Arizona republican., 1902-04-13
.EVENTFUL WEEK
 FOR BELGIUM
II Is Preceded by a LuII in
 the Late Fierce Storm
The Modification of the Electoral Law
 Now Up to the Government-The
 Possibilities of General Strike Tomorrow-Great Revolver Sale.

Brussels, April 12.-This exciting week ends with the lulI before the storm. The coming week has already been dubbed revision week, and it promises to wit ness important events. A general strike has been proclaimed for Monday, and on Wednesday political crisis will be reached by the opening in the cham Der of deputies of the question of the revision of the constitution, on which the Belgian people are now divided. The socialists and liberals have for a long time past been seeking to force the clerical government to an issue on the question of the electoral law, the mod ification of which will necessitate re- vision of the constitution.
 At the present time any elector can cast from one to three votes, according to qualifications. Socialists and lib- erals declare that workingmen cannot obtain more than two votes, whereas the rich get three; and moreover that i in the rural districts voters who are under the domina ton of the priests and who support the present govern ment are often fraudently given three votes instead of two to which, at the | most they are entitled.
 The liberal leader in the chamber of deputies, M. Janson submitted a mo- 1 tion for a revision of the constitution, which the government has agreed shall ! go before the chamber next Wednes- 1 day. If the clerical majority consents to take the proposition under consider ation it will be referred to a commit tee for examination. This will be the first gain for the revisionists, and it will undoubtedly have an immense eff feet in calming the country, which at present is everywhere in a state of revolution. The belief prevails in many quarters that the government will give this opportunity to the re- Visionists with the privilege of after- wards throwing out the proposition.
 In the meanwhile from almost every mining and industrial district comes news that large numbers of men have decided to strike on Monday Partia strikes began yesterday a Liege, Mons Charlerbi and elsewhere, and it is re- ported that 10000 men' are already out T1ere Is little indication. however. taar a general strike will occur in Brussels ltseli The workmen's committees vii meet tomorrow to come to a decision regarding the action to be taken il
 this city.
 The government is very anxious con. corning the situation in the mining dis
 trlcts- Regiments of infantry and cav airy have been directed to the variou. centers and quarters have been pre- pared al many mines and industria works for detachments of troops tc guard the property The papers re
 port that no fewer than r. 1000 old pat
 tern rifles have been transformed int,
 breech loaders and sold and are nov
 in the hands of Workmen. This figur,
 is probably greatly exaggerated, bu
 there is no doubt that a large mum Der of these. weapons are in the pos
 session of the men,
 l Le Peuple, a socialist paper of Brus sels, is openly selling revolvers [,
 Wcrkmen. For some time past a bi, advertisement has appeared in its col umns daily, headed Prizes for ou
 readers and offering revolvers at spe
 clally low prices. One of the weapon
 offered was described as cowboy
 revolver, and is sold for francs :
 centimes, while more formidable wea pons are offered at r francs. It i ! stated that 4,000 revolvers have beer
 sold in the past three months, whicl
 fact explains the frequency Of revol !, yer firing in the recent disorders.