The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-10-13
FRENCH STRIKE
NOW EXTENDING
TO OTHER LINES
WORKMEN THREATEN GIGANTIC
piIS,NcSS ACTIVITIES
Railways Make Desperate Efforts to
Maintain Service, But Meet With
Little Success-The Strike Is to
Be General.

Paris, Oct. 12.-Encouraged by the
ployes of the Northern and Western
railroads and the extension of the
movement today to the Eastern
roads and the Paris, Lyons and Medi-
terranean lines, leaders of the French
workingmen today threatened gi-
gantic movement to paralyze the
business activities of the whole
country.
The situation throughout the en-
tire republic is regarded as very
grave, and much itloodshed will un-
doubtedly result in case the country
wide strike is called and the strik-
ers resume the destruction of prop
erty which was begun when the tru-
bic originated yesterday.
Strike to Be General.
Electricians and employees of the
omnibus, metropolitan and subway
transportation lines here today con-
sidered the advisability of selling
this opportunity to styike for the
redress of long standing grievances.
There seems to lie no doubt but that
they will Immediately decide to go
out, as they are almost a unit in
championing the strike already called
aad looked for success in the plan
TO demoralize business conditions
throughout France.
Service Piaralyzed.
The railroads are making desperate
efforts to maintain some sort of serv-
ice, but are meeting with little sue
cess
Strike leaders declare with conf
dence that not a wheel will be turn
ing on any railway in all France by
tomorrow morning.
Crowds Gathering.
Immense crowds of workmen and
sympathizers are gathered at the
principal railroad stations, also lin
the streets of Paris, and it is evident
that many French people of all clas-
ses sympathize with the strikers The
war department is on the alert to
put quick end to the riots, but
many soldiers and officers sympa-
thize with the strikers, and the
troops will have a hard task before
them.
Highways Are Crowded.
During the afternoon the highways
leading to Paris became black with
humanity. Thousands of workmen
are trudging to the city gates, where
the congestion is frightful
Food Supply Short.
The government already is serious
iy concerned over the matter of food
supply, as the market has been pinch
ed for several days.
President Fillieres returned this
morning from his estate in the south
and Immediately went into confer
ence with his ministers.
The government is adopting meas
ure similar to those in vogue during
war times.
Hold Up Train.
Strikers this afternoon held up the
express train from Havre at Vaies
Colombes, covered the engineer and
fiTemen with revolvers and compell- |
ed them to abandon the locomotive, |
which was then uncoupled from the
train and tipped across the track.
Paving stones were heaped upon the
track outside the ST Nazaire station
Strike Denounced.
Premier BRAND this afternoon is
sued a public statement denouncing
the strike as an insurrection built
upon criminal foundation. He urged |
the trainmen not to follow advice of
the instigators of the strike, who,
he said, would he criminally prose-
cuted.
Telegraph Wires Cut.
More telegraph wires were cut to-
day including several connecting
French points with London and Brus-
sells. Telegraph and telephone poles
were torn down in many instances.