The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-07
Government Employees
IN the Open.
TIMID ONES FEAR
REPUBLIC IS THREATENED
Union Laborers are Joining n the
Movement.
Premler Ciemenee.a Must Aet aniekly
or He May Allow cesatry rhrswn
Into evesution--Reaetien-
sries ara suspected.

Paris. May en-. simyan. Under
Secretary OF Posts and relegraphs.
made the following statement tonixhts
II declare In my own name ana the
name OF the government that were ths
syndicate formed today. q thousand
times as powerful as It viii ever Dc.
ence. never receive its delegates nor
enter into relations for discussion
with It's officers. members or any per-
sons representing IL"
Paris. Nav e--The famous sP. r.
T." that ". the Posts. Telegraph and
Telephone employees association, to-
dag threw down the gauntlet OF battle
20 the Government by Transforming IL
self into syndicate or union Under
the law OF 1884. thus placing the aaso~
citation on the same footing with work.
mems union, with the right to strike
against the State employer. AZ Cha
worlSmen have the privilege OF doing
against private employers.
This defiance. which is nothing short
OF open revolution. came a. q sudden
and sensational sequel Of Premier Clem-
enceau's failure this afternoon to re-
ceve q deputation of postal employees
who called 70 present demands for their
redemption OF promises which they
claim the Government made when tbs
recent strike was declared on. The
Premier was III and confined 10 his
room, but the delegation pretended 10
believe that his indispoBition was sina4'
ulated. Their failure 20 be- received.
however, served as a prefext for
springing the surprise they bad secrets
~ prepared and within an hour the
transformation Of the association Into
national syndicate was announeeA
and the status OF the organisation og.
hcially fled IN the city hall.
II was what the French call n coup
dc theatre, but II It proves sueceseful Il
would be more like q coup dsetat. o.
Its purpose 10 70 make the empluyun
the masters and not the servants % tbs
state.
The statutes OF the Organization fol-
lioweatrfetix In form those * tha wes.z4
mems organization. They declare tsse
purpose to defend eeonomic interests
and give moral and material Support
10 members having differences with tie
administration and further TO seek tina
passage Of economic and social laws III
the interest OF the orEanizaffon. a
COMMITTEES is created following The
lines OF trades unions 70 act na Inter-
mediary iu such differences and mefa~
berss are forbtdden under penalty be
losing their membership to present Isl
sues which may arise. personally 70
the ADMINISTRATION
Nest Serious aspect
The most serious aspect Of the eitn-
alton Is the fact that the leaders Ia
the movement are undoubtedly hand~
in glove with the moving spirits Of tbs
general federation OF labor which ~
now universally recognized as rewp-
lutionary organization aud which has
for a long time been preparing tor =
general strike to destroy 'cnpitaiisn
The suppression of this Organization
has frequently been contemplated by
the French Government.
Fortunately a considerable propors
ton of the postal employees have had
their eyes opened to the revolutionary
venture on which the mifitants pros
pose TO embark and have broken away
There are loyal servants enough %
form working nucleus to fight .
general strike which tonight fs mat
ter Of hours.
The government which claims to be-
prepared for any eventualify. II Is con-
ceded. must now act vigorously or abb
dictate, and the leaders OF the move
ment apparently have no option but
to declare strike the minute the gov
eminent makes \ hostile turn.
The entire country IL tremendously
excited by the violent agitation Of all
sorts. to which II has been subjected
for months and real fears are enter-
tanned that q whirlwind wiii be I'M
chained. There are even intimatione
| In some quarters that the royaiists and
other reactionaries are furnishing
| funds to stir up a revolution IN the
hope of eventually imposing new
| regime No level headed observer
however, seriously thinks the republic
Is In danger.