New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-06
IRF| CLAN RIOTS RENEWEDMAY END DOCK STRIKE
Workmen Offer Monetary Guar
~>antees to Observe Awards.
MR.. LLOYD GEORGE SPEAKS
Believes if Both Sides Showed
Moderation Settlement Would
Result Easily.

London. June The negotiations to-da!
trought tho settlement Of the dock strike
appreciabIy nearer aud introduced move
element i'm the relations between capita
and labor which may have faTeachng i'm
portsnce. This was an Offer by ~" trans
port Workers Federation Of monetary
guarantees for the Observance OF tho
awards made bv tho Joint board which the
government proposes To establish
This announcement ny the Chancellor oi
the t,vchequer David LLOYD George to-day
camf as a surprise to Parliament. ana ere
ated considerable sensation. IN" ShiI
owners and other port authorities VIII ho'd
4 meeting tomorrow to discuss The nc"
situation which has thus arisen.
Another decision which helped 10 relax
the tension was that " the strikers 70
abandon their demand for recognition 81
the federation ticket altogether. The dis
putsnts are now considered nearer agree
menl than at any time during the strike"
Chancellor LLOYD George in his address
IN the House of Commons advocated j"ln'
courllaton board composed of representa-
lives nj tho employers and employees %hl'h
had already been suggested by the strikers
and expressed the belief that If moderation
Was shown or both sides there would be no
olfiiculty IN reaching u settlement.
Thc strike leaders. he said, no longer IN
sisted on the recognition Of the employees
federation ticket a. a condition on when
work would bc resumed on tho othci
hand. tho EMPLOYERS said that il was I'M
possible L" comply with the demand OF the
strikers for the reinstatement of all the
mon. q. many places already had been
flied. They agreed 10 take on as many
men ~ .hoy could as opportunity aros'.
: permanent peace I'm London port was 80
important. the Chancellor said, that the
government hoped that means would he
FOUND 20 give effect 10 their proposals for
the formation Of a Joint Cancellation board.
fully representative Of the whole body OF
employers and men. with Sufficient power
10 settle all disputes arising ia the future
Chancellor Lloyd George added that Sir
Edward tIark"'s report showed that both
sides were to blame, but he did not think
II was the business Of the government 10
stand aside ana let the parties hght It OUT.
He thought II most desirable that the en-
ploycrs should form u combination strong
enough to compel all the employers TO adj
hero 10 their agreements. The Transport
Workers Federation had agreed 20 the
principle of a Joint board. with monetary
.-.aranteos from the two sides 90 insure
tu, carrying ont Of the agreement. For the
arst time the owners have got substantial
guarantee that wnere bargain WAS en-
tered into Dy the men IT would be carried
,rt The men said the Chancellor. were
entitled to ask the same guarantee from
the masters.
James Ramsay Macdonald. Labor mem
her fcr Leicester said he was authorized
10 state that II the men had substantial
guarantees that the government. In CON
junction with the employers. was doing
something to set up a joint board imW"-
diat.ly the men would be asked To return
=, work without waiting until everything
was settled.