The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-02
SAAR'S STRIKING MINERS
THE STRIKE ONE OF TIE MOST ILL
ADVISED IMAGINABLE.

The Men Utterly Unprepared 20 Go
Out-Need OF Help Already Felt and
Appeals Made to Foreign Countries.
Anarchists at the Back of t-Hair-
Drained Manifestoes.
SAARBRUCK, GERMANY, Jan. Thou
sands OF coal miners are at play in the Saar
district, and more are likely to 90 out any
day this week. The leaders of the strike
talk OF general coal miners strike
throughout Germany, and predict paralysis
OF the German trade unless the demands Of
the men be granted at once, but they
cannot point to an indication that
their prophecies will be realized.
The demands of the miners are
that the propo sal to increase slightly
the working hours and to decrease slightly
wages be withdrawn. The proposal came
from the ministry OF commerce, for the
mines in question are operated by the state.
The strike was not countenanced by the
conservative social democratic leaders
although now the men have declared it, the
party may not withhold its moral and per-
haps its pecuniary support.
STARTED BY ANARCHISTS.
The whole movement has been started bv
avowed anarchists or anarchists who mas
querade under the name of independent 80
ciaI democrats. It is correspondingly hair
Drained In ell its details. 1t is regarded
throughout the empire as the most insane
demonstration of workingmen yet re-
corded in Germany, and as being
utterly hopeless OF success. The men
were quite unprepared for weeks
OF ldleness, were without organization
and had no promise Of moral or financial
aid from any body Of workingmen in Eu-
rope. They are already penniless and their
families are suffering to-day for want of
fuel and food. Appeals for assistance have
been sent TO France, Belgium and England,
but they will be without result as the labor
organizations of every other country have
their hands full with caring for their own,
FATUoUs MANIFEsroEs.
Meantime the leaders, mostly imported
and self-appointed. are bosterng up the
courage OF the men with fatuous manifes-
toes. The tenor of these documents Ia
wholly dissimilar from that of the usual
labor proclamation In Germany, ana in it.
self Is sufficient proof of the truth OF the
announcement OF the press that Belgian
and French anarchists are on the
ground. An address to the pub
lie, given out al the beginning
OF the strike is far illustration of the style
VA oBithblOh anu pIOBEoSs III bAo chhr uls-
trict. This address combined the features
Of an appeal for help, a declaration of rights
and statement of grievances, all made in
the ridiculously extravagant phraseologv
Of the French commune.
SPECIMEN PARAGRAPH.
It opens thus: "Rise, wage slaves, black
ened with toll for your mastersl Rise in
your mighs and free yourselves from the
Infamous thraldom of beaurocracy, capi-
talism, militarism and clericalism. The
police and army are your brother workers
and you have nothing to fear from them.
Therefore the time is ripe for a social
millennium. Let the German proletariat
lead the attack upon the rotten system of
modern society,"" etc.
THE MINERS GROWING RIoToUs.
LONDON. Jan. 1.-The Standards Bers
lin correspondent says: up to this evening
18 900 Saar miners have struck. Many
grave excesses are reported. The riot act
has been posted every where and the
magistraoy and police officials are acting in
concert in the adoption OF measures Of pre-
caution. A band of strikers ATTACKED an
inoffensive Uhlan In Sulzback. wrested his
saber from him and wounded him severely"