The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-04
$4,000 TROOPS TO
QUELl STRIKERS
IN PARIS
oovERNMENT READY TO ACT IN
CASE NOTING Is sgoUN-,oo,ooo
MEN ARE AFFEcrEo-TRousLE
FGAREp.

&. PARIS. Aug. 3.--Paris today Is
\ nr1ppsd In an Industrial strike which
- psralyxing business and the manu-
. maturing center OF the nation. II Is
ootimated that 100000 men are direct
~ Affected and many more indirectly.
Riots are threatened and the author
1tles are bending their efforts TO pre-
want panic. The labor leaders who
called the strike took this drastic
means OF protesting against the &C
ton OF the government for suppress
Ing the strikers In their demonstra-
ton at villeneuve-Saint Georges last
week.
8 The police force has been augment
I'd to It's greatest numbers In the his
tory OF the city and $4,000 troops are
confined to the barracks about the
city held subject to an instant call.
The authorities think that they
have the situation well in hand.
At least they said so today. but the
situation Is SO precarious that they
fear single outbreak will deluge the
Z city In blood. Order has been preserved
20 far with little dificulty but knots
Of men are gathering at every street
corner; impassioned addresses are
made and there ID sullen under-cur-
rent OF unrest which BODIES Ill.
Newspapers Fall TO Appear.
Newspapers have been crippled and
today many OF them failed to appear
Through the inability OF the manage
ments to issue. These were the Gil
Bias, the Steele. the Radical Petit Re-
publique and the Lbre Parole. How
ever. many of the workmen who had
been called upon to strike failed to
do 90. The leaders threaten dire con-
sequences to these men and they may
yet be inundated into walking out.
The infantry are grouped In. the
most central barracks and are kept
"a readiness for an instant call. The
labor leaders planned to Inconvenience
: the public to the greatest extent and
particular stress was laid upon the
strike call published TO electricians.
railway employees, newspaper en-
ployes, bakers and others supplying
the necessities of every day life. II
was thought that. II the bakers should
strike, the public would be started into
= sympathetic feeling; that II the cleo
trictans should quit the Inconvenience
would make the public consider the
strength of the labor element; and
0nally n the people were compelled
70 walk instead of ride. the feeling
of strength Of the laboring classes
would be strengthened.
n The confederation Rationale Of Labor
issued q peremptory edict last night
calling on the newspaper employees to
strike. This at once created confu-
<.<S - hA
paper owners appeared In person be-
fore the strikers and attempted TO
argue them into submission.
oruanlxatIon 10 Powerful.
The revolutionary organization hop
"a to further its political ambitions
and show its strength by this strike
and II has succeeded In showing that
Il Il very powerful although It IN not
gaining much popular sympathy.
The Rappel. the Peuple Francois.
Autorlte, Action RepubliQue, the
Dclair and Humanite, all daily Jour-
nails, announced their inability today
~ continuing publication so long as
the strike Is In progress.
The strikers became diplomatic to-
day. In instances where men had
hilcd to respond to the call to strike
0nissaries were sent out from the
headquarters of the federation. The
all to the electricians fell short Of
ne expectations OF the leaders.
rataud. general secretary Of the cleo
txicians' organization. who ned from
Paris when the authorities began TO
/. look for him. returned today and be-
: ran TO use every means In his power
! - persuade the faithful among the
( workers to join the strikers.