strike until the demands of the |
men were fully conceded. After the |
the men dispersed quietly. |
There was no disorder whatever. Over
z, 900 coolies employed by Parker Lam
bert as bargemen joined the strikers to-
day and will not go back to work to-
morrow.
The council of the strikers had pro-
longed meeting this evening, at which |
every phase of the situation was dis
cussed. They decided to continue the
strike. In an interview Mr.. Burns said |
that the strike committee had decided
not to have procession tomorrow.
They propose to devote the day to real
work, especially to improving the
METHODS OF COLLECTING FUNDS.
Five thousand railway men held
meeting at Darlington to-day and de-
cided to strike unless shorter hours of
labor were granted. The Economist
predicts a disastrous result fol- the
strikers if they obtain the siXpence rate
with the four-hour minimum. 1t says:
The number Of men seeking work at the
docks will largely increase. The companies
avail themselves Of full casual employees.
But few will be benefited. The lot of the
many will be harder than ever. The law of |
the survival of the fittest will be eXemplified
bv the strike, the wide-reaehing consequences
Of which will be unprecedented in London's
history.
COMPLIMENTED BY THE CARDINAL.
Careinal Manning sent messenger
to Hyde Park to request Mr.. Burns to
visit him. In compliance with this in
vitation Mr.. Burns called upon the car
dinal after the meeting, when his emf
nence expressed admiration at the ex-
cellent order maintained and cOngratu-
lated Mr.. Burns upon the general good
behaviour of the strikers.
A mass meeting of dock men and
others was held at Southwark, at which
a project was mooted to form
committee for South Lon
don in order to have better l.