The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-27
FRENCH STRIKERS OVERAWED.
GOVERNMENT GETS WHIP HAND
BIZ SHOW OF FORCE.
Figaro" Appeals TO Electors to Support
Only Governments which o Com
promise With Demagogues-The Mud.
died Chamber OF Deputies Classified.
Special cable Despatch to THE SUN.

Special Gable Despatch to THE sun.
PARIS, April 28,-Seventeen arrests have
been made at Lieven. in Pas-de-Calais,
Of strikers who participated in the fight
there on Friday last, when the troops in
tervened to prevent the destruction OF
property by a mob. and several soldiers,
including Lieut.. Allut, were wounded.
The Government has got the whip hand
of the strike and it is virtually over.
The strike committee at Domain. in. the
Pas-de-Calais district, finding that the
miners were returning to work., has issued.
in order to mask its defeat, a notice that it
Is impossible, owing to the military occupa-
ton. for the Bourse du Travail to keep it's
members acquainted with the course Of
events. Consequently it advises the men
to return to work with their heads held high.
The hospitals of Paris nave been ordered
not to give leave Of absence to any member
of their stats for May l hut to have every
available bed in readiness.
The soldiers and the children at Lens
are having happy times. The soldiers.
who are allowed to smoke even when they
are on duty, are being supplied with eS-
cellent food and have no drills. The town
swarms with military. II is estimated that
there are three soldiers to every striker.
The soldiers are quartered in the school,
houses and the youngsters are therefore
enjoying a holiday.
The F,odro, in an article on the situation
in France and the coming elections, says
if the electors wish to protect their lives
and property against the alta ks of fanatics
who, under the style of direct action
practise murder, pillage and arson, the only
effective means is TO return to the Chamber
OF Deputies a new majority firmly re-
solved TO correct the mistakes of the bloc
and to supper only Governments which
do not compromise with ~demagogues.
The coming elections will have decisive
importance. 1t is no longer a courteous
struggle between parties divided by mere
shades Of political opinion. The question
now is to decide whether society is to be
saved or whether it is to perish amid the
horrors of anarchy.
A group of Partisan journalists, who
sought to reach a common agreement
respecting the political parties in the
Chamber Of Deputies, have, after showing
much differences of opinion, issued the
following list, which appears to have Sc
cured the most adherents:
The Extreme Right. composed Of four
or five Royalists; the Liberals or Reaction
aries, including Royalists, Bonapartists
and allied Republicans; Progressists, under
the leadership of M. Ribot; Radicals, led
by Henri Brisson; Radical Socialists, under
the Leadership of NM. Pelletan, Berteaux
and Puech; Unified Socia lists, led by NJ.
Jaures. and, finally, the Extreme Left.
composed of revolutionists like NM Vail.
liant, Bejeante and Walter.
These groups are divided and sub
divided into numerous sections, rendering
accurate classification impossible. Several
individuals constitute a class apart. Thus
NJ. Sembat owes allegiance to himself
alone. Ernest Roche, Henri Rochefort's
representative, is described as a revolu-
tionary, patriotic Socialist, while Aristide
Boutand has the proud distinction of uniting
/ in himself every shade of republican sm,
he having been known to vote with every
section in turn.