The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-08
MINE HORROR CLAIMS
INTEREST OF FRANCE
Courrieres Disaster and Strike
Terrorism Have Important
Bearing on Politics.
New York Herald Special Gable Service. Copy
RIGHT 1906 nv the New York Herald.

New York Herald Special Gable Service Copy'
right, 1906, by the New York Herald.
Paris, April Tt has been bad
week, one Of strikes 6, and troubles: f thst
thirteen miners had survived the cat
astrophe at Courrieres, after having
galleries of the mine. The whole
world manifested interest in their
case. Four days later one more miner
was found, who had CROPPED IN the gal
lelries, and who kept himself alive, with
provisions left by his dead comrades.
Great manifestations of sympathy
were organized. Two chiefs of mining
gangs, who escaped so miraculously
were decorated by the minister OF pub.
lie works, who went to see them and
descended into the mine. These Roman
esque events further excited the miners
already aroused by the TRADES OF social.
ist papers, and instead Of deploring the
strike, which hindered the work Of res.
cue. they turned bitterly against the
engineers and the companies, and &C
cused them of having caused the catas-
trophe by their negligence and ayldlty.
- Strikers Pillage Home. SET
A. Moreover, while Deputy Rash echoed
/. these sentiments before the chamber of
:. deputies, there obtaining an order Tor
an investigation, violent disturbances
took place in the Pas de Calais. district
It was necessary to protect the engi-
neers and directors by an armed force.
Now there is a general strike in the
Nord and Pah de. Calais districts. The
companies have ceded on all points and
raised wages nearly one-ffth. It is to
be hoped this concession will terinate
the differences. But this is not sure
because the miners are under the infu-
10 ;o1, 81 Ia
. much for the region of the Nord
= In the region of the castor Wednes-
day the chateau of rich factory own
er was pillaged and burned by work
men. This proprietor, who manufac-
lures lockwork articles, had discharged
a workman who had organized a union
3 among his associates. They demanded
hence the conflict and criminal aggres
sion. ) r. z& - T..
II In the south the people have beer
none the less troublesome. The cafe
garcons at Toulon began strike which
has assumed alarming proportions. One
of them, who refused to strike, killed {
man while defending himself agains
Woe for Clemenceau, -"
All in all, M. Uemenceau is not en-
joying a tranquil ministry His reso
luton not to make use Of the army il
annulled by facts. It is a deplorabl
preface to the elections, and one cal
understand why M. Ribot hurried t.
Pas de Calais, for which he was dep
uty, to preach unity among republicans
But it is not the same unity advocate,
by M. Combes, who wanted the repub
ID, ican. party to rely on the left wing
whereas M: Ribot9 wants it to rely O
the, right wing. atss*~t.'.@. TE<f-,<ss -
> All these unions succeeded only in Gre
ating a division and rendering NOR
apparent the accuracy Of the pessimis
tic prophecies made by men who expec
the socialists and reactionaries to b
strengthened in the balloting on Ma
6. .-- -
In the meantime the senate has a
ranged the best it can the budg,
which was rather tardily referred to
by the chamber of deputies.
The only reassuring note comes fro
abroad. The Algeciras affair. is Fl
ished to the general satisfactio
France energies therefrom with her e
sential interests safe, as we'll as b
7alliancs and friendship.