FRENCH RAILWAY STRIKE.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 March 1920, Page 5

FRENCH RAILWAY STRIKE.

EARLY END PREDICTED. EX-SOLDIERS READY TO SERVE, By Ttlegwph.—Pros Ana.—Cowrtgh^ Received March 6, 15.25 a.m. g Paris, March 1The Government anticipates an early failure of the intensely unpopular strike and the acceptance of arbitration. The Union of Former Combatants, with a- membership of 440,000, has offered M. MUlerand its . servicea.—United Service,

EXTENDS TO OTHER WORKERS. LENiN HOPES TQ INTERFERE. Pwfo Feb- 29. The strike has extended to mines, dock-worketn, postal officers and other allied trades in the Confederation of Labor, which has now thrown its weight into the scale with the strikers. The cross-Channel services are stopIt is reported' that Lenin is in touch with the.. French leaders, hoping for a complete revolution. This hope is doomed to disappointment. Various regiments of infantry and cavalry have been dtlifted to the suburbs of Paris.—Times.

SCHfiME TO BREAK STRIKE. JBSOjtitftNT AGITATORS ARRESTED Paris, March 1. Tbe strike situation is full of uncertainty. The Government's campaign is largely modelled on the scheme to break tile British strike. Thousands of citit*n» are enrolling in the National Volunteers, including old seldiers. The National Union of Railwaymen, including workers of all sorts, denounce the general strike and say it is dictated purely by political motives. The Union of French Railwaymen also urges member's to remain at their posts. The strikers who are mobilised are in an unhappy dilemma. They fear martial law, yet find themselves compelled to carry out their everyday jobs under strict military control. The arrest of eighty prominent agitators had a saluU> effect