The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-28
A GENIE1I n 4.
Dock Laborcrs in Europe Voting ON the
Proposition.


LONDON. Nov. 27.-Mr. Cathery. secre-
tary of the Dock Lahorcr's Union. stated
IN an interview to-day that the Organi-
zation of the dock laborcrs i'm Europe was
progressing satisfactorily. y vote was
being taken on the question OF "a general
strike. Ballot papers from the various
unions of England and the continent were
coming I'm. n II were found thal thiee--
quarters of the ballots were IN iaAOi OF
a general strike 10 would bc ordered. lie
SAID that probably a large majority, OF
tho dock labOrcrs favored "a siIlkc, Out
they were going slow. ,
Tho officials of the union here htleNtu
that the dock laborcrs in New York were
sufficiently organized TO prevent the us
charge of vessels from Europe, which
bad been loaded by ~non-uniOn men;
BREMEN. Eth" N~archousc
Company here has offered 10 compromise
with It's striking employees.
The docks ana harDor presented ID more
active appearance to-day, oMhlE 10 '"'
fact that more work was being per
formed thar has been done Sin'r lnc
strike began. There have been many
arrivals Of men from different places TO
nl the vacancies caused hy strikers de-
sorting their employment. u seekers
after work continue TO arrive.
A meeting of the Dock Trades Union
was held at Altoona to-day. 1t was de-
cidcd TO protest 10 the Senate OF liam
burg against the expulsion ycatcrd1y
Of Tomm Mann. the English labor a6lta-
tor. who was arrested as he was seek
ing To enter Hamburg territory, ana
placed on board q steamer bound Tor
England.
LONDON. nov. "a large party or
laborcrs. who nave pledged themselves 10
10 to Hamburg TO mn the laccs of strlk-
crs. assembled at the docks this alter
noon under the auspices OF the Free
Labor Association. for the purpose or
cmharking for Hamburg. The union la
bOrcrs about the docks were Informed
Of the intention of the nOu-union men.
and became indignant that they should
lend their aid 10 defeat the hamburg
strikers. The union men armed hem
selves with hillcts of wood and made
an attack ON the "black-lccs' The lat
ter defended themselves vigorously, u
% serious fight resulted. I'm the end.
the %non-uniOn men, who were greatly
outnumhcrcd. We're Worstcd and COM
PEELED 10 retreat. They left tho docks
and took a train for IilhuTy. from which
place they Will sail for Hamburg to-
morrow.
He i Opposed 10 Strikes.
NEW YORK. Nov. 27-Dclceatc Nc
Hugh. of the international Riverside 1.nd
Dock Laborcrs' Union. of London. said
to-day that he had nothing TO do with
the dock strike i'm Hamburg, and the
'longshoreman here would not ho called
upon 10 aid those strikers i'm any manner.
lie himself. was opposed TO strikcs, and
never encouraged them. He was going
around To all the docks speaking 20 the
men al work there. interested only in
pcrfcctirg the Organization Of trades
unions. Mr.. Mcliugh spoke to-day 40 two
lOngshOTcmon's meeting. one i'm Irving
Hall, i'm Brooklyn. and another at the
foot of west TNvcnty-fourth street. New
York. The last was an Opcn-air meet
ing. and when he began speaking there
were only q few present. but soon he
"a a large crowd of longshoremcn. lie
advised the men TO spend less money in
the saloons. and TO organize.