Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-14
FRANCE ADOPTS DRASTIC
RAILWAY STRIKE POLICY
Leaders Arrested, and Others to
Be Forced Into Army

PARIS. Oct. 18.-The French govern
ment is meeting the situation result,
ing from the general strike OF ram
road employees with a firmness thaI
challenges the admiration even OF
those who sympathize with the men IN
their demands for a minimum wage Of
81 day.
Five of the strike leaders were placed
under arrest early today. This actlon
was in fulfillment of Premier Brlano
nron1ise to punish the agitators Wno'
he declared, precipitated an INSURE
tionary movement at. the perry hour
that the premier and M. Mlllerano' tne
minister of public works, posts az ~
telegraphs. were conducting negotla-
tions looking to the peaceful ADJUST
ment of the differences between the
railroad managements and their en-
ployes.
RAILWAY SYSTEMS AT sTANDSTILL
The national railroad union has sue
ceeded in thoroughly demorallzlng the
service on the northern and western
systems. but 1t had less success IN the
eastern and southern lines.
The situation this morning showed
little change from yesterday. Ihe men
from Paris, Lyons and Mediterranean
road are now on strike and the eastern
road is badly hampered, but many
trains are being operated on the ror-
mer systems. The employees or the
PARIS Orleans road and the Paris sub
way last night voted to go OUT put
tha subway lines were being operated
as usual this forenoon.
The hope of the strikers rests largely
In the prospect of sympathetic strikes;
The bricklayers and PAYERS have voted
a general strike beginning today The
unions of other trades are meetlng
and are expressing similar intentions
THE five strike leaders arrested this
morning attempted a dramatic scene
bv assembling in the office of the HUI
mantle, Socialist newspaper, Where
they passed the night In the company
of virtually the complete SOCIALIST dele
cation of the chamber of deputies,
awaiting the arrival of the pollce'
When the officers arrived and the
deputies began to make inflammatory
speeches the prefect of police cut the
proceedings short and hustled the
leaders off in cabs.
REsERVIsTs ARE MOBnIZED
The mobilization of railroad reservists
decreed by the government is pro-
ceeding. The men have responded IN
large numbers, but as yet they nave
not been ordered to take UP the work
of the strikers.
Thousands of suburbanites were
furtner Inconvenience Ny a HOAN5S
rain which made many of the roads
leading into the city impossible TO
pedestrians. AS a consequence many
failed to report at their offices and the
business of the city is upset.
A number of acts Of violence against
rolling stock are reported in the
provinces. The strike is effective on
the western road leading to Lemans,
Brest Cherbourg, Havre and Dteppe
and on the northern road extending to
Amiens. Boulogne and Calais. 1t had
failed up to this afternoon on the
southern divisions, over which DiJon,
Chalons, Lyons and Marseilles on the
Mediterranean are reached. The east
ern road to Belgium and German
points was badly hampered but not
wholly tied up.
The arrested leaders were charged
with having provoked seditious meet
ings and taken the lead in violence
and the destruction of property.
PLANS FOR FOOD SUPPLY
The government is convinced that
this move, together with the summon
ing to military service as reservists all
of the strikers will break the backbone
of the strike. The government sue
ceeded in maintaining communication
with points from which food supplies
were brought into the city. If the
strike continues the transatlantic
steamers now calling at Cherbourg Will
substitute Boulogne as a point for
French embarkation. Boulogne will
connect with this city by an automo-
bile service.