The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-25
DEMAND FOR
 8-H0UR DAY Trouble May Occur in
 France. STRIKE PLANNED FOR MAY [ Paris Garrison Will Be Increased
 to 60,0O0 Troops. I'm the Mining Regions, Also, the Army win Re Ready to Cope With
 any situation that
 May Arise.
STRIKE PLANNED FOR MAY |

the strike movement which assumed alarming proportions last week during the height of the excitement caused by the San Francisco disaster, has mo- mentarily improved. but tho { people have been wrought up to a state of .lp- prehension concerning the imIninence
 of the crisis May l. when all ranks or labor will mako gigantic eight
 hour demonstration.
 Whether this will be accompanied by
 violence and bioodshed is only conjec-
 tural. but the people are intensely
 alarmed and the authorities are adopt
 ing extreme military and police pre- | cautions. The garrison at Paris is be-
 Ing rapidly strengthened and It is cx- pected that 60.o00 troops will be avaii- able here May i. In the mining ra- gions there Is another camp and an army corps is ready for eventuaIit.es, I and similar precautions are being taken at other centres.
 The labor organizations do not con ceai the fact that it is their intention ! to make supreme effort. These bod les are partly composed of anarchists and revolutionists who counsel viol.
 ence but the responsible leaders insist that the movement has a pacific ob. lect similar to the American eight. nour demonstrations. Nevertheiese is
 IS feared that the law1ess element may gain the upper hand and this inspiret the public with feeling of terror Dor. oerfng on panic. Some of the newsra.
 pers freely assert that the movement i,
 the prelude of revolution in whfef
 tne proletariat intends to overthrow
 the existing regime.
 Aiarmisf Rumors Spread.
 The alarmist rumors add to the real
 danger of the situation. Some of tho
 reports picture the business and rest.
 dential parts of Paris as about to ba
 sacked. the streets barricaded and. iu
 brief. & veritable renewal of the com.
 mune. This has had the effect of greatly alarming the more nervous of
 the people, some of whom are sending their valuables abroad and are prepar-
 ing their residences to resist attacks. The actual state of the labor agfta- l tion is as follows:
 About 10000 miners fin the North are still on strike and frequent affrays take place. but the presence there oi 25.0oo troops and wholesale arrests of the ringleaders have measureably re. stored calm In the same part of the country the iron and glass workers of Denain are on strike but most of then
 resumed work today owing to ths stern repression of the authorities At Brest all branches of labor hay, voted for a general strike similar |, the general strike at L'Orient and a many other points.
 Tn Paris the striking postuen hay.
 resumed work but 4,eoo book printers 5000 employees of the jewelry trader and 1000 persons employed in the pa per trades are still out. These strikes however. have not been accompanied by
 violence. The military and police ais
 extremely yigiiant Squads of soldiers are stationed outside and inside the factories whose workmen are on strike and mounted patrols traverse tile streets and bouievards giving outward evidence of strong military prepara- tions.
 Precursor of Labor Movement. The foregoing Is merely a precursor of the national labor movement to be inaugurated May when 1t Is expected that the entire proletarIat will quit for
 day and perhaps for q longer period of time. Tine Masons and many other branches of labor decided to quit from May to May IS without violence Elm | ployes of grocers. dairymen, butchers | and bakers and all purveyors of food supplies as we'll as the hotel servants, are meeting tonight and there Is prom | ise of decision for A similar cessa- | tion of work.
 A complete suspension of operations throughout the building. food. industri- al commercial and other branches are probable,
 Fears are entertained that the gas and electric utilities upon which tho public is dependent will be affected,
 but the companies assert that they have
 no fear of interruption. Special pre-
 cautions are being taken to prevent
 means of communication being inter
 rupted. Many Jewelry and other stores carrying valuable stocks probably will close to prevent the possibility of ex- cited crowds engaging in footing.
 one of the chief dificulties Is the fact that the approaching elections makes the political clements hesitate 10 offend labor by threats of severe oppression. However. the early tenn porizing with the dIsorderIy miners In the Pas de Calais district has been succeeded by vigorous measures, the massing of troops and the arrestinE Of disorderly persons.