The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-05-03
main FORCE OF FRENCH
LABOR MOVEMENT Spent
ONLY DETACHED MOVEMENTS
CONTINUE TO ACETATE THE
TRADES,

Constant Surveillance by the Police in
Paris to be Kept Up for a Time
Public Resumes Usual Tranquility
All the Stores Open and Traffic by
Cabs and Street Railways Resumed
Cavalry and Infantry Withdrawn
from BOurse--SOme of the Trades
Vote to Continue Strike.
Paris, May 2.--The main force Of tha
labor movement. as it affects the city
and the country, appears to have spent
itself on Tuesday, although detached
movements continue to agitate various
trades, requiring constant surveillance
by the police and the continued pres
ence in Paris Of considerable force of
troops. However, the authorities, while
prepared to meet any further wide
spread demonstration, no longer treat
the movement as serious menace to
the community. The public, which for
a week has been deeply agitated and
fearful, has resumed its usual tranquil
ity the central sections of the city have
recovered their normal aspect and bus
mess is proceeding as usual. All the
stores were open to-day and traffic by
cabs, street railways, etc. was not in
terfered with, The cavalry and infan-
try have been withdrawn from the
bourse, the Bank of France and other
financial centers, where they had been
held in readiness for eventualitles.
Nevertheless, the working districts to-
day continued in a state Of efferves-
Ience, with frequent minor affrays, none,
however, assuming proportions requir-
ing intervention by the troops. The
latter remained under arms throughout
the day at the Prince Eugene barracks
in the Place de la Republique. Occa-
sionally a single company made tour
of the square as suggestive warning
to groups of loiterers. Towards night
fall squadron of cavalry was drawn
up facing the Labor exchange, as it
was feared the close Of the afternoon
meeting of the various trades would re-
suit IN another demonstration. The
precaution, however, proved unneces-
sary and platoons Of police maintained
order, compelling the crowds to keep
moving and making frequent arrests of
loiterers
The surroundings of the Place de la
Repuhlidue to-day showed the effects
of Tuesdays disorders A kiosk at the
Boulevard de Magenta had been over
turned, many pickets protecting trees
had been torn off, an omnibus over
turned lay in the road, and the pave
ment was torn up.
The situation among the workingmen
has not yet become definite. Some
trades are resuming work others are
partially resuming, and still others have
decided not to resume until the eight
hour working day is conceded. At the
prefecture of police tonight it was es-
timated that three-fourths of the work.
men had returned to their tasks, the
remaining one-fourth continuing on
strike These latter are mainly masons
and stonecutters. The carpenters are
divided Some establishments in this
line Of industry are fully equipped,
while others are empty, The painters
claim that $4,000 of their trade are on
strike The printers and jewelry work
ers also claim to have a unanimous
strike.
The divisions within the trades, some
striking and others not striking, cause
many individual conflicts, as non-strik-
ers are being solicited to join those
who have walked out Four masons
We're arrested while they were seeking
to force non-strikers to join in the
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