Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-03
PARIS NERVOUS
ON EVE Of
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1000 WORKMEN TO
LEAVE SHOPS TODAY

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Give Nation Demonstration Of
Power
inv Morning JOunaI Special Leased wire1
Paris, Aug. 2.-The twenty-four
hour general strike with which the
city is threatened tomorrow is the
sole topic of conversation in Paris to-
night While there are no signs Of
panic, such as preceded the May day
manifestations OF 1906. considerable
anxiety and indignation prevails in the
public mind The press. almost with
out exception. reprehends the intol-
Grant behavior OF the revolutionary
section of the general labor organlza-
tion and urges on the government the
suppression of II as the only means
of removing what It declares is a
growing menace to society.
The authorities are confident they
have the situation we'll in hand In
addition TO the large police force of
Paris, the regular garrison numbers
$4,000 men and this force. Il Is held.
is ample to assure order. The troops
all have been confined TO barracks so
as to be available at a moments no.
tice, The labor camp IS convinced
that II is able to treat the nation to a
demonstration of its power such as
seldom before has been seen. II is
said that the general labor federation
has received the adhesions of unions
affiliated with II affecting. II Is esti
mated. 100000 workers. including the
carmen. commercial travellers, silver
smiths. electricians, printers. day la
borers, butchers, bakers, hotel em-
ployes, etc.
Very few of the unions refused TO
issue a strike order for tomorrow in
compliance with the federation's In
structions.
Early today bill stlckers began to
placard walls with most violent
proclamation which explains that to-
morrow's strike Is in protest against
the action of the government in pre-
pairing an ambush and turning loose
the soldiery, who by charging and
sabering. had stung the manifestants
into replying, thus giving the troops
an excuse for massacre. The authori-
ties do not dare to announce the real
number of workers assembled al
Vigneaux.
This crime can not pass unnoticcd.
and the only reply possible Is twen-
ty-four-hour strike
The police arrested the bill stickers
and the manifesto was then dis
tributed in the form OF hand bills
The first sign this evening of the
strike was when a number of printers
did not put in an appearance at het
Newspaper office. and II is feared that
half of the journals will be unable to
print. Those offices where work is
proceeding are surrounded by police
in order to ward off attacks by mili-.
tant laborers
One newspaper profltlng by the les-
son of the electric strike In 1898, has
placed a large automobile outside ITS
door to supply power to It's machinery
In case of an emergency.
In the Vlgneaux district calm con-
tinued today. AS yet there are few
signs of labor troubles spreading to
the provinces. st. Etienne being the
only place where twenty-four hour
strike has been called. This Is set for
next Thursday.
The organizers OF the strike an
nounced late tonight that no manifes-
tations had been arranged for tomor-
row, either in Paris or at Vigneaux.
and that the strikers would pass the
day In their homes. The police, while
taking extraordinary precautions do
not anticipate disorders.
The newspaper quarter, which u.s.
ually at midnight Is astir with life.
bears quiet and deserted aspect Fif-
teen newspapers will not appear to-
morrow. hut the most important or
gans viii print. although some of them
will be Obliged TO come out several
hours earlier than usual.
In view of the fact that police we're
stationed around the offices Of the
newspapers the strikers eseu 'fned
their hostile intentions tA sas Light
passed without Incident No other
unionists than the printers struck to-
night
The "Furore." with which Premier
clemenceau formerly was associated.
this morning succeeded IN printing an
editorial protesting against the viola
tion Of liberty BY the Iaborites and
declaring that the movement was not
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