Evening journal., 1889-09-03
ONE CENT.
UNEASINESS IN LONDON
An Outbreak of the Strikers Is
Hourly Expected. "A
READY FOR ANY EMERGENCY

london in state of Nervous Excitemens
over the Anticipated Conhict-Mr-
Dasitt writes vigorous Denunciation
Of Balfour's Catholic University sohemc-
LoNroN, Sept 3-Hunyer has done its
work among the striking dock laborers and
their savage looks and their more savage
thrsats are anything but comforting 70 tho
officials charged with the duty Of preserving
order. The authorities are in hourly expec-
tation'of an outbreak, and the most careful
preparations have been made to meet it.
Scotland Yard detectives are circulating
among the men so as to secure the prompest
information OF the first move in the direction
Of organized violence, while the reserve POI
lice are so distributed az to be within call
from any point likely 10 be threatened
Troops, too. have been quietly concentrated
at stations near by the shipping, where it is
expected their services will he first called into
requisiton. and altogether the authorities
will be found fully prepared in the event OF
serious disturbances.
An Outbreak Expected at Any Moment.
London is in a state Of nervous excitement
and little doubt is felt that before night the
truce tetwen the police and the hungry and
desperate aborers will have come TO an end
People ON the streets speak and act like sol
diers on the eve Of battle, for the feeling Is
almost universal that the shock must come
soon, and that the police and the soldiers
viii not be the only people VINO will have to
take hard knocks when the time comes
Clerks rs Freight Handlers.
Steamship clerks are clumsily working
away at some of the docks loading a few
vessels, while 10000 angry strikers are look
ing on and hurling curses at thelnen. They
are kept at a distance from the docks by q
strong force of police, but they receive ac-
cessions TO their numbers every hour, and it
is feared that the first trouble will arise at
these points.
ship Owners Urging Truce.
A deputation representing eighty Of the
leading ship owners of London called upon
the managers of the dock companies al A
urged them TO permit vessel owners to mai o
their own arrangements with men to loai
and discharge their ships, pending settle
ment of the existing troubles Charles Nor
gan Norwood, the chairman of the dock
companies, replied to the delegation and
urged them not 70 press their request as il
involved concessions TO the strikers against
which the companies are lighting Mr., Nor
wood reminded them that it was in the in
terests Of all shippers as well as ia their own
chat the companies had taken the deter
mined stand they now hold, and'ha was con-
vinced that the whole commercial commu-
nifty aud the laborers themselves were I'M
terested that the principle should be main
tanned inviolate at any cost that prices for
wages as well as for commodities should bo
fixed by free competition in the open mar
ket, and not by an oligarchy Of conspirators,
sitting ia secret and formulating their de-
mands upon consideration of one side OF
the question, and only one.
The government is employing convicts 10
unload vessels at Medway.
The excitement growing out Of the labor
troubles has spread TO Rochester, Goals have
advanced there two shillings a ton in conse-
quence OF the stoppage of all handling from
vessels, and strikers exercise extraordinary
vigilance TO prevent the importation Of la
borers 10 work ON the docks
A mob composed Of about 800 strikers in
vaded the Albert docks yesterday afternoon
and compelled the worlumen there TO cease
their labors No damage was done to prop
erty
AAtttis--ll ~ ntiitftA tiiAi f1ii H1lhlA
NJ. p, had a long conference with Mr.. Nor
wood, the chairman Of the duck companies,
and that a settlement Of the pending strikes
is likely to be the outcome
The strikers are considering proposition
TO 20 70 work for the wharfingers at sixpence
per hour regular and sevenpence for over
time The offer was made by committed
of the wharilngers, and Burns, the leader Of
the strikers, seems to regard it favorably.