The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-13
BOTH SIDES ARE
CONFIDENT OF A
FINAL VICTORY
The Government Claims Strik.
ers Are Returning to Their
Posts Already
STRIKE. LEADERS REPLY THAT
GOVERNMENT IS BLUFF|NG
Official Figures Say That in Paris the
Number Of Actual Strikers Is 465
Out Of a Total Number of 11,OO9
Government Employees.

Paris. May 13-Thc number of
striking government employees shows
no appreciahle increase this morning.
Ihe services are normal, and at some
places, notably Bordeaux, the tele-
graphers who went Out yesterday have
returned to their posts. The concerted
efforts of the strikers stationed at the
various bal racks in Paris to induce
their comrades to join the movement
have been without eff &C.. The authors
ties are confident the strike will be
over in a few days. On the other hand
the leaders of the strike claim that
the government is "bl fling" and that
It's figures regarding the number of
men are ridiculous. They declare the
movement will extend rapidly and that
the General Federation of Labor soon
will make dramatic appearance on
the scene.
The cabinet last night summarily
dismissed 228 men under the decree
issued on March 1s, which authorized
the discharge of strikers from the
state service and made other pro-
visions for dealing with recalcitrants
In ministers are very confident that
the removal of the principal fomen-
ters of the agitation will have the
effect of crushing the movement.
The leaders of the strike expert
enced another encouragement in the
failure of The miners congress at
Lens to vote sympathetic strike, and
up to the present non, of the trades
unions has made sign of joining the
movement. At the same time, the gov
ernMent is hurrying the preparation
of its promised bill regulating the
status of state employees, which will
be presented to a committee of the
chamber OF deputies Monday.
Number of Strikers.
Official figures isslsd last night
place the number of strikers i'll Paris
at 4G5, out of 1000. The hctbed of
the previous revolt. the central tele-
graph bureau, is very quiet, the night
shift reporting for d.lty as usual.
Reports from the provinces show
that the movement has not made much
headway, except at !Iavre, where a
special service arranged by the cham
ber of commerce will be inaueurated.
At Bordeaux, Lille and Chartres con-
notably Lyons and Chambery, the
pooIoA SAApAOJVo nave Ol'culy cal 'IcSScU
their disapproval of ,re strike.
The postal employees held q mass
meeting last night, which, however
was not SO we'll attended as that of
the night before, ana adopted resolu-
ton to continue the strike with un-
abated vigor. Prior TO the opening
of the proceedings reporter OF a re-
dictionary newspaper was requested to
leave the building. AS he was COM
plying. his hat was knocked over his
eyes for which act NJ. Pauron, one of
the leaders, apologized.
During the course of long speech
NJ. Pauron declared that violence or
destruction of proper:y by thr. strik-
ers would hot be tolerated. He said
that the men would fin sh the tasks on
which they were now engaged.
Two detdchments of naval me-
chan,cs. summoned from Brest by the
minister Of marine, have arrived here
and are now stationed m the lGachine
rooms of the central postof1ice and the
cent! al telegraph bureau. Tho hotel
keepers union have arranged to take
the mail o: their fo"sign guests to
Brussels. from which Point it will be
sent abroad They are also devising
scheme for the delivery of the in
coming mail.