New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-13

ubm or Hamburg. Twenty shploadS Cf
ore and grain. destined for Antwerp. have
already been diverted to the other two
ports The Red Star Line is accepting
no freight
The farmers who supply vegetables to
Antwerp have given notice that they dare
not attempt to bring in anything after
Monday The farmers supplying Brussels
have requested a police guard one hun
drcd canalboat loads Of potatoes. which
arrived in Brussels to-day were quickly
sold. The inhabitants are LAYING In stores
of provisions for long siege.
Municipal Employees Stick
The employees Of the municipal water.
lighting and street cleaning departments
have been notified that their participa-
ton in the strike will forfeit their posi-
tions and rights to pensions, and it is
hardly likely that they will join in the
movement.
The Socialists declare that no violence
will be permitted and that the soldiers
and gendarmes will have no work to do.
If they can maintain the strike FOR a few
days without violence. they believe that
a delegation Of BurGomasters from more
than 1000 towns will come 10 Brussels
and ask the King to intervene.
Singular variations of sentiment have
been developed both In the Belgian capi-
tai and in the provinces in connection
with the strike one strange phenomenon
is the countenance. active or tacit. given
by a minority of the employers to the
of Il
clared that they would continue their
workmen's wages during the strike, while
others have contributed to the strike
funds or offered TO take cafe OF the
strikers children.
The Clerical newspapers aver that rich
Liberals are privately swelling the strike
furds. while Liberal and Radical clubs In
various cities are openly supporting the
movement by subscriptions.
Hall Pay Offered.
The employers Of Liege have posted no.
tees SAYING they will give their workmen
who strike for manhood suffrage half pay
for the three days. April u. 10 and IL. II
they will return to work on April Il.
4 number OF employers in Herstal.
while deploring the strike. have decided TO
aid their hands in participating in the
demonstration I'm favor OF manhood SUI
frage one manufacturer has undertaken
TO feed fifty children during the strike and
various others have agreed TO pay the
strikers a weeks wages.
In Herstsl the strike will be almost
complete. Only enough workmen will re-
Ia, 20 40 mi
in good condition. so that the men can re-
turn to work the moment the signal TO do
so il given.
The great coal companies at Seraing are
putting up hundreds of cots inside their
works for the non-striking workmen ana
for men who take the place OF strikers
and who may be afraid 10 leave the WORKS
TO 90 TO their homes. Sympathizers with
the strikers have arranged to feed four
,bousand children at Seraing while the
men are not at work
The Christian Unions. as the Catholic
workmen's associations are known to dis
,inguish them from the Socialist trace
unions have decided not 10 Join the strike.
The ,orkmen in the industrial estab-
ueb,,ents and mines along the valley OF
tho R,ver CLAIM have refused 10 JOIN the
strife Their decision is explained par
tally nv the fact that many or them are
so,.ai,,rers who take no interest in Belgian
politics. 49,, ,no
sunplies in the fortified city OF Nafhui'
and trains laden with coal from Germany
continue to arrive hourly. -,
rho Minister of War is transferring All
tho attachments of troops from the p'aoes
whore they have been stationed ior so'"e
time 10 other places where the soidieis
have no acouaintances. and so can DC
used more efficiently In case OF disturb
ance. o,o
hoa,.,, enowstorm struck the whole
no pelg,um last night, and was accom-
named by severe frost. Gardens orc"ai' 9
and vegetable fields were ruined In many
diet riots. and the telegraph ana teiephohe
service was greatly interrupted
cbar,eroi. April 12.-Billboards all over
the city have been covered to-uhS WV"
Great red posters. on which Is printed ,he
Socialist call to the workmen to strike ior
poanheod suffrage on Monday. Inc pla-
ards are printed In large type ana point
ont to the workingmen:
This is a strike OF folded aims, ""u
, 30 raised fists. Respect the liberty Of
nose who wish to work, and the authori-
49,. wilt also respect in like manner the
sroodo,n of those who wish TO cease
work" 1900, ,,oor tho
complete passiveness is urged upon ,he
..,1,are bv the Socialist unions, when tel
80, mot .iniu,y done to our opponents