New-York tribune., 1909-03-20
NO TERMS TO STRIKERS
DEPUTIES TOTE TO STAND
BY GOTERNMENT.
M. !Simyan QuefLs Oppos'tion-Hore
Men Quit Work in Paris
and Provinces.

ps-ss March 1e-The Chamber Of Deputies.
,fter a stormy debate which lasted from
O'clock this afternoon until midnight. ADOPTED 4
sweeping Endorsement Of the government atu-
.ude concerning the strike Of state employees.
The vote was SOS to 21I
As the viii Of the Chamber of Deputies 1s So
..r,. N Frame the governments position is
greatly strengthened. and il probably VIII oe-
eide N retain n Siravan in Office until the erect
Of the vote on the strikers develops II IS pc
1ieved that majority Of the strikers "oulo De
a,snosed n accent the Chambers decision ana
-et,,-n 10 work but il remains to be seen
zhett7e- they viii desert the leaders VINO slafeN
shelr positions upon the result
Ar+torgl, Premier Clemenceau did not mount
ste tribune during the session, leaving NJ bar
hbou Minister Of Public Works, 10 defeno 'iie
asoreranlent's position, this vote OF conHoeii'e
constitutes another personal triumph Tor the
Premier for from the beginning Of the IouOies
he has opposed the wayering counsels OF some
A,f his more tirnid colleagues and has refused 10
-,err7i+ conferences or concessions on the ground
r.ha+ such action would be suicidal for the gov
sernrnent-
The Socialists who favored conciliatory tac-
sizes made q poor showing in the oeDa'e' ~
sbe conservatives contented themselves by con-
vending that the strike proved that the suoees
srire radical governments, By encouraging state
s1snee 10 the brink Of social revolution
The fr,nroyen1ent in the strike situation TO-
sssv due tn the partial distribution Of mail ana
she reopening OF some lines Of foreign com
rnunication, was more apparent than real Inc
sp;,rabe- of state employees on strike IN farls WAS
iszrester and the tie-up in the provinces Was
,,ns+ar.l,, extending. The women however, are
showing signs Of hesitation Their hNeiihoou y
mt stake. and fearing dismissal from 'he"
.-lsces many Of them are quietly returning 10
.,-,- The leaders say that II the strike fails
:. -Tsl1 hs die 70 the refusal Of the women to
stand firm -
Monster meetings CT the strikers We're neld
a1ere to-day and tonight
For the Hyst time the orators assumed al
.,riz tone in denouncing the government ior l's
-c+io. sn the Chamber to-day The words OF
N Suhrs president Of the General Association
,f Postal Telegraph Employees. were significant
s.7-, strike Y,ust not cease he said, until the
entire programme Of the postal proletAriat tn
,,r,nhs and every dismissed employe is rein
stated"
Abo.,, *vantv-seven hundred employees Of the
government have been dismissed from lhelr
47osts or suspended The General Confederation
of Labor and the Electrical Unions COMMITTEE
held 2 secret session this evening The decision
sry;ved at is not known. Sensible men among
the strikers fear demonstration by the unions
WEAK ATTACK on GOVERNMENT.
From the outset it was apparent that the
Chamber was with the government, as the at
ssrl Of The opposition lacked both vim and CO.
hesfyeness The Socialists centred their assaults
on N Srnyan. Under Secretary of Posts ana
Telegraphs but they also reproached Premier
Cleraenceau with having shifted his position
since he had reached the other side Of the
herricade." They wanted an investigation OF
the strike situation. and pleaded against re-
l--s--r ID IN q ha
The Conservatives said that the government
was reaping only what it had sown- They
1,oir,ted o,It that the successive radical govern
rnents for years had encouraged the state en-
rlcyes TO form associations, and that NJ Wv
,aui Minister Of Labor, and NJ. Simyan had
voted under the Dupuy ministry for NJ Mile
rands motion 70 recognize the right Of the
IostEea strike
NJ. simyan's defence consisted of a general
denial of the charges Of favoritism, which, he
SAID had been brought by the employees because
, he had refused TO accept their recemmenda-
tions He said that, in his opinion. the leaders
for months had been preparing TO strike. Tu-
multi followed when the Under Secretary added
that the leaders OF the strike had been Endorsed
: ny from ten TO fifteen members OF the Chamber
OF Deputies.
Name them. Name them shouted the mem
sers OF tie Right in high glee.
Supra, president of the General Association
/ Of Postal Telegraph Employees. has nine in
do-sements''
Name then," repeated the Right; but when
~. Simyan turned in that direction and shouted
that the tndorsers came from the Right as well
es from the Left there was no further insis-
tence that names be given.
THE ADMINISTRATIONS POSITION
After hour Of oratory, NJ. Barthou, Minister
of Public Works, mounted the tribune and in a
6ignsied speech painted the gravity OF the sit