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Page 52
On referring to the Home Office papers , we find that ( 1 ) the strike was not
originally caused by ' the practice of the shipowners of undermanning their ships '
; ( 2 ) the strike was not * suppressed by the use of troops ' ; and ( 3 ) the masters
did ...
On referring to the Home Office papers , we find that ( 1 ) the strike was not
originally caused by ' the practice of the shipowners of undermanning their ships '
; ( 2 ) the strike was not * suppressed by the use of troops ' ; and ( 3 ) the masters
did ...
Page 53
ships had sailed with very small crews – 3 men and 1 boy for the ships , for which
the men now demanded 5 men and 1 boy , and for which the masters proposed 4
men and 2 boys . * The strike thus began over a question of wages ; but when ...
ships had sailed with very small crews – 3 men and 1 boy for the ships , for which
the men now demanded 5 men and 1 boy , and for which the masters proposed 4
men and 2 boys . * The strike thus began over a question of wages ; but when ...
Page 277
Ship according to her size or Tonnage , they have broken their faith in a very
shameful manner , the numbers were actually taken on board eight ships , but
after the ships had got a certain distance from the Harbour the extra men they
had ...
Ship according to her size or Tonnage , they have broken their faith in a very
shameful manner , the numbers were actually taken on board eight ships , but
after the ships had got a certain distance from the Harbour the extra men they
had ...
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