New-York tribune., 1909-05-15
STRIKERS BEG FOR AID
FRENCH LABOR UNIONS
HESITATE TO ACT.
1,odrrs Promise Support to State
Employes, but Men Seem
Opposed to Increment.

Eev 14-The striking postal employees
-oseting this afternoon adopted resolutions
- -,,,- 70 the workmen's organizations TO
H,e- ,o1nr,on cause with them. The meeting
- s+,ended by King Pataud, secretary OF
- ,-l.c+ricians' Union; NJ. Guerard Of the rail-
-,.n,s orsanization. and other representa-
-, ~ The workmen. who delivered infamma-
- s,Aecbes, promised the postal employees i'm
s,.,s support, and threatened. II necessary
= ,locs themselves under the direction OF the
eY...,v+ionsrv General Federation of Labor.
,,.ss threats caused scare, but there Is
- - suspicion here that the leaders in the
movement are oluThng
TIE strike Of the postmen itself apparently has
=. rround The rank and file of the men seem
80 are convinced that the agitators are act
81, their personal ends and as the tools of
,ss evolutionary proletariat organizations and
80 hesitate to risk losing permanent situations
fno irbartres and Dijon to-day the strikers. in
80 the attitude taken by parliament. voted
=. -s,urn 10 work. The government oft1clals
-. Continue to express confidence that the
.,t;rs movement is collapsing- 1t is pointed out
~ them that only $4,000 out Of the 100000 rail
ros5 men whose support was pledged the
.-,tsrs to-day by n. Guerard. belong to the
,,njon. and that these members are mostly track
men and men employed in the shops.
:, is reported tonight that the strikers, In
their desperation. again are cutting the tele-
s-snh wires in Paris and the provinces
The meeting held here this afternoon was at
,sn5ed by three thousand strikers and delegates
,o-, various zvorkn1en's unions. The strike
isaders delivered highly inflammatory speeches.
IN which they charged that the police and mill
,a-v precautions taken by the government
nrovad that II was intended Ito drown the
strike movement in blood" They favored
direct appeal TO the workmen's unions for CO
oneration with them in their fight and amid
great enthusiasm the strikers voted unanl-
r,opslv for an alliance with the workmen, with
all its consequences"
Immediately after the vote was taken NJ
Cuerard. the delegate Of the railroad men,
pledged TO the postal employees the immediate
support of his union. He was followed by NJ
Passenaud the secretary Of the gas workers
organization who announced that his union
would promptly take action on the vote KING
pa-au6 of the electricians union. also promised
that his associates would give consideration to
the question OF an alliance with the postmen.
Addresses also were made by n. Thuillier. sec
retary Of the Syndicate Of Unions. and delegates
from many other organizations. who said that
al the workmen were ready TO join in the strike
The speaker said that the moment had arrived
for solid revolutionary movement under the
direction OF the General Federation Of Labor.
The resolution as passed pledged that the
postal employees and the .workmen's organia-
tions would unite for battle to the death. in
order 10 obtain liberty Of thought and speech
and the right for all employees Of the state TO
form syndcstes.
The railroad and gas men met tonight but
neither appeared disposed 10 give immediate
effect 10 the promises made by their leaders to
the strikers this afternoon. The gas men or
dered a referendum. but seemed opposed 70 any
idea Of striking. The railroad employees post
poned their decision on the question until q
meeting on Monday