Hellraisers Journal: From The Daily Herald, London’s Labour Newspaper: “First-Class First, Class Discrimination on the Titanic.”

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Quote Ben Tillett for Dock Workers re Titanic Class Antagonism, to Brd of Trade Apr 19, 1912—————

Hellraisers Journal – Wednesday April 24, 1912
London, England – Statistics Prove Class-Discrimination on Titanic

From The Daily Herald of April 22, 1912:

HdLn Class Discrimination on Titanic, London Dly Hld p1, Apr 22, 1912

The various representatives of the capitalist Press have taken Mr. Ben Tillett sharply to task for declaring, in a printed statement, that obvious discrimination was apparent in favour of the cabin passengers when the “Titanic’s” lifeboats were being manned. Mr. Tillett probably overstated himself when he spoke of “the vicious class antagonism shown in the practical forbidding of the saving of the lives of the third-class passengers.”

That the facts in the long run justify Mr. Tillett, however, is shown in the proportions of those rescued in each class to their several totals, which the DAILY HERALD here prints for the first time. They are as follows : Per cent:-

Stats Prove Class Discrimination on Titanic, London Dly Hld p1, Apr 22, 1912

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[Emphasis added.]

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Hellraisers Journal: From the London Daily Herald: Survivors of the Titanic Headed to New York City; All Honour to the Crew

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Quote Mother Jones, Pray for dead, ed, Ab Chp 6, 1925—————

Hellraisers Journal – Friday April 19, 1912
London’s Labour Newspaper on Crew of Titanic: “We’re Proud of Them”

From the London Daily Herald of April 18, 1912:

HdLn Titanic Honor the Crew, London Dly Hld p1, Apr 18, 1912

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HdLn Titanic Survivors to NYC, London Dly Hld p1, Apr 18, 1912

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Hellraisers Journal: From the London Daily Herald: Titanic Sinks with 1,300 on Board; Stricken Mourners Gather at Many Ports

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Quote Mother Jones, Pray for dead, ed, Ab Chp 6, 1925—————

Hellraisers Journal – Thursday April 18, 1912
Staggering Loss of Life as Titanic Sinks Mid-Ocean

From the London Daily Herald of April 17, 1912:

HdLn Titanic Goes Down, London Dly Hld p1, Apr 17, 1912

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Hellraisers Journal: From the London Daily Herald, Labour Newspaper: Titanic Collides with Iceberg; Great Loss of Life Feared

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Quote Mother Jones, Pray for dead, ed, Ab Chp 6, 1925—————

Hellraisers Journal – Wednesday April 17, 1912
The “Unsinkable” Titanic Collides with Iceberg; Many Feared Lost at Sea

From the London Daily Herald of April 16, 1912:

HdLn Titanic Founders, London Dly Hld p1, Apr 16, 1912

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