The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-08
But Insist that the Advance Shall Not Begin
Until January 1, and These Terms the
Labor Leaders Refuse to Accept.
The Great Confagration in Antwerp Still
Burning, but Partly Under Control.
Killed Estimated at 16O-German Hostility To-
ward Complications of Irish Pol
itics-Papal Interests and the Alliance.
THE COMPANIES GIVE IN.

They Concede All but the Date of Making the
Advance--Strikers Refuse to Accept.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LONDON, Sept. 7.-As has been generally
expected for several days past, the strike
has been complete triumph for the
striking dock laborers, the men win
cept the immediate payment of the
increased scale of wages-six peEce
an hour for ordinary work and
eight pence an hour for overtime. The
postponement of the adoption of the new
rates was somewhat disappointing to the
men.
The directors of the dock companies, in
their letter accepting the proposals for set
tlement of the strike presented to them by
Lord Lubbock. Cardinal Manning and the
bis hop of London, back down completely
behind bulwark of miserably conceived
subterfuges and evasions. The directors
profess to have been influenced in their
action entirely by the persuasions of the
eminent gentlemen comprising the parlia-
upon them, and represent that they defer to
ence and his expressed fears
that prolongation of the strike
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lie peace; otherwise they might have acted
differently. This is all very we'll as far as
it goes, but as it is now pretty well known
that the directors have for the last three
days been casting about for some means of
escaping from their dilemma short of
the patronizing tone of their note.
These obstinate gentlemen, however. can
not refrain from giving the Lord Mayor
and his colleagues dig under the ribs in
taking occasion to bemoan the practice of
outside meddling between employers and
employees, which they cannot but regard as
dangerous departure, and they are con-
strained to predict far-reaching conse-
quences in the future from such interfer-
ence.
wages to be paid are to continue as at pres
ent. the advanced rate not to go into effect
until Jan. 1. 1t is made condition of the
arrangement that all the strikers shall re-
sumo work on Monday. Messrs Burns and
Tillet signified their acceptance of the COM
panies' terms, but, after consulting with
the strike committee, announced that they
could not guarantee that the men
would resume work on Monday.
They explained that before giving
final reply they would have to consult
with the sectional committees of the
strikers. There is no reason to. doubt,
however, that they Will be accepted.
Io-morrow's mass-,s-s@ting IL Hyde Park,
which, like last Sundays meeting was
called as meeting of protest and defiance,
will be turned into a meeting of jubilatiOn
The happy results achieved are almost en-
tirely due to the efforts of John Burns
whom the newspapers are calling q modern
Masaniello.
The strike committee at late hour is
sued a manifesto stating that the strikers
will not accept the dock companies terms,
namely, an increase of wages from Jan. |,
1890, on condition that the men return to
work on Monday next. The strikers insist
npon an advance at once, and it is thought
they will get it.