Show RIKE OF DUCK DOCK WORKERS SEALS I Automatic Walkout of 1 Men Threatens to Affect Y Waterside 3 1 j L Feb 16 is By A. A P. P P.-A P. A Astrike strike involving well orga- orga f d do l men which started au- au il na cany at today will arrest ar- ar 1 rest rest- J the thern h po port t work ork of oi the tho whole na- na and and If it it continues for any i c c. c considerable lerable time ma may also make ic idle another million l or more more men menn men c in n In In auxiliary waterside w rk and nd depe dependent dent trades and lri ri 46 This dockers' dockers walkout Is likely to prove rOSe much more Inconvenient to tb the p public than the rc recent ent railway strike strikeS In that any prolonged cessation cessation cessa cessa- tion tron o of ot work ork at the docks would prevent the unloading of incoming Incoming- ro foid d and raw aw materials materials-a a matter impossible for even eyen the most willing gO government to remedy The of labor tried his hish h hardest dest to prevent the strike strike- e ma- ma l lit tut t owing to the ob obduracy obduracy obduracy ob- ob o of the employers especially those connect connected d with th the thc port of ot otIo Io without success COOK LOOK OK TO TO MACDONALD MDONALD is spending t th the week end in tho the country at to get 4 much needed rest bp but it is h ped that hat next week he may take some step in an endeavor a way out OLt of the difficulty had ample notice of the strike the port authorities have i b enable p to speed up p the unloading c and m mafle te other arrange- arrange m to to meat meet the situation so BO soth th there xe is not lit likely ly to be any Immediate Immediate immediate imme Imme- diate shortage shortage- of food tood But t bly there will be heavy losses tom perishable goods should the strike ike last very long and there here is certain to be a speedy rise in the thene ne necessaries of liI V WAGES WAGES TO BE RAISED Port Port of J London ondon emp employers employers' a e es s' s have announced tonight that the wages oc at all ail men employed on London d docks will gill from froin be raised l by 1 shilling daily dally together with 1 restoration of the same piece I work rates as were current in June Junel r 1023 and th t work worl is offered to tomen 1 men on this basis b Owing to this attempt of the I I I employers to break the strike Mr 11 Be vin announces tHat hrs his union will make nake eJ elaborate borate picketing pick- pick eting arrangements It Il is believed some port employers employ employ- e ers rg in 1st the pr provinces are less unyielding unyielding un un- un- un yielding than those thos in London and there may be attempts next week I In on on n the part of at the strike leaders to start separate negotiations s with I employers ers in different ports with witha a view to mak making ng sectional bargains bar- bar I thus thus' bring to rains pains and pressure Tear Dear on employ employees s generally HOUSE HOUSEWIVES IVES H HIT T. T I A. A statement issued tonight in be behalf behalf be- be half of the emp employers ers generally g j be-j gives as one reason for Jor withholding the full fun advance of 2 shillings the I disastrous effect it would have upon pon other trades in the country as I indeed we fear giving the first 1 shilling may also hare hawe I The The first effects o of the strike on Housewives Housewives' larders probably will willbe be bs felt through the stoppage of bacon bacon ba- ba con eggs butter and other dairy products of which large quantities Mme from Scandinavian countries t to to- Newcastle where about d dockers are directly affected At At eighteen Scottish ports dock workers are are- idle about 2000 ethem of t. t them them- being in la GlasgoW where ie i unloading of sixty steamships has ha ceased I The The also are directly affected af affected af- af ns as South ales ports have about idle thus thus' affecting Jl delivery of f pit props ops and other 11 timber so that thousands of miners soon may be idle LINER CLEARS sAt Liverpool the ste steamship Athena Athea Athe Athe- na a was abe to clear for New Kew York l t 2 p p p. m. m closely followed by the for the same port with lull cargo The Canadian Pacific liner Metagama Meta Meta- gama which Js 18 due to sail san February ary ry 22 22 has been taken out of d dock ck and anchored in the Mersey as a precaution against being held up Another effect here is the closing down of cold storage warehouses t which are aro among the largest in th thI the I world and contain many thousand tons tens of ot foodstuffs |