The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-10-13


situation today showed little change
from yesterday. The number of
strikers is increasing. The subway
men have voted to go out, but the
lines are being operated as usual this
afternoon. The hope of the strikers
rests largely in the prospects for
sympathetic strikes. The bricklay-
ers and PAYERS have voted for a gen.
eral strike. The unions of other
trades are meeting and expressing
sympathetic intentions. A number
of strike leaders have been arrested
by the government for precipitating
in al insurrectiOnary movement The
premier minister of public works,
posts and telegraphs is conducting
negotiations looking to peaceful
adjustment of differences between
the railroad management and the
employees.
The strike of the railroad men,
which threatens to spread through
out France, was denounced today by
Premier BRAND as AN instruction,
purely, built upon criminal founia-
TONS
The premier declared that the
strike was called while negotiations
were going on for an adjustment of
grievances, and he promised that the
instigators OF the strike would be
prosecuted.
Seine an Aid.
The River Seine, which in January
threatened to destroy Paris, now
looms up in the role of savior. The
government has made arrangements
to rush food supplies to Paris from
the sea, reQuisitioning all boats to
meet the crisis and ease the food
market, which is already hard hit.
The employees of the Eastern and
the Paris, Lyons & Mediterranean
railroad have not, to any appreciate
extent, responded to the strike call,
and the governments weapon of mo-
bilization has induced some of those
employed on the Northern road TO
return to their posts.
Roads Frustrated.
Nevertheless the northern and
western railroads are Frustrated. The
call to the colors has been ignored
by the large majority, and at mass
meetings today the strikers reiterat-
ed their determination not to respond
to the call.
Much destruction has been
wrought on the western system
which the strikers and their support
ers have held up and derailed trains,
blocked tracks, destroyed signals.
ripped up rails and cut telephone
and telegraph wires.
Arrests Ordered.
The government has ordered the
arrest of a score of strike leaders
and instructions have been issued to
the troops TO use severe measures
wherever occasion requires. Thous-
ands of persons living in the suburbs
and employed in Paris massed last
evening around the depots. These
they found closed and silent, with
military camps in front. Then with
true Partisan gaiety, they laughing
ly set out TO walk home, perhaps a
distance of five or ten miles, or
stormed the tramways, cabs, automo-
bilcs and other conveyances-
Losses Very Great.
The losses TO commerce already
are tremendous. Scores of trains
have ben stalled along the roads,
many of these carrying food supplies
which have become unfit for use. The,
passengers on the steamship Oceanic,
who took the train at Chcrhourg or
Paris. are blocked at Mante-Sur-Seine
which is about thirty-six 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 Eng
land. Seven hundred sacks of Am
erican mail are now being transport
ed from Havre to Paris up the Seine
and the French steamship line Will
employ a tug to convey the passen-
gers for the steamer La Touraine,
sailing on Saturday.
VI. Jaures, leader of the Socialists
in the chamber of deputies, today an