The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-29
The Great London Strike.

LONDON, Aug. 2S.-At a meeting of the
striking dOckmen this morning, Burns,
leader of the strikers, said he had heard
that 1000 Belgians would be imported IN
less the strike ended. He at once tele-
graphed the Belgian Workingmen's union
and blocked that move of the employers.
The strikers number 100000 The leaders
express a determination to press their
claims and march through the streets until
| the demands of the dockmen are granted.
A report comes from the officials of the
| Commercial Dock company to the effect
that there is prospect of a settlement.
There is less intimidation and affairs gen
orally have quoted down. In the vicinity
| of St. Pancras depot, however. there Is
still some excitement. Many coal beavers
are resuming work at advanced wages.
which course is violently opposed by the
strikers, who urge that no work be resumed
until an advance is conceded to all. A mob
of bowling strikers, numbering several
thousand, attacked the coal vans leaving
the yards under police escort. They undid
the chains and traces, and compelled the
drivers to return. In a short time 5000
strikers arrived on the scene and started
for the coal yards.
Shippers and merchants arepressing the
dock companies to yield, declaring that they
are driving trade TO other ports.
The dock companies complain OF
the pressure upon them and
promise TO give an answer later. An in
creased number of men are at work aud
steamers are being loaded slowly. Some OF
the carmen have resumed work. Several
ship loads of sugar are lying in the Thames
unable to secure laborers. All cargOes al
Greenock were bought in fifteen minutes
at an advance of Cd, and sent by train to
London.
The various ports in the metropolitan dis
trict are crowded with vessels bound for
London which are detained pending a set
tlemeut of the strike. A monster process
sion left the India docks, which was
swelled as it progressed by contingents Of
irrn workers, carriers and cutters from Mill
Wall. A steamer which had been loaded
by stewards and clerks from the Office OF
the consignees sailed to-day for New Yea
land. Other shipping houses are taking
similar action. The clerks, however, are
disposed to object and are considering the
question of striking. The men at Hirche's
Copenhagen Oil mills and Johnston Bros
Whitehead mills, have struck A
de'egation of wharhngers and gran
airy owners had a conference with
the directors of the dock company today.
| The latter discountenance the disposition
evinced by the wharfngers to make new
demand, thereby forcing the hands of the
directors when collapse of the strike was
imminent Delegates from the coal houses
visited the Coal exchange this afternoon
and admitted that they had no grievance Of
their own, but had struck ON principle and
would not resume work until the demands
of the dockmen had been granted. The
merchants pointed out the injustice of this
position, but to no effect. 1t is said
that 100000 of Lord Durham's miners are
idle by reason of the London strike.
L lter-The dock companies show signs
of yielding, and have referred the ques-
tions in dispute to a committee composed
of officers of the company and delegates
from the strikers. A decision is expected
| tonight
1t is rumored that Norwood, chairman of
the joint docks committee, has resigned
The tea trade is pressing upon the dock
companies the advisability of settling with
the strikers. Their overtures seem to be
received favorably. Burns declares that
If the dock companies do not yield, com
pact viii be made with the wharfngers to
unload the ships in mid stream.