The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-03
$4,000 TROOPS TO
0UELL STRIKERS
IN PARIS
GOVERNMENT READY TO ACT IN
CASE RIoTINo Is BEouN-1oo,oo
MEN ARE AFFEcTED-TRoUsLE
FEARED.

PARIS. Aug. 3-Paris today Is
gripped In an Industrial strike which
Is paralyzing business and the manu-
featuring center OF the nation. II Is
estimated that 100000 men are direct
ly affected and many more indirectly.
Riots are threatened and the author
tiles are bending their efforts To pre-
vent a panic. The labor leaders who
called the strike took this drastic
means OF protesting against the ac-
ton Of the government for suppress.
ing the strikers In their demonstra-
ton at Villeneuve-Saint Georges last
week
The police force has been augment
ed to its 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 a single outbreak will deluge the
city In blood. Order has been preserved
so far with little difficulty but knots
OF men are gathering at every street
corner; impassioned addresses are
made and there Is a sullen under-cur-
rent Of unrest which BODIES ILL.,
Newspapers Fall to Appear.
Newspapers have been crippled and
today many of them tailed 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 Libre Parole. How
ever. many of the workmen who had
been called upon to strike failed TO
do SO. The leaders threaten dire con
sequences TO these men and they may
yet be intimidated into walking out.
The infantry are grouped In the
most central barracks and are kept
I'm 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 10 electricians,
railway employees. newspaper en-
ployes, bakers and others supplying
the necessities OF every day life. II
was thought that. IL the bakers should
strike, the public would be started into
a sympathetic feeling; that II the cleo
trfcians should quit the inconvenience
would make the public consider the
strength OF the labor element; and
finally II the people were compelled
to walk instead of ride, the feeling
of strength Of the laboring classes
would be strengthened.
The confederation Rationale OF Labor
issued a peremptory edict last night
calling on the newspaper employees to
strike This at once created confu-
sion. Representatives of the news
paper owners appeared In person be-
fore the strikers and attempted TO
argue them. into submission
Organization is Powerful.
The revolutionary organization hop
ed to further its political ambitions
and show its strength by this strike
and II has succeeded In showing that
1t Is very powerful although II Is not
gaining much popular sympathy.
The Rappel, the Peuple Francois.
Autorite, Action Republique, the
Eclair and Humanite. all daily .jour-
nails. announced their inability today
the strike Is In progress.
The strikers became diplomatic to-
day. In instances where men had
failed to respond to the call to strike
emissaries were sent out from the
headquarters of the federation. The
call to the electricians fell short OF
the expectations OF the leaders.
Pataud. general secretary Of the cleo
tricians' organization. who fed from
Paris when the authorities began 20
look for him, returned today and be-
gan ton use every means In his power
TO persuade the faithful among the
workers 10 Join the strikers.