Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-05
Dock Laborers Planning to Enforce
Their Demands.
ORGANIZING THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
Most Important Labor Movement
Ever Conceived.
WORK IN THIS COUNTRY

Copyright, 1896 10y the Associated Press)
LONDON, September st is reported
among the delegates who are bound for The
trades union congress, which opens at
Edinburgh Monday. that all the plans for
gigantic strike of the dock laborers of
the world at large have been perfected in
everything but the minute details, and that
the most important labor movement eyer
conceived may commence this autumn
Trades union men who do the work in
the ports of the united kingdom have been
working on this scheme for long time
ana 1t Is looked upon likely 10 be the
signal for new era not cnly I'm the history
OF trades unionism, bat IA the history of all
labor organizations or secret societies.
Since the year 1889 every strike for bet
Ter wages or shorter hours at any port OF
the united Kingdom has practically come
10 nothing, because when the men went
cut at any particular port the trad. of lat
place has been transferred, for tie lime
telnS, to some other British or confidential
pert, and the strikers have ueer COW, ,.II.J
10 surrender.
Worldwide Organization.
The present plan is designed to prevent
any such fiasco by uniting all classes Of
iaborers employed IN or about the docks.
Ships, wharves and warehouses in the
united kingdom, the United Sta.es. Canada.
Germany, France, Holland, Belgium and
Australia, as well other countries in
one great, new federation. LIS members
are 10 wear a specific badge, and the cardi-
l'di pFl"cipie OF membership viii be 10
ssahG nIhliy united ana implicitly follow
she instructions of the governing council
IN spite OF anything and ey,rNDoiy
throughout The world the mnr,1f fe,s of
inns fed' ration will be pledged to uphold
s.L!hts OF ahN Section of The federation by
Str.hIS e IN sl lnpatEy and remaining out
Gn,il notified 10 return 20 work
Inc Scheme Is so gigantic in scope and
may Nave such far-roa ching CONSEQUENCES
lEat II * attracting attention on ali sides
a.G is seriously considered by the law
mixers OF Great Britain, who Sc i'm II a
eat danger which may have to be mel
~ radical measures
fcafnst Piece Work.
The strike is 10 be principally against the
p-ece work system. Toursman, one af IN.
leaders was interviewed by a representa-
TIVE OF the Associated Press. He SAID;
Inc organization which is controlling
'f-s new movement is called The intel-
national Federation OF Ship Dock and
RIVER WORKERS, an organization thai Iii
reety appeals TO over one million Men.
W hen We have completed tie orr,,iy,t.,,
ol thtse mai. End, 50 far We AR, sur. nf !,
iourth of The number mentioned. and
,ne aunber Is growing every hour. Il viii
i,e 'ne bgSest event that has happened in
the labor movement In III. united kir~
dohi The incn are responding as freely a.
We coald wlsh; We have already made
great steps at oiganization ia The l'o,,aa
states, Belgium and Holland and ,ba -,
Is solls on Ia a number of o,her countries.
In the United States.
In The United States our prop,.;,f,,s
nave met with a cordial reception from Mr..
Gompers, VINO has thoroughly disrrii,,raI
our literature IL :he proper quarters Tho
rePhes. already received from the United
states are very encouraging and So soon
as we nave mace further progress W.. shall
complete the wcrk in the United Sta,as and
Haiaua pN sending delegates there. and all
the Htte details of completing the orY,I,
zat1on OF the new federation will hs IVA
ana the result will be that a strike will be
al once inaugurated here the dock IAN ,rs,,s
ana other members OF the fe,ierai.on i'm
Aiheilca VIII quit work at the sam" hour
ana our continental brethern will also law
down their tasks.
A Strfk. Not Wanted
We dc not wish for q strike, nor 10 our
members desire it, il our demands can be
granted by quiet discussion with the en-
rloyers.
In any case, if We wait until We have
10000 men enrolled there will be no need
to strike, as the employers viii yield i'm The
lace OF me tsreat OF a general paralysis of
the shipping business of the whole world
es. IL is true that it has been PROPOSED
that the general strike should commence
on September - next; but 4 hope .his will
rot be the case. OF course there viii be
TWO factions in the new fedora ton Ihos.
who are smarting under prolonged injustice
and who are therefore eager for a strike,
and those whose affairs are in a better con-
clifton, and who, therefore, are somewhat
lLkewarm and undesirous of precipitating
the great strike being planned