The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-25
4 GREAT ENGLISH sTRIKE e.
when Ali Kinds OF Industries Wore Hearty q
n staudstiiI fnr six weeks,


when Ali Kinds OF industries Wore Nearly at
n stnudstiu rr SIX weeks,
Thomas Grundy. the well.known labor leader
of this CITY. was a participant in some OF the
famous strikes which occurred In England forty
or moro years ago, and his recollections Of tho
manner in which they wore conducted and his
comments upon the good which they accom-
pllshod are interesting just now, when strikes
NV : I'm / e's"tine u ''e
ZION OF neal everybody. Mr.. arundy
Is now upward of 60 years Of age, and
has nn been a ,I hard d worker Saa r.. in tho labor
first inspiration from n mob Of striking weaycrs
who. when Mr.. Grundv WAS sevcn years old
called at the schoolhouse where he was begin
ming his education and compelled the teacher to
give the scholars a vacation. This was a unique
FORM OF enforced sympathy strike. which Mr..
Grundy has never since seen duplicated. He had
strmgpIes wien be ~ h n. tn sgnc ain Si,n on iaoor
ssss With H Mhn, be be ) nH vs. ,s s'P hs WITNESSES %Ish Q g d som-
CASTOR f. was s eimpgir o M o oeer n1iSs on ine g ,ha &c &c
sstrikers s Ibonid ir relieTe n bi = sn ny the ina the
e an iirpI 20 Mr. Grpndv.s dosc-;nt,o, =, ,,;,
strike it must have been one Of he nreattnss
,a,%r sitrGg Il shnt ever occurred: In ls42 the
YORKSHIRE, and Cheshire had become no b =
owing TO the iniroduciion Of mashinerv that a
G W;t6nnt s sny org mG nieaf;dn was was brought about
leadership. ""u al nfS' without
much resembled nv n rn"rate'or II seems 70 nave
ON or in l baif n dozens ,ne s stetest tb m'nebs NJ STRIFE nov
s striSn cGn,nd FOR the m;t inauguration wS1t ,to Of a general
H imteIIv nat wi 9I"as,on, as me latter were aoso-
During The siy " "e ipSnsfrr of wnh'ey ;eJ;
II hein m'r snspdhdro IN she aistrict anected;
O, 1000 600 neop,e We're !" idle THE incInSSod
tho weavers themselves end persons OF every
work. The small traSesm .mo and In" man n 10 ,1ave
were obli~ed to Close IN IT. ~ n,ares thu e.cbers
in The Schools had 70 srnd ttb meTs; n .mS teI Sann
and IN he striSSnrs "a" even no n srmn ,ne'r ,b peP pr nome,
vehicles 1snn the hieb wreveh he rne Hassihg OF
selvNs in 'p "nmnact SSndisss ,b NY mhss,nT mem,
horse could he p;we I've u 'nfoush "n'cn no
NJ Grmndw hav;n, hoor i, n.
tim" this strike occurred; most p, his into,ma.
The inridents which he r%ememters ara nriinrii.
pniiy me forcing o, his teacher to dismiss school
ness NJ Ernhars fatbnr rs Jsuspe'u nus.
q shop OF his own and emp,oyins ~ ~ bn n,Tsf "
stril o"n 1o h N mer M"nchester. Inc
nnocessarv fr one rm ~ q thcm w "oaS: "m np,, WIS on Oily
ncnded ali work in his iiittIe piace and sont S hS.
men home to wait Tor the strike et To b. a nWe seh' MS
straikers mnrcb tge aIopr ne seel re- non,es or me
massed together and nj n ~" the eiE Ena " from ,m'S sidss
ySa ~ ~ . n a tnsy ooMIH oe seen; ahey were Al
woi,id line IN close together each or sn;pG tbbss
,l,h - ar 'ho
wen ying ~ msn,, om i ir,n ! suuT Vi nun. Hn1 70
way H. woa CIV y y T. So.iu Hhass; In tnle
thing or anvhodr t mmpo n ~ lor any.
The striEers anJ t6oir ob;ec,c tns,;nn IN
eral snsnen.;nn ~ hnoiooss IN tha Sin,s Eou.
ohta ned Th;s uas onIr f ~ 'n n itsia whs
however az iaro" hoJ;es ~ The 1921 10y,
empire were ordered ,nto RI. djstr ;ctp beud he
The Striker end soop nbi;red than, : w oy
the neace and aesGst from int.rter;nu LIE ~
AFFAIR Of those VIC desircd tn csrrr on husirens
Mr.. Grundyfs re"olIection NJ The mottc ouiI % re
much svmnn;hyi ~ disnIaynd nor ~ ts Ina
H'p''hy WhS hf'b''S,o VI NV eliihcrb
ii,tie a " u tn't snS nn.tSr weLG OF very
yvea yers v 80 u ms Thsa ~ str'He VI inc
however M Civ u" S,sL ~ mns ,osI.
at Inc and ~ ns s;x wo i s ii, bont hn , w. sn az, Ttoas
nny incrcasa 81 81 " 20 nv nv shnr,on - y u -
hoErs ~ I5Sor ~ "a, r "t ons horn NH
Parliament ss, esmii NJ NJ this a. III . hen.an ~
nav some attent inn ~ h., cond;t;nn IL ~, pvenn u
ers. and laws Yyh;cb served vnrv efYsctn Nc "
anchor ate th S c n,o Il var 20" y s on5Jo'uahy 70
Cobdcn Rich, anS !, bnr sre, Eno,ish sta,a.'
mon tooI' ~, ~ III ~ u !. :, in y a.En II 1.'.os,
! discussinns Ppes,,lt nj, ~" 700, w. aty,.cts ~ whSinh ~
siin felt tn 1891 ~ ~ ~ corn Ia,cs ~ ryhin.t'
Envlish wnrL r1pu", y, ~ 1870 Mhnn III
chcnner rood NJ. SG,rrm"Jd,ro ,bImLs w ou,ni
due IN tbis Ill VI nrunIS IN I'M " .nlsoaS
before he * T. .tlpuEn ~ anathan u.ovhioSS
was NJ araet III AZ pIned. nnnano = MN
under eiehtann' S ~ ~ ~, ~ w on ~
the cottnn Eli M Iaps Z U h"nmmpsao a. ~
This layv !, ~. iohEp' ~ " ~ " y y "ha!s
IL caused ~, not JaaS A." kv noraiw < ,hhtnE r ~
sgitnte Tor n gensrNI tenr.bnur d;v and snme tnn n
general strike for ten hours. when resulted sue