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Show THE STUCGIiLi: IV LONDON Rplnefn Sailor nntl shipowner Mill Commence Soou. London-, Oct. 21. Wilson, Secretary Secre-tary of the National r?eamcu Union, sayo lie expects a struggle between the shijowners and the union will commence next week. Tlie keepers of sailor's boarding houses are ajsistlug the shipowners by prevailing upon large numbers of men to desert the union. In accordance withthcigreement recently made between the Allan Steamship Company nnd tho dexk-men dexk-men In thtir employ in Londou, all questions in dispute between them were referred to arbitration for settlement- Too arbitrators have given a decision, but the men refused re-fused to be bound by it nnd have again gone on a strike. The com-(any com-(any lias notified thcunion to which the men belong, that it will be held answerable for any damage tlie company com-pany may sustain through the refusal re-fusal of the men to accept the award of tlie arbitrators. A general crisis between shiiowneni aud employes is approaching. |