Inspecting Passes At The Beaverbrae -- A policeman on duty at the Canadian ship Beaverbrae inspecting the passes of Canadian seamen (non strikers) as they go aboard the vessel in Royal Victoria Dock, London to-day (Tuesday), first day of the State of Emergency regulations at London docks. The Beaverbrae and another Canadian ship, the Argomont, have been involved in a Canadian seamen's strike. Because London dockers refuse to work on them and the dock employers say the Canadian ships must be worked before any otehrs more than 10,000 men are now idle in the port of London and 112 ships held up, causing the King - on the Privy Council's advice - to proclaim the State of Emergency. Troops are now working at the docks. July 12, 1949. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

Inspecting Passes At The Beaverbrae -- A policeman on duty at the Canadian ship Beaverbrae inspecting the passes of Canadian seamen (non strikers) as they go aboard the vessel in Royal Victoria Dock, London to-day (Tuesday), first day of the State of Emergency regulations at London docks. The Beaverbrae and another Canadian ship, the Argomont, have been involved in a Canadian seamen's strike. Because London dockers refuse to work on them and the dock employers say the Canadian ships must be worked before any otehrs more than 10,000 men are now idle in the port of London and 112 ships held up, causing the King - on the Privy Council's advice - to proclaim the State of Emergency. Troops are now working at the docks. July 12, 1949. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

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