New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-24

they had been instigated to raise this very issue
and many threatened TO retire from the union and
to join rival combination
The new departure of principle is found in the
scheme of the Executive Committee to refuse any
more admissions to the ranks of the union, and
in their project, which is now being formulated,
for discharging ships not as individual dockers.
but as a union organization. IL is difficult to
see how the dock companies can permit these di-
rect relations between shipowners and laborers,
thereby depriving the companies of an important
branch of their work and profit Inc scheme IS
not yet fully developed.
Meanwhile the ship-owners themselves are being
driven info combination. At a great meeting this
week sixty leading firms were present from Lon
don. Liverpool Glasgow, Bristol, Newcastle and
Hull 10 decide how the unions should he re-
sisted These firms, representing concerns of
forty-fve millions Of CAPITAL decided TO organize
n system of mutual protection, even to the eX-
tent of withdrawing boycotted ships and paying
Owners CONDENSATION where the unions formulated
unreasonable demands. The shp-owncrs meet
again in September to complete their plan of de-
fence Though apparently enthusiastic about
their scheme. they are not Tree from doubt iHc
interests of ship-owners are very conflicting an"
among themselves the competition is intensely
kccn Tn the lockers strike last year. the divis-
ions the Snn-OWIcIS dHOIutu lhp"i many
opportunites of success 1t is unfortunate that
amidst these conflicts and clashing of arms, no
substantial effort is being made to secure courts
of arbitration and conciiation.
The Dnke of Norroks presence at Cardinal
Newman's funeral is less a matter for surprise
than the attendance of the Duke of Newcastle.
The latter is not Romanist, h't so advanced n
high churchman and rtualist that his conversion
would not surprise many. The Duke OF Norioih
was once a student under Cardinal Newman, and
IT, was largely owing 10 His Graccs IN
fpcnce with the present Pope that Cardinal New
man received the Red Hat. Cardinal Manning
tostimonv 70 Cardinal Ncwman's merits at Bromp-
ton in his sermon were somewhat exaggerated,
when he asked what the Church of England would
bovc been today but for Cardinal Newman. IhlS
ouerv might be well answered by the question
,vbat the Church of Rome in England would nave
l,oor today but for the Newman tractarian move
mont and the consequent secedcrs from Anglican
ism II is not generally known that Carolnai
Newman and Cardinal Manning were never on
cordial terms Whenever Cardinal Newman Wis
tied London. he rarely saw lis brother Cardlhai'
but STONED with the hereto Dean oi ~ raui D.
and even went into st. Pau1s Cathedral To listen
IN its beautiful service. But the temperament Vi
the two men was wholly diherent-the one Il w"
of humility and forbearance, ana OF 'lo'ouS"
English gentleman. the other beoted, ana as aiu-
bltious as Thomas-a- Beckett or Wolsey.
The Duke of Clarence continues ILL., lie mas
never been we'll since he contracted malariai leVer
in Indie. The truth is, the Dukes tour was 10"
vast 70 be made on the scale of his father energy
His recent troubles include an attack OF dcaihcss,
which reminds me that his mother has avoideu
the use Of the unsightly ear trumpet ny an III
c.pious arrangement attached TO her fan
Miss Fortescue is taking higher flights IN 'he
drama. She has chosen " Romeo and Juhct aS
tho nrincipal piece for her Forthcoming tour aP
nearing as Juliet. Mr.. Percy Anderson mas uc
sirncd the gccrery which Mr.. Bruce smith Is
painting. c.,.oh porr.
II is currently stated that Madame Sarah ein-
bordt is having two new plays written TOT heiso",
one by "Ouida,7 and the other IRON 'ne PeH VI
Catulle Mendes. ~, o,
Among the autumn arrangements tle 'lI"'c W
Wolcs.s theatre opens Monday with ap'aii
Tberesc.- The Deacon" by H. ~ jones' Is !"
bo nlaved at the Shaftesbury, and VIII pTooapN
mo included in Mr. Wizards programme LOT
America. Drury Lane is to give us y MliliCn 'l
Nancy revival Of Truth IS to lono"
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