The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-23
STREET CAR EMPLOYEES ARE OUT
IN SYMPATHY WITH DOCK
LABORERS
CARS ARE WRECKED BY MODS
GENDARMES AND TROOPS HAVE
MANY CONFLICTS WITH THE
RIOTERS
STRIKE is SPREADING DAILY
Eighteen Thousand Men Are Now
Idle, and the Tfe-Up of the Ports
Industries Is Expected to
Become General.

MARSEII LES, March 22.-The men en-
ployed on the street car line in this city,
struck today, and only a few cars are
running. An attempt was made by the
strikers to prevent the starting of any
cars, but after few fights the strikers
were dispersed by the police.
A few street cars are running, today
under the protection of policemen The
strikers are very much excited. They
attacked one car and cut the electric
wires. A fight ensued and detachment
Of mounted gendarmes charged and dis
persed the rioters. During the scrim-
mage soda water siphon was thrown at
the head of lieutenant of gendarmes
and knocked him unconscious from his
horses. The gendarmes in seeking to
carry off the lieutenant were assailed by
a VOlley of stones and bottles and were
obliged to fire their revolvers in the air.
The gendarmes then charged again AMI
cleared the streets
The Cannebiere dhe most far'ous thor
oughfare in Marseilles) and the leading
thoroughfares are patrolled by cavalry
The storekeepers are anxious and ma
-jority of the stores are closed Rein
forcements of dragons and infantry ar
rived here this morning from neighbor-
ing towns.
SITUATION IS SERIOUS.
The prefect has conferred with the
military commander regarding the meas,
ures to adopt in view of the sE'ious out
look. 1t is estimated that there are now
1S,0G0 men out on strike or thrown out
of work on account Of the strike. The
no ctn +ho csf,
the outlying quarters of Marseilles and
have smashed the essential parts of their
mechanism
About 120O free laborers are working
on the docks. They are strongly protect
ed by troops.
Late this afternoon the strikers at
tackled and wrecked two street cars on
the Cannebiere. The engineer and con-
ductor were roughly handled A detach-
nent of gendarmes and hussafs sue
ceeded in rescuing the engineer and con-
ductor amid the hooting and stone throw
ing OF the crowd
Yesterday a decision of the coun-
Gil of labor unions and labor
exchange in favor of general
strike and their issuance of an invitation
to at once cease work has increased the
gravity of the situation. The cabinet
workers, the locksmiths, the caulkers
the oil workers, the millers and the
bakers unions have either struck already
or will do so shortly.
A corps of military bakers from the
neighboring garrisons is being organized
to replace the bakers on strike. The
mayor of Marseilles has convoked a
meeting of deputies, general councillors
and municipal councillors in the Mar
settles town hall tomorrow to consider
the situation.
Bodies of turner's and filters proceeded
to number of engineering works and
persuaded the employees to abandon their
duties Three establishments were
forced to close. The society for the de-
fense of commercial interests has ap-
pealed to the premier, M. Waldeck-R -Rous-
seau. and the minister of commerce. M
Millerand, to use their personal and of
fetal influence to bring to an end 'the
present reign of terror"
1t appears during the afternoon rioting
the gendarmes fired not only into the
air, but into the crowd. child was
wounded slightly in the shoulder and q
number of rioters were also injured. The
disorders were due principally to bands
of roughs having nothing in common
with the strikers, and these were respon-
sible for the stoning and pillaging of
shops.
MORE TROOPS ON THE WAY.
LONDON, March 2S.-The special dis
patches from Marseilles represent the
situation there as very serious. The
Daily Mails correspondent says: "The
radicals talk of revenge. Ten thousand
troops will be here today Saturday and
state of siege will probably be pro-
claimed"