FRENCH STRIKE
(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) PROGRESS OF STRIKE. PARIS, Feb. 1. The situation is full of uncertainty The Government’s campaign will l largely modelled on the scliemo to brea the British strike. Thousands of citi zens are enrolling in the national volun teers, including old soldiers. • . The National Union of Railwayinei including workers of all sorts, denounce! ’ the general strike and say it is dictate! purely in political moves. The Unioi of French Railwaymen also urged mem hers to remain at their posts. The strik ers who mobilised are in an unhappj dilemma. They fear martial law, yel find themselves compelled to carry out everyday jobs under strict military control. The arrest of eighty prominent agitators had a salutary effect. STRIKE FAILING. PARIS, March I. Government anticipates the early failure of the intensely unpopular strike, and the acceptance of arbitration., The union of former combatants, with a membership of 440,000, have offered Mr Millerand their services.
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Hokitika Guardian, 6 March 1920, Page 3
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