STRIKE IN FRANCE

Taranaki Daily News, 5 March 1920, Page 5

STRIKE IN FRANCE

TROOPS GOING TO PARIS. fcfcMANDS 0? THE STRIKERS. it T«l«w»a.-*M« Received March 4, 7.20 p.m. Pari*, Feb. 28. The strikers refuse to obey the mobilisation order, and the Government is bringing troops to Paris. Th» strikers' demands now include higher wages, living allowances, and the nationalisation of the railways.—Aus.NJ& Cable Assn.

PEAR OF AN EXTENSION. OTHER UNIONS MAY COME OUT. Received March 4, oi p.m. PtfisY Feb. 29. i T» General Confederation of Labor pnimitts that it supports the railway Strike. Man* mobilised railWaymen failed to respond to notices calling them up. In vieW of the General Confederation assisting to control the strike it is regarded probable that the strike will toon extend to other unionsThe Government is confident of its ability to control the situation and is taking stringent precautions to maintain order. Large numbers continue to volunteer to maintain the food supply and transport system. The police raided the office of the newspaper Libertaire on warrants issued for the arrest of the authors of articles urging the 1920 conscript and railway men to rebel, desert and pillage—Times Sertfet.

UNION LEADERS ARRESTED. Received March 4, 7.20 p.m. , Paris, March 1. Some railway union leaders have been •rrested ob charges of interfering with the freedom of labor and inciting insub«riination.—Reuter Service. FEW TRAINS RUNNING. 190,000 MEN ON STRIKE. Paris, March I. Only 25 per cent; of the trains are running, but the public is facing the situation calmly. It is estimated that IDftOOO railway men have struck. The Federation's funds are very low and it is incapable of maintaining A protracted Struggle. It is able to pay a fianc daily as strike allowance.

BOLSHEVISM HINTED AT. SMALL CHANCES OP REVOLUTION. London, Feb. 29. The Pa»is correspondent of The Times state* that the gjravity of tie strike situation hourly deepens. Both sides are fitting continuously in secret conclave. It' is rumored that the strike leaders Me in communication with Lenin and Tfotsky and other leading Russian Bolsheviks, but tie chances of a revolution pre considered to be small. The fteneh people are solid and unlikely to risk what they have for anything the Bolsheviks may offer. The crisis does not surprise anyone who closely followed the results of the last election- At present the position is the direct outcome of the khaki wave by wHiAh, the most daring extremists were exfctuded from Parliament and they have m}«r oeeft forced to adopt unconstitutional, revolutionary measures.