Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-13

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| road men which threatens to spread
throughout the length and breadth of
France was denounced today by Prem
Ter BRAND as IAN insurrection purely,
| built upon criminal foundations
The premier said that the strike was
called while negotiations We're going
on through him and the minister OF
public works for an adjustment of
grievances and he promised that the
instigators of the strike would be
cr!minally prosecuted.
The river Seine which in January
threatened to destroy Paris, now APP
pears in the role of savior. The govern
ment has made arrangements to rush
food supplies to Paris from the sea,
requisitioning all tugs, boats and
barges 20 meet the crisis brought
about by the stoppage of the railway
service and the gripping of the food
market, which is already hard hit.
The employees of the Eastern and the
Paris, Lyons and Mediterranean Rail-
roads have not yet to any 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 Frustrated. The call to the colors
has been ignored by the large major
itv and at mass meetings held today
the strikers reiterated their determina-
ton not to respond to the call.
Much destruction has been wrought
on the Western system, where the
strikers and their supporters have held
u md derailed trains, blocked tracks,
DESTROYED signals, ripped up rails ana
cut telephone and telegraph wires. me
government has ordered the arrest OF
20 Of the strike leaders and instruc-
tions have been issued to the troops 10
use severe measures wherever occasion
is required.
Thousands of people living in the
suburbs who are employed in Paris
massed this evening around the depots.
These they found closed and silent,
with soldiers camped in front. Iheh'
with true Partisan gaiety. they laugh
ingly set out to walk home perhaps
a distance of five or ten miles or
stormed the tramways, cabs. automo-
biles and other conveyances.
The losses to commerce already are
tremendous. Scores of trains have
been stalled along the roads, many of
these carrying food supplies when
even now have become unfit for use.
The passengers on the steamship
Oceanic, who took the train at
Cherbourg for Paris, are blocked at
Nantes Sur Seine about Sc miles from
Paris.
MANY Americans have been COM
PEELED to remain in this city or to pay
fabulous sums to reach the coast, so
that they might embark for England.
Seven sacks of American mail are
now being transported from HaNre to
Paris up the Seine. and the French
steamship line will employ tug to
convey the passengers for the steamer
La Touraine sailing on Saturday. M.
Jaures, leader of the Socialists in the
Chamber of Deputies said that the
railroads of the government We're re-
Sponsible for the present crisis lie
said that the scheme of militariZatio
was dangerous because it was certain
to weaken military discipline and in
crease -militarism.
The Paris end of the Western road
strike is complete. The highways
leading to Paris are blocked with
humanity and the congestion was
frightful at the city gate. Already
the market is pinched. Milk and fish
en- route from Normandy and Belgium
are stalled.
The president of the grain syndicate
said that the stock of flour on the
Faris market today did not exceed
Z 900 quintals. Paris consumes 10000
quintals daily. The bakers. since
some of them We're accused of an at
Tempt to corner -four at the time Of
he food. do not carry a heavy re-
serve.
The National Railroad Union COM
prises only 100000 of the total of 300,-
900 men in the railway service, but
the non union men are participating
in the strike.
The government is adopting measures
similar to those practised in time of
war.