The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-04-30
French Governments
Determined Attitude
WARNING THAT 1T WILL DEAL
FIRMLY WITH ALL OUT
BREAKS.

Premier Sarrien Speaks Plainly on
Menacing Labor ituation-ResoIved
to Apply the Law Without Passion or
Weaxness-Paris Assuming a Dis
tinctly Military Aspect in Anticipa-
tion Of the May Day Outbreaks
Days of Boulanger Excitement Re-
called.
Paris, April 29.--Premier Sarrien in a
speech delivered here to-day gave
warning to the disorderly element that
the government purposed dealing firm
ly with any outbreaks on May l. This
is the first speech the premier has made
in the course of the electoral campaign,
and it dealt with all kinds OF ques-
tions; but the principal interest at
taohes to that portion of it giving the
governments attitude to the MANAGING
labor situation.
The first duty of government wor-
thy Of the name" said M. Sarrien," is
to insure order in the streets and free
dom to work without interruption. We
are resolved to apply the law without
passion and without weakness to all
disturbers of the peace, whoever they
may be, whatever names they assume,
or whatever the end they seek. A coun-
try like France can prosper and devel-
op commerce, increase wealth and anne
liorate the lot of the members of it's
social fabric only through order, peace
and work. Violence can only benefit
the forces of reaction and discredit the
noblest cause.
The city Is assuming a distinctly mill
itary aspect Military patrols have not
yet been established, but soldiers off
duty throng the boulevards, suggesting
the days of the Boulanger excitement.
Special trains continue to bring in REIN
forcements These are quartered prin-
cipally in the Champs de Mars, the gov
ernment tobacco manufactures and the
old dungeon at Vincennes.
The military governor of Paris has
taken the suggestive action of requisi-
tioning the extensive buildings of the
TivoIi Vauxhall for military uses. This
building ordinarily is used for meetings
of the revolutionary party.
Seven thousand workmen of the mum
icipal gas works to-day reached the i'm
portant decision not to strike, thus all
laying the fears that the city would be
without light.
After meeting Of printers to-day a
disturbance between strikers and non-
strikers took place, in which a nom
striker shot and seriously wounded a
striker in the abdomen, and another
man lost an eye.
The striking jewellers to-day created
disorders outside the establishments
that are continuing to operate by en-
deavorlng to induce the men who re-
main at work to join the strike. A num-
ber of foreign workmen gathered in a
hall In Gaiete street, and passed reso-
luton not to work on Many /, and 1t
appears probable that the calbmen also
will remain idle that day.
The races were abandoned to-day on
account of the police staff being en-
gagged in Paris, and the national mu-
sc mulsalso were closed.
There were two other abortive att
temps at outrages on the western rail-
road property this morning, both with
in a short distance of the scene Of the
bomb explosion at the Argenteuil
bridge. Shortly after midnight gang
of suspicious looking men approached
the Ctolombes viaduct, The sentry
heard drilling and ratified his rifle, and
the men rapidly retreated cross coun-
try. Later drill holees were found but
no explosives. About the same time a
driver of locomotive discovered that
the track had been blocked with large
stones about q mile from Argenteull.
Slight damage was done his engine.
Toulon, April 29.-The strike of the
employees at the gas works here con-
tinues, and the only illumination in the
city is from the searchlights of the
warships in the harbor.
Brest, April ga violent meeting of
strikers here to-day resulted in an at
tempt at a demonstration, but the
gathering was dispersed by cavalry.
I,ongwy, France, April 29.-Three
thousand steal workers here have gone
on strike. Several attempts have been
- - sl,oo+ tha foreman Of the mills