The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-09
GAY CITY LEFT
WITHOUT LIGHT
Electricians of Paris on Strike
and Business Paralyzed
as a Result.
MANY THEATRES GO DARK
uoIEs IN THE BIG DEPART
MENT STORES.

-.,s March s.--A sudden and VIZ
N, unexpected strike on the part OF
-,,caIlv all the electricians of Paris
o'clock this afternoon resulted IN
. almost complete paralysis of the
,.,siness of the city by the time night
had fallen.
..r,her of theatres had to forego their
-sornances, several of the evening
srsnapers were unable to get cut
- editions. and the great depart
1T stores were hurriedly emDdsd.
gseH' ..rilTers demand the fulfillment Of
ln' v,romises to improve their condition
lI Nth thew claim were made TO them
asst July.
Candles in the Big Stores.
,,,r,, Of the great department stores
paris especially those in the center
~ " .ba CITY. rely upon electricity for
s,lh+ine and heating. These stores are
ne vinad with gas and when the cleo
80 Iiahts went out but eew oil lamps
we're on hand As result candles had
" 10 Installed hurriedly i'm order to
boln the shoppers and the employees TO
Leave the buildings. The prefecture CT
,nIjee the buildings of the dltrerent
ir,,nistries and the public institutions
IL we're without light, and even the
E,Ivsee palace was temporarily thrown
- dartness. The senate and the
chamber OF deputies are PROVIDED with
oas mines and were therefore able to
get light and go on with their busl-
ness. ,-,..z...,.
Onera and other Of the subsidized
barses were compelled TO put up an
nouncements that there would be no
performances and that the money
would be refunded at the doors.
Rouevards in Darkness.
The boulevards were practically in
DARKNESS except for the glimmering Of
few gas Jets. Only the Avenue
'd,Onara and a few sections of the
Chamns Elysee were illuminated by
electricity. the man working in the
plants supplying these districts return
ing 20 work early in the evening. The
cafes and restaurants presented weird
pictures. with flaring candles on all
the small, round tables
1t was impossible to get cut the
later editions of the afternoon news
papers and the offices of the morning
papers were scenes OF confusion. Only
the Parisienne will appear in its full
size tomorrow, this being because it
possesses its own electric plant.
The reasons for the strike Of the
electricians are as follows: The COM
pany that supplies electricity was re-
Gently accorded concessions by the mu-
nicipal council, and it now refuses to
ont ~ oVAtfa1 ValcC.ad l,Nr
thai body under which the electrical
workers are granted an eight-hour day
and old age pensions
Men Charge Bad Faith.
These stipulations are not written in
the contract with the city, but it was
understood that they would be granted.
The men are exasperated by what they
characterize as bad faith on the part CT
The company and now claim recog nition
as employees of municipal depart
ment with the privileges attached TO
Employment by the municipality, which
include vacations, pay while they are
sick and the granting of pensions at a
specified age. The strikers tonight de-
ided to continue the strike until Sil
their claims were granted. 1t was an
iounced that the electricians of Lyons,
liarseilles and other large cities in
france, were preparing TO join the
Paris movement and demand similar
'oncessiOrs. The strikers tonight
slOWed themselves strongly in favor OF
lie taking over of the electric lighting
J ants by the various municipalities.
mis- feeling is a direct outcome of the
socialistic tendencies generally preva-
INT amor z the electrical workers.
l delegation of prominent citizens,
Guiding number of members of the
Gambler Of deputies. called on Pre-
Ter Clemenceau tonight and he ex-
l.essed his determination to use every
tort TO overcome the strike by con-
eiliatory means.
ne strikers number 800 highly skilled
9rkmen. AS a rule they ceased work
qllety, but in some instances they ex-
aguished the fires of the central sta
Ions which Will require forty-eight
tours To get going again, and in a few
'-ses removed portions of the electrical
.9paratus, which 1t viii require at
haSt week to replace.
Inc postal authorities report that the
.Aephonie and Geographic services
nave not been greatly disturbed, these
V.liees having private electric plants.
Inc ooulevards that are without gas
@llps are being patrolled tonight by
Hoheemen bearing torches.