The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-26
BRITISH DOCKERS
MAKE PEACE ON
ONE BOB RAISE
Wait Until Next Sum-
mer for the Other
Especial to The Daily worker

LONDON, Feb. 25. - Delegates
representing 100000 dock workers
today accepted the terms Of a one
shilling raise now and another shill-
ing next summer offered by the
employers. Work will be resumed
tomorrow at a. m.
The remarkable fact about the
strike was the insistence of the
striking leaders on having the men
accept the compromise terms offered
by the employers, tho it was well
known that the bosses rather than
prolong the strike would grant the
two shillings demanded. Nest Of
the London business men were in
favor of the mems demands, consid-
ering them very reasonable in view
of the cost of living and thes heavy
cuts in wages that the men were
forced to accept.
One strong reason for the en-
ployers' move to postpone CHANTING
the second shilling increase until
summer is the fact that this will
have the effect of establishing a pre-
cedent for wage negotiations in
other industries.
The use of sailors from the Brit
ish navy to move mails has caused
much resentment among the work
ers thruout Britain. Day by day the
Macdonald regime is being shown
up as a counterfeit labor party gov
eminent with the result that a de-
cided left wing is being formed in
eide tba T,Ja,,ovJo~t oLo,. D,,.4.-
that tends more and more to move
toward the communist position.
That capitalism has nothing TO
fear from the present government
was made clear to the ship owners
at a recent banquet which was adj
dressed by Sydney Webb, socialist
president of the board Of trade. Mr..
Webb sought to dispel the gloom
that lowered over the festal board
in the following words:
"If you could only forget for a
moment what you have been taught
by your favorite newspapers you
might realize that the Labor mem
bers are of the same race as your
selves and if they are idealistic they
are not idiots"
Edwin Bevin, known as the Dock
ers' X. c., won much praise from
the employers owing to his handling
of the strike situation. His popu-
larity, however, has not increased
with the workers. The almost in
comprehensive action Of Bevin in
failing TO insist on the two shillings
increase while most Of the ship own
ers were in favor Of paying IL has
set the mills Of speculation grinding
out motives at a tremendous rate.
The government is breathing cas-
Ter with the end of this strike. Bust
ness circles were demanding action
and the use of force against the
strikers. "What did we turn over
the government TO you for?' was
the unspoken question asked by the
bosses. The use of the army and
navy by the Ramsay Macdonald gov
eminent would not alone spell the
governments doom but also the in
dividual political careers Of those
who would be a party to II. Even
the moving Of the American mails
by sailors may result in much trou-
bic for Mr.. Macdonald.
Other strikes are threatening. The
prospect Of a lockout in the cotton
industry grows more menacing. The
path Of the Ramsay Macdonald gov
eminent is not strewn with roses.
A labor government that exists on
sufferance and tries to please cap
ital and labor must do some expert
tight rope walking 60 exist.