The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
FRENCH COAL Strike
sT|Rs UP POLITICS
Resistance to Church Inventories
Continues Pope Counseled
to Try New Law.
New York Herald Special Cable Service. Cop
right, 1909, by the New York Herald.


Paris, March 24.-After the Cour-
rieres catastrophe, while in every cor
ner Of the civilized world general SYM
pathy was shown by the sending Of
numerous subscriptions, the leaders Of
the workmen have, as usual, tried to
exploit the general emotion by organic
ing strike intended to force the COM
panies to increase their wages.
They asked an increase Of Is per
cent, while representatives Of the COM
panies offered 10 per cent. The miners
refused this and more than 10000
have gone on strike. The new minister
Of the interior, M. Clemenceau, went in
person among the strikers, made a
speech and told them that they have a
right to go on strike, but it is also their
duty to respect the property of the COM
panies and also the right to work of
such as do not desire to strike. IF this
is done, he promised not to make a dis
play of troops, and he has kept this
promise. The infantry and cavalry
sent to keep order have remained invis'
ible, being shut up in buildings at the
mines. ~
But in Pas de Calais two strike syn.
dicates dispute the right to direct the
strike movement. The older syndicate
was organized by Deputy Basly, and
the new syndicate, which is more revo
lutionary, has for its chief q man named
Broutchoux. The two syndicates have
come in conflict and the gendarmes had
to intervene to maintain order Brout
choux was arrested.
The result has been that the social
lists have begun a campaign against
Clemenceau, in which, perhaps, the So
called party Of public order may join.
Resistance in Churches.
The resistance against inventories il
the churches has continued at various
points. It was particularly violent al
St. Nicholas du Port, near Nancy
where vicar wounded with a. revolver
bullet one Of the hostile manifestants
A court martial at Rennes has triec
three officers, a major and two cap
tains, who refused to obey the requisi
ton of the civil authorizes at St. Ser
van to break open the barricaded doc
| of church. The major was sentenced
to one month in prison, and the two
! captains one day each. But the cour
gave them the. benefit Of the first of
Tenders act, which is equivalent to al
acquitment. This indulgence has forcet
the minister of war to punish these off
GERS. The two captains have been de
| prived Of their commands until furthe
| notice, and are on one-ffth Of their pay
| while the major has been placed on tn
/ retired list. -,
!, In addition the chamber has show
it's disapprobation and it can now b
| declared that the court martial vii
| soon see their powers diminished an
| the conseils de revision, the appeal
courts of courts martial on matters O
military law and procedure, will hav
their duties undertaken by the court
| Of cessation. .fs
,.' e. - Solve Dreyfus Affair. -
This is perhaps preparatory to a sc
luton of the Dreyfus affair, for wit
new legislation the court of cessation
which is convinced Of the innocence o
Captain Dreyfus, will proclaim him IN
nocent.
In the course of this week lette
has been published, addressed by Catl
olic notabilities to French bishop!
begging them to counsel the pope t
make loyal trial of the separatio
law, and Thursday evening the sigr
ers of this letter and a number Of bisf
OPS met at the house Of Due Ia Sale
The assembly showed itself disposed t
Cancellation. One Of the persons pres
ent remided the assembly that, it wa
for the church in France, question Q
life and death. The sums which tn
separation law puts at the dispositio
of the new church associations is est
mated at not less than 100000
francs. The sums destined for pei
sions and ALLEGATIONS to the clergy fc
the current year are estimated 9
25,O00,0oo francs. If the pope reject
the law he will surrender this sum. BIZ
the pope will not reject the law.