New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-13
PARIS FACES FAMINE
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day. including several connecting Frelioii
points with London and Brussels 1eie-
graph and telephone poles have neeh
torn down in some instances
Encouraged by the effectiveness OF the
strike on the railroads and the extension
Of the movement to-day to the Eastern
road and the Paris. Lyons and Mediter-
ranean lines. the leaders of the French
workingmen generally threaten gigan-
tic move TO psralyze the activities OF the
whole country
The electricians and the employees OF
the omnibus, metropolitan and subway
transportation lines of this city consid-
cred to-day the ACCESSIBILITY of seizing
this favorable opportunity to launch
strike for a redress of long standing
grievances.
The railway companies are making
desperate struggle to maintain some sort
OF service with the aid of military en-
gineers and men from the navy. but are
meeting little success.
To the governments call to the colors
of thirty thousand strikers the latter re-
delay of fifteen days before responding.
The reserves who refuse to report for
duty are liable to imprisonment for from
one to twelve months.
The strike leaders say that not a wheel
will be turning on any railway in the re-
public tomorrow morning.
Westerns Strike Blocks Traffic.
The Paris end 81 the Western road
strike is complete. Not a single train
came in or went out on that line after
early morning. The highways leading to
Paris are black with humanity. Thou
sands Of workmen trudging toward the
city converged as they reached the city s
gates. where the congestion was fright
full. The demand for cabs and automo-
biles could not possibly he met. and
prices scared accordingly
The government is seriously concerned
over the matter of food supply. Presl-
dent Fallieres hurriedly returned from
his estate in the South to-day and con-
ferred wit the ministers Already the
market is pir2ched. Enormous quantities
of milk and fish on the way from Nor
mandy and Belgium are stalled at points
along the Northern road.
The blocked Northern line is the great
artery for agricultural products, and in
s1lred Paris Of necessities during the
flood of the Seine. The president of the
grain syndicate said that the stock of
flour on the Paris market to-day did not
exceed $1,000 quintals. "a quintal is
equivalent to 220.46 pounds avoir-
dupois) Paris consumes 10000 quinta1s
daily The bakers have a considerable
supply on hand. but since some of them
were accused Of an attempt to corner
-four at the time of the flood the ma
jority have made it habit not to carry
q heavy supply in reserve. The bulk of
meats. vegetables and fruits comes in
over the Western and Paris, Lyons and
Mediterranean lines.
Non-Union Men in Strike.
The National Railroad Union COM
prises only 10000 of the 100000 men
employed in the railway service, but a
large majority of the non-union men are
taking part in the strike.
The government is adopting measures
similar to those practised in time of
war
The strike on the Western road is
most serious. as far as Paris is con-
cerned. and may paralyze business at
the capital. II has cut off an enormous
suburban traffic and interrupted COM
with the ports of Cherbourg
Havre, Dieppe and Brest-