Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-31
ALL. EUROPE UNEASY.
The Sultan and Gar Alone Are Not
Much Affected by the Pros
pect for Serious
LABOR TROUBLES In TIE FUTURE.
Great Interest is Taken in the Meeting Of
the Trades Union Congress at
Liverpool.
PROGRESS OF ERIHS POTATO BLIGHT
Tue Curieus Birthday Present Being Prepared for
Queen Victoria.
LABOR TROUBLES In TIE FUTURE.
'ROGRESs OF ERlNS POTATO BLIGHT.
The curious Birthday Present Being Prepared fO
Queen Victoria.
fBx cLnnE TO THE DISPATCH,

LONDON, August 30.-The unrest in the
worlds labor markets causes a most unusual
amount of interest to be taken in the Trade
Union Congress. which opens at Liverpool
next week. The interest is not confined to
this country, but is shared by nearly every
country In Europe. save, perhaps, Turkey
and Russia. The Sultan is too much occu-
pied with the threatened trouble in America,
and with another of those financial crisises
10 the royal household. which he fears and
detests more than Russian intrigues.
The Gar looks upon the principles of
trade unionism as heresy, and his press
censors will probably take care that the
newspapers in Russia shall report nothing
of the congress proceedings likely to un-
settle the minds of the working classes in
that part of the world. But other States
and sovereigns have made arrangements
for obtaining full reports of the debates in
the British workman's annual Parliament
THE KAISER AFTER INFORMATION.
Germany, it is understood, has sent over
special agent, and France and Belgium will
be similarly served. An impression pre-
walls among European statesmen that an at
tempt will be made at Liverpool to initiate
q movement for the international federation
OF all classes of workers, and hence their
anxiety to learn what goes on at the con-
gress behind, as well as before the scenes.
The programme, up to the present, con-
talns nothing that can be held to Justify
such fear. Much of the business relates to
internal affairs, especially the reform of
laws dealing with the relations of employ-
ers and workmen or bearing upon the social
and political welfare of the working classes.
Two matters upon which there will be the
longest and warmest debates are the the
election Of a parliamentary. secretary in
place of Henry Broadhurst, man who has
resigned, and the proposal to pledge the
congress in favor of legal eight-hour work.
ing day. For the secretaryshlp there are
practically only two candidates in the field,
one Fenwick, Labor member of Parlla-
ment, and Mr.. George Shipton, Secretary of
the London Trades Council.
THE PROBABLE VICTOR.
The latter has shown a complete lack os
sympathy with what is known as the new
trade unionism, and is distrusted by a large
body OF workmen. Fenwick is able. in
dustrious and tactful, and will in all proba-
bility secure the much-eoveted post, which
A. hOflH &7OO y year.
Discussing and voting on the eight-hour
proposal will resolve itself, so far as present
appearances Indicate, into a struggle be-
tween the moderates and progressionist or
new unionists, in which the latter will be
beaten, although the majority on either side
viii not be large. An imposing feature in
connection with the opening of the congress
will be procession of the trades of Liver
pool and district, in which 10000 men will
walk with bands and banners and emblems
OF their trades.
During the week there have been strikes
in various trades affecting all parts of the
United Kingdom and in which the men
have been almost uniformly successful. EN-
ployers and employed alike have been TAX
ing Keen Interest in the great struggle now
proceeding in Australia.
AID FOR AUSTRALIA.
No English newspaper has vet had the
enterprise to spend money in securing ade-
quate reports from the antipodes, and cable
grams only come from one source, and are
evidently biased against the strikers. The
British labor leaders, however, assume that
the men are in the right, and have resolved
that the fight shall not fail for want of
money.
Inclusive Of thousand pounds voted by
the London Dock Laborers' Union over
&2,OOO have already been cabled to Aus
tralia, and an effort is to be made to send at
least 950O weekly until the struggle shall
have ended.
The strikes in Belgium we're foretold in
tins column week ago. They will not last
long In their present form. but the political
agitation Will contiDue and prow