“ The new men and new methods were, however, not to the taste of the trade unionist leaders of the quarrymen, and in 1897, when the “new unionism" was rampant in labour questions throughout England, a strike was deliberately fomented. ”

“ A keen sportsman, a benevolent landlord, a kind and considerate employer, Lord Penrhyn came of a proud race, and was himself of an imperious disposition. He came prominently before the public in 1897 and subsequent years in connexion witl1 the famous strike at his Welsh slate quarries. During his father's lifetime the management of the Penrhyn quarry had been left practically to an elective committee operatives, and it was on the verge of bankruptcy when in 1885 he took matters in hand ”