The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-24
FRENCH MINERS
co BACK TO WORK
Chamber of Deputies Will Dis
cuss Their Grievances.
NEW LAWS MAY BE APPLIED
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN THE
GOVERNMENT CARRIED.

DARIS. Oct. 23,-The chamber Of
deputies today resumed the dis
cussion of the Interpolation on the
subject of the fresh mining strikes.
NJ. lures, socialist. asked the govern
ment to intervene and end the strug
gle. He urged the claims of the min
ers and asked the chamber 10 pass
laws providing for eight hours work
per day and old age pensions, and to
adopt other measures in favor Of the
miners. NJ. lures asked, amid the ap-
plause of the chamber, that the state,
employers and miners furnish an equal
part of the pensions fund. He said
the companies reduced wages again, the
profits were Increasing. and urged that
the companies be compelled to furnish
parliament an annual statement of ae-
counts. The deputy added that the
government ought TO bring the COM
panies TO a better spirit. He recalled
the successful result of President
Roosevelt's intervention in the coal
strike in the United States and as
serted that the companies could not
mier moral power to decide disputes.
Order Was Maintained.
Premier Combes replied, justifying
the dispatch of troops to the coal re-
gions, and said that except for a few
instances of violence, order had been
maintained. He promised TO support
the bif dealing with the hours Of work,
now before the senate, and submit the
question OF old age pensions and in
surance against accidents TO workmen.
The question of wages, he added, must
be settled between the wOrkmen and
their employers.
In conclusion the premier said: THE
government will strive to bring about
a favorable solution of the labor ques-
ton and is willing to intervene in order
to urge a more equitable solution of
the strike, which is causing great mis-
cry and is perhaps running the mining
industry. while at the same time re-
joicing our foreign competitors"
The premier's statement was received
with cheers, except from the extreme
socialists.
After several other speeches had been
made, NJ. Combes. replying to asser-
tions with regard to the troubles at
Dunkirk, said that neither he nor the
minister of war, General Andre, had
received confirmation of the grave
events said to have been taking place
there.
The Strike Ended.
Later the premier read two dispatch
] es which he had just received from the
under project of Dunkirk. The first
message related to yesterdays dis
/ orders there, and the second reported
/ that the strike was ended and that
work would be resumed tomorrow, as
I the workmen and their employers had
/ come TO an understanding. The read
! ing of this second message was greet
/ ed with enthusiastic applause from all
parts of the house. Immediately after
ward the following order of the day
/ was accepted by the government and
adopted by 375 votes to 1854:
THE chamber of deputies, taking
/ into account the declaration of the
/ president of the council that he will
press in parliament the discussion of
and vote on reforms interesting to the
! miners. and, confding in his frmness
and wisdom to protect the liberty of
work and the free exercise of the
right to strike. invites tie president
of the council to use ali his influence
to cause both parties TO accept arbi-
| trat.on."
The chamber then adjourned
| II has been semi officially announced
/ that Premier Combes. in Difference TO
! the desire of the chamber of deputies
and the government, viii use his in
huence TO secure a pacific solution of
| the coal strike. He will open negoti-
atoms with the mine owners and the
striking miners with the view of hay
/ ing the matter arbitrated.