Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-01-11
Johannesburg Has Appearance
Of Besieged City as Result off
General Strike by Employees
Of Railroads,
UPRISING OF NATIVES
AND MASSACRE FEARED
Two Thousand Union Men
Guard Leader, For WhomI
Warrant IS Out, From Arrest
by Police,

tey MORNING JayHstL SPECIAL lrAsro wiHgl
Pretoria, Union Of South Africa,
Jan. TO- Not since the Beers hid
down their arms 10 the Britons in
1902, has the Rand been so near
state Of war as u u tonight Marital
law VIII BE- declared at noon t0mor-
row Many or those who predicted
failure for the strike have become so
alarmed that they are pleading for
white unity 10 protect tho women
aud children from the horrors Of "a
native uprising.
Johannesburg has the appearance
Of besieged city Tho calling ont Of
the bnrghers has resulted in the
gathering Of 10000 of the old Free
SUITE hurghers who have sprung 10
arms with the same alacrlty or in the
days Of native uprising or when the
British invaded tho veldt This force
ia undcr command OF the veteran
Boor general, Jaeobus II. Delarcy,
The proposed mass meeting OF the
trades federation, which has not been
prohibited. under the new system Of
martial law probably means that an
attempt viii be made TO prevent %
demonstration, which In the present
temper OF the strikers who are in
eensed BY the arrest Of their leaders
may result IN an even more tragic
affray than that which happened on
July 4, last, when rioters were fired
on by the troops.
The trades federation has recon-
mended the declaration Of a general
strike, and ordered that ballot be
taken on the question by al the
unions before Tuesday. The fedora
tlon has also passed resolution
condemnlng the government for i'm
prisuning the mems leaders because
they expressed the opinions Of those
whom they represented
So far az military preparations can
assure Il. the government has absolute
command of the situation, Troopers,
infantry and police can be secn IN all
directions, posted at strategic points
nut IL is considered "A grave question
whether The burghers viii fire, II
ordered to do 80. on their fellow
lloers. who compose the majority Of
the Rand railway men The strikers
seem % share this belief. FOR the
strike leaders have given permission
"a those who are members ~ the dee
Tense force Go Join their commands
Secretary Pain. II the Johannes
burg trades federation, for whom a
werrnn. has heen issued was pres
cnt at O meeting held IN the trades
hall tonight lie was surrounded hy
bodyRuard OF 2,000. The police, real
l2lne thm be could not be arrested
without hloodshod. decided to await
q more favorable opportunity Moth
ing further has developed with re-
gard to the native unrest AZ layers
fpnleln, whore avn outbreak occurred
between whites and natives in the
course of which seven native mborera
ia The diamond mines were killed and
thlriy.six wounded The forces
there, However have been reinforced
by a detachment of Scottish horse
The minister OF railways, Henry
Burton, In q statement today, said
that an the grievances Of the railway
men with tho exception Of those
relating 60 reirenchment and the re-
lns,atement OF certain men, are heing
considered hy he commission, but on
those two points no concessions viii
he made.
The strikers have formed a police
force ~ too members to assist in
the maintenance Of order. one Of the
first acts of the citizens committee,
which has been organized 10 relieve
the police ON patrol duty, was the
closing Of an saloons