The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-13
Government Plans to Transport
Food Supplies by Water to
Great City,
RAILROAD STRIKE FELT
In EVERY CIRCLE OF LIFE
Premier DenOunces Instigat0rs
Of Strike as InSurrectiOniSts
and Criminals.

PARIS, Oct 12.-Thc strike of the
railroad men which threatens 10 spread
throughout France was denounced to-
day by Premier BRAND as San iusur-
rection," purely built upon criminal
foundations.
The premier declared that the strik G
was called while negotiations were 90
ing on for an adjustment Of grievances,
and he promised that the instlgators of
the strike would be prosecuted.
The river Seine. which in January
threatened to destroy Paris. now looms
up in the role of savior. The govern
mcut has made arrangements to rush
food supplies TO Paris from the sea
requisitiouing all boats TO meet the
crisis and case the food market, which
is already hard hit.
Some Return to Work.
The employees Of the Eastern and the
Paris, Lvous and mediterranean rail.
roads have not, 10 any appreeiable cx-
tent. responded TO the strike call and
the government S weapon of mobiliza
tion has induced some OF these employe.
on the Northern road TO return to their
posts. Nevertheless. the Northern and
Western railroads are prostrated. The
call TO the coIors has been ignored by
the large ma ajority, and AT mass meet
Jugs today the strikers reiterated their
determination not to respond 10 the
call
Much destruction has been wrought
on the western system, where the strlk'
ers and their supporters have held w
and derailcd trains, blocked tracks, de-
siroyed signals. ripped up rails and cut
telephone and telegraph wires.
New Arrests Ordered.
The government has ordered the ar
rest of score OF strike leaders and
instructions have been issued 10 the
troops 10 use severe measures wherever
occasion requires.
Thousands of persons living III the
suburbs and employed in Paris massed
this evening around the depots. These
they found closed and silent, with mill
tary camps in front Then with true
Partisan gaiety. they laughingly set out
for home, a distance of five or ten
miles. or stormed the tramways, cabs
automobiles aud other couveyauccs.
The losses TO commerce already are
tremendous. Scores Of trains have been
stalled along the roads. many of these
come unfit for use. The passengers on
the steamship Oceanic, who took the
train at Charbourg for Paris, are
blocked al Mantc SurSeine, about
tbirty-six miles from Paris.
Americans Are Caught.
Many Americans have been com
PEELED to remain in this city or tc
pay fabulous sums to reach the coast
so that they might embark for Eng
land.
Seven hundred sacks of American
mail are now being transported from
Uayrc TO Paris up the Seine, and the
French steamship line Will employ a
tug to convey the passengers for the
steamer La Touraiue, sailing on Sat
urday.
NJ. .Iauros. leader of the Socialists in
the chamber OF deputies, today an
swcrcd Premier BRAND, charging that
the railroads Of the government were
responsible for the present crisis. he
declared that the scheme of mllitariza'
ton was dangerous, as vt was certain
TO weakcn military discipline and in
crease antImIlltarlsm,
The employees of the omnibus, metro
politan and subway transportation lines
Of this city considered today the ad
visibility of seizing this opportuDit7 to
standing grievances
The situation throughout the republic
is regarded as grave.
The railway companies are making
desperate struggle TO maintain some
sort Of service with the MD of the
military engineers and mon from the
uavy. but are meeting with little sue
cess
To the government S call to the colors
of SO. 600 strikers. the latter reply the
military code allows them n delay OF
iftecn days before responding The re-
scryists who refuse TO report for duty
are liablo TO imprisonment for from one
to twelve months.
The extension Of the strike TO the
east and south has practically isolated
Paris. which is threatened with famine
The strike leaders declare that not
wheel Will be turning on any railway
in the republic tomorrow evening.
Highways to City Blocked.
UTo 10 this afternoon the nets of vio'
lcncc have been confined Ia the cutting
OF telegraph wires and the tearing up
of trucks at several points.
Tho Paris end of the western strl
is complete Not y single train caf
in or went out on that line after
morning,
The highways leading To Pa
blocked with humanity. Thousl
worlmen arc irudging toward
converying as thcv reach
gates. The deuuSi for cabs