Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-11
TURBULENT STRIKERS.
The Violence of the Southampton Strik-
ers Injuries Their Cause.
The Men Parade the Streets in Great Num-
bers-The Magistrates Weak Knsed
set-Labor Organizing.
Injuring Their Cause.

special to the Gazette.
LONDON, Sept. 10.-The violence of
the Southampton strikers is hurting
their cause in the estimation of the pub
lie, though it Is generally admitted that
much of the disorder that mas occurred
is ch8rgeable to the rashness and ill
Judgment, and even cowardice, of the
magistrates quite rs much as to any de-
sire on the part of the strikers to cause
trouble. A number of leading labor
men have arrived from London and
are endeavoring to improve the dis
oipline of the men, and prevent them
from further breaches of peace. The ad-
miraltY have extended their aid to local
authorities, by providing water patrol
of marines.
The strikers paraded this afternoon :,
the procession being a mile long. A To-
cal priest, who is quite popular among
the men, is acting as self-appointed me-
diator, and has, in fact, made some
progress towards bringing the contesting
parties into q mood for arbitration of the
dispute.
London dookers are refusing to load
Southampton vessels, and the Shippers )
Union, recently formed for the purpose
of supplying men to take the place of the
strikers, has not extended much aid to
ship owners in this emergency. The
union though it has seven well organized
branches, has not succeeded in enrolling
many lnborers on its lists, SO great is the
dread among the working men of being
known as "blacklegs. -
The admiralty have decided to
investigate the complaints of the
government dock yard employees
relative to wages and other mat
ters, and representatives of the men will
be granted a hearing in q few days.
Skilled laborers ask for an increase
from So. 50 to 81 per week, and unskilled
laborers want Sc per week.
FAVORABLE TO THE sTRIERs.
The great strikes for the past six
months in England have all ended
fsvorably to the strikers, more
especially the Leeds gas strike,
when the city corporations surrendered
to the violence of the men after the city
had been IN darkness for several nights,
and the Welch railway strike in which
the demands of the men were substan-
TALLY conceded. The result is that all
labor throughout England OF every kind
is being organized. including even bill
distributors and sandwich men. The
latter, who carry an advertising board in
the streets, receive about thirty-six
cents per day. They include many old
soldiers. One OF the most significant in
dustrial phenomenon of the time, in
fact, is the organization of unskilled Ia
Dor, as in such instances SIS those just
called, and many others.
STRIKE IMMINENT.
LONDON, Sept. 10.-The Scotch IRON
masters have refused to conoede the
mems demand, and a strike is immi-
nent.
CONDEMN BoYCoTTNG.
SYDNEY N. S. W. Sept. I0.-Ata con-
ference of EMPLOYERS here, they unani-
mously adopted resolution condsmning
boycotting and upholding freedom of
contract. After appointing committee
to prepare q manifesto, the committee
adjourned until Friday.
SOUTHAMPTON, Sept. l0.-Several
bodies of troops arrived here this after
noon and evening.