The Forrest City times., 1891-05-29
LABOR RIOTS IN PARIS
Street Traffic Brought to a
 Standstill.
STRIKE OF THE CAB DRIVERS
Tho Police Ovcrpowered by the Strikers and the Stages Abandoned In tho Stree ts-Tatk of Calling out
 Government Troops.

PARIS, May 27.--The strike of stage drivers throughout Paris, which was be- gun yesterday, continues to day and is causing great excitement in this city. Enormous crowds of people, the majority of whom are in warm sympathy with the strikers, surround tho depots of the omni bus company. During the night and this morning the company's depots and offices were guarded by strong forces of police and attachments of troops. There was no serious disturbance last night, but riotiug was renewed early 10 day when the stage company, assisted by tho pollc, made au endeavor to run several stages The strikers pickets had kept tho main body well informed of tho movement projected, with result that the most desperate of the striking drivers gathered at the point rom which the stages were to start No sooner were the stages well out of the de- pots than they were greeted with voley upon volley of stones which were accom- panied with perfect storm of hooting and ieering. Though the stages were escorted by policemen, the strikers watched their opportunity, and at signal agreed upon charged furiously upon the stages, swept away the police lines, dragged the 'black leg'' drivers from their boxes, pounded them vigorously, cut the traces of the horses, and in several cases overturned and seriously damaged the stages them selves. The police did their best to pro tect the compiny's employees and property, but their efforts were nearly useless in inc lace of the overwn elming powerful rGshes ot the mob. At one time it was thought that the troops would be called upon to take act ol, but the authorities, in view of the popular sentiment of resent- ment which was aroused by the slaughter of the men by the soldiers at Fourmies on May Day, arc not expe ted to erder the troops to fire upon the people unless abso lutely compelled to do so. At II o'clock numbers of stages stood deserted in the streets, blocking the traffic and showing how well tho strikers are holding their own.
 Eighty additional arrests of striker. wero made tlis morning. This makes about l30 strikers who are in the custody of the police.
 Tho Cabinet has boon seriously consi d. ering all the aspects of the stage drivers strike and discussed the advsa5ility Of winding up the stage compauy's affairs, or of takng tho compauy's business in the hands of tho Government for the present. The Central Labor Commission has adopt ed a proposition forbidding public convey anco companies to employ men for more than twelve hours per day.
 Later-The Government decided to inter. vene in the stage drivers strike. It is said that the Govern ment's dets rmination to in terfore in the str ks is solely for tue pur- pose of assuring conveyance for the public, who naturally suffer cons derably from tue total suspension of the stage service.
 The extent to which the strikers enjoy the sympathy of the Parisian public may b, judged from the fact that many of the newspapers of this city have opened sub scrptlons in behalf of the strikers and their families, in ord CT to enable thc driv- CTS to successfully push their fight with the stage company. The strikers ask for twelve hours work per day and the rein statement Of drivers belong ing to their un- ion who have boen discharged for sgitat. ing this movement.