Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-03
NERVOUS
ON EVE Of
STRIKE:
100000 W0RKMEN TO
LEAVE SHOPS TODAY
Revolutionary Section of Labor
Organization Boasts it Will
Give Nation Demonstration of
Power

Power
tBs Marnins JournaI snseiaI Leased wirs.I
Paris, Aug. 2The 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 slgns 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 organiza-
| tion aud urges on the government the
| suppression of II as the only means
of removing what II declares is a
growing menace 10 society.
The authorities are confident they
have the situation well In hand In
addition TO the large police force OF
Paris, the regular garrison numbers
$4,000 men and this force. Il IL held.
is ample 10 assure order The troops
all have been confined to barracks so
as 60 be available at moments mo-
tice. The labor camp is convinced
that It Is able to treat the nation to a
demonstration of It's power such as
seldom before has been seen. It Is
said that the general labor federation
has received the adhesions of unions
aftlinted with IL affecting. II IL esti-
mated, 100, 600 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 bin stickers began to
plaCard walls with most violent
proclamation which explains that CO.
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 manifcstants
into replying, thus glvlns the troops
an excuse for massacre. The authori-
ties do not dare 10 announce the real
number of workers assembled at
Nigncaux.
This crime can not pass unnotlced.
ana the only reply possible Is a twen-
" four-hour strike"
The police arrested the hin stickers
and the manifesto was then dis
tributcd In the form of hand bills
The first sign this evening of the
strike was when number of printers
did not put in an appearance at het
Newspaper office, aud It Il feared that
half Of the journals viii be unable to
print. Those offices where work is
proceeding are surrounded by police
in order to ward Off attacks by MILL
tant laborers.
one newspaper profiting by the les-
son OF the electric strike in 1898. has
placed a large automobile outside It's
door to supply power to its machinery
in case Of an emergency.
In the Vigneaux 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 a twenty-four hour
strike has been called. This Is set for
next Thursday
The organizers Of the strike an
nounced late tonight that no manlfes-
tations had been arranged for tomor-
row, either In Paris or at Vigneaux.
ana 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 Fiji
teen newspapers win not appear to-
morrow. but the most important or
gaus viii print. although some of them
will be obliged to come out several
hours earlier than usual
In view Of the fact that police were
stationed around the offices of the
newspapers the strikers orap 'oued
their hostile intentions S..- thc Llght
passed without incident No other
uniunists than the printers struck to-
night
The "Furore." with which Premier
'lcmenceau formerly was associated.
this morning succeeded In printing an
editorial protesting against the viola
lion OF liberty BY the lab0rites and
declaring that the movement was not
trades unionism. but anarchy