The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-24

eddy by infantry. The strikers assail-
ed the soldiers with scrap iron. All the
police present We're wounded. Two adj
ditionaI regiments of infantry have ar
rived at Dunkirk.
The Town Terrorized.
The situation is serious. The strik-
ing dock laborers are terrorizing the
town, and the governor general is TAX
tnS additional measures for the re-
preston of the disorders.
During the rioting the strikers sack
ed a provision shop and other stores,
attacked the Offices Of the newspapers
which had expressed themselves in OPP
position to the strike and erected bar
ricades at the dock side, composed of
OverthroWn wagons, casks, cranes, etc.
They utilized tons of Goldfish just
discharged on the quay in order to
stop the charges of the cavalry. Cranes
We're thrown into the water Of the dock
and two immense heaps of straw and
some barrels of oil lying beside the
dock were set on fire. All the houses
at Dunkirk are closed and the stores
have been barricaded.
Statesmen to Go on Discussing.
IIS CIlodIlOSt VI QSpolICo IOOcly AC-
sumed the discussion Of the interpola-
tons on the subject Of the French
mining strike. M. Jaures, Socialist,
asked the government to intervene and
end the struggle. He explained the
claims Of the miners and asked the
chamber to pass laws providing for
eight hours work per day, old age pen
SionS and to adopt other measures in
fovOr of the miners.
M. Jaures asked, amid the applause
of the chamber, that the state, en-
ployers and miners furnish an equal
part of the pension fund. He said the
companies reduced wages when the
profits were increasing and urged that
the companies be compelled to furnish
parliament with an annual statement
of accounts. The deputy added that
the government ought to bring the
companies to a better spirit He re-
called the successful result of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's Intervention in the
coal strike in the United States and
asserted that the companies could not
resist if the chamber gave the premier
nloral authority to arbitrate disputes.
Premier in Self Justification.
Premier Combes replied, justifying
the dispatch Of troops to the coal re-
gions and said that except for few
{nstances Of violence order had been
maintained. He promised to support
the bill dealing with the hours of work
now before the senate and submit to
parliament the question of the old age
pensions and insurance against acct
dent to workmen. But the question of
wages he added, must be settled be-
tween the workmen and their employ
ers, In conclusion the premier said:
"Fhe government will strive to bring
about favorable solution Of the labor
questions and is willing to intervene in
order to urge a more equitable so1u-
ton of the strike, which is causing
great misery, and is, perhaps, running
the mining industry, while at the same
time rejoicing our competitors"
The premier's statement was re-
ceived with cheers, except from the ex-
IRENE Socialists. After several other
speeches had been made NJ. Combes,
replying to assertions with regard to
the troubles at Dunkirk, said that
neither he nor the minister of war,
Gen. Andre, had received confirmation
of the grave events said to be trans
piring there.
Later the premier read two dis
paFthes which he had just received
from the under project of Dunkirk.
Reported End of the Strike.
The first message related to yester-
days disorders there and the second
reported that the strike was ended and
that work would be resumed tomorrow,
as the workmen and their employers