Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-13
FIRMNEss OF GOVERNMENT IN
DEALING WITH SITUATION
HAVING EFFECT.
SOME MEN RETURN TO WORK,
REaPoNp TO REsERvlsT CALL
novsrnmsnt Arrests Several Leaders
and will Punish Thorn For Starting
In.urreetionary Movement-char9ed
With Violating Agreement When
settiemsnt Was Pending.

ment Is meeting the situation resulting
from the general strike Of railroad en-
ployes with firmness and promptness
that may defeat the aims of the aslta-
tors. This morning five OF the most
influential strike leaders were arrested
and Premier BRAND intends they shali
be punished. He insists the agitators
,rec;nitated the insurrectionary move
ment at the very hour when negotia-
tions bookings to a peaceful adjust
ment OF the differences with the rall-
road employees were about to meet W1tn
success. The mobilization of railroad
reservists decreed by the government IS
proceeding. The men have responded
in large numbers. but as yet nave not
offered to take up the work of the
strikers.
The river Seine. which in January
threatened to destroy Paris. now looms
up in the role Of savior. The govern
ment has made arrangements to rush
food supplies to the capital from the
sea. reouisitioning all tugs, boats, and
barRes to meet the crisis brought about
by the stoppage OF the railway service
and to ease the food market, which
already is hard hit.
Some Return to Work.
The employees OF the Eastern and the
Paris, Lyons and Mediterranean rail-
roads have not yet to an appreciable
extent responded to the leaders call to
strike, and the governments weapon
of mobilization has induced some OF
those employed on the northern road
to return to their posts. Nevertheless
the northern and western railroads are
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been ignored by the large majority. and
at mass meetings held the strikers
reiterated their determination not to re-
spond.
Much destruction has been wrought
on the western system, wheie the
strikers and their supporters have held
UP and derafled trains. blocked tracks.
destroyed signals. ripped up rails. and
cut telephone and telegraph wires. The
government has ordered the arrest OF
a score Of the strike leaders, and In
structions have been issued to the
troops to use severe measures wherever
occasion requires.
Thousands Of persons living in the
suburbs but who are employed in Paris
massed last evening around the depots.
These they found closed and silent,
with soldiers camps in front. Then,
fngly set out to walk home, perhaps a
distance Of five or ten miles. or stormed
the tramways. cabs, automobiles, and
other conveyances.
Heavy Loss to Commerce.
The losses to commerce already are
tremendous Scores of trains have been
stalled along the roads. many Of these
carrying food supplies, which even now
have become unfit for use. The pas
sengers on the Oceanic. who took the
train at Cherbourg for Paris. are
blocked at Nantes -sur-Seine. about
thirty-six miles from Paris.
Many Americans have been COM
PEELED to remain in this city, or to pay
almost fabulous sums to reach the
coast, so that they might embark for
England Seven hundred sacks of
American mail are being transported
from Havre to Paris up the Seine, and
the French steamship line will employ
a tug to convey the passengers for
the steamer La Touraine. sailing on
Saturday.