The Great Dock Strike of 1889
Reslolution 2
A: 'C M. Norwood, the leader of the employers, was described by The Star as "in appearance and manners, the very embodiment of the insolence of capitalism. He is stout, well-fed, and arrogant.'
quoted in London's Docks by John Pudney
C: Nobody more human, more diplomatic, more skilled in dealing with the human heart and mind, could have been found ... patient, persuasive, but very, very firm in handling the injured feelings of the Lord Mayor, and the harsh and unsympathetic attitude of the Bishop, no less than the thrusting aggressiveness of John Burns.'
Ben Tillett, Memories and Reflections, 1931.
E: 'It was late before Cardinal Manning summed up. In an address which deeply moved his hearers, he reviewed the arguments on both sides ...
Unaccustomed tears glistened in the eyes of his rough and work-stained hearers as he raised his hand, and solemnly urged them not to prolong one moment more than they could help the perilous uncertainty, and the suffering of their wives and children.
Just above his head was a carved figure of the Madonna and Child, and some among the men tell how a sudden light seemed to swim around it as the speaker pleaded for the women and children.
When he sat down all in the room knew in their own minds that he had won the day. and that so far as the councils were concerned that was the end of the strike - the Cardinal's peace.'
Smith and Nash, The Story of the Dock Strike. 1889.
Go back to The Great Dock Strike of 1889 menu |
Home |
Index |
Introduction |
Glossary |
The Origins |
Building the Docks |
In Operations |
On the Waterfront |
The Dockers|
The Strikes of 1889 |
In the 20c |
In the WW2 |
The Closure |
Contact
Nigel Sagar
Design and Technology
London Borough of Barking
and Dagenham
Email: nigel.sagar@lbbd.gov.uk
|
|