Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-11
BRITISH LABOR TROUBLES.

London Policemen Completely Defeated
in Their Demands.
LONDON, July 1.-THE police are now
perfectly quiet, and matters have re
sumed then normal condition. The mer
have been completely defeated in THEN
efforts to bring about their long threat.
ened strike, and their only remaining
hone is to bide their time, organize
thoroughly and raise funds to meet the
emergencies of a struggle with the gov
ernment.
Though it is possible that they may
do this, it is not regarded as probab g.
The best element of the force, upon
whose support any move must deperd
for success, has never been in favor of a
strike, and the experiences of the last
few days eliminating in the disgracefu ul
fiZZle at the Bow street station are
hardly of character calculated to in.
spire enthusiasm for any extreme meas
ure.
The POstmen.
The postal officials have given the dis
affected postmen equivocal promises 10
discharge the blacklegs they have ell
gagged to take the places of possib e
strikers, but the additional men are still
retained and under orders to hold them.
selves in readiness to respond to call
for their services. Meanwhile the men
are perfecting their organization. eli
rolling such of their fellow-workers who
have not as yet joined the general
movement, and in other ways preparing 9
for probable strike.
Though the men are we'll organized
and under thorough union discipline.
they are being haInpered by outside
agitators, who, while endeavoring to
assist the postmen, are really iniulinis
their cause by interference in matters
they know nothing about The general
body Of the postmen have no intention
OF striking at present, as several side is-
sues have thrown their plans into some
confusion, but these questions, or some.
thing unforeseen, may precipitate II
strike at any moment, and the men are
ready to meet whatever may confront
them.
The Photographers.
Th4 telegraphers have decided to
work overtime for week longer when
it the demands for compensation or tho
abolishment of the extra duty are no,.
complied with, they will go out, Thl,
decision has disgusted the younger ele
ment, who are impatient to strike, and
they may kick over the traces and &C
out any day, in which case the Others
will have to follow Disquiet among
public employees is everywhere rampant.
The Cotton spinners.
The United Cotton Spinners' associa.
tion, of Lancashire and the adjoining
counties. representing millions OF spin
dies, and embracing almost all the EN-
ployers and companies in that region
concerned in carding and spinning, has
under consideration proposition to es-
tablish board of conciliation for the
settlement of all disputes in the cotton
trade.
The scheme has the cordial support Of
the operative spinners and the the card
room operative associations. The board
is to consist of six representative EN-
ployera, six representatives of the opera
tive spinners, and six Of the card room
workers. The board is to act as u board
of appeal from local associations, the
spinners only acting with the employers
on matters affecting the spinners, and
the card room employees on matters af
facting the card room