Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-10
UPRISING FEARED
IN SOUTH AFRICA
Conviction Is Growing That Sit
uation Looks Like Rev.
olution.

PRETORIA, Union of South At
RIGA, Jan. 10.-The conviction is grow
ing here that the government of the
Union of South Africa is faced with
a situation more in the nature of
revolution than of an ordinary strike,
while the fear that the trouble may
spread to the natives in the various
provinces is causing a panic among
women in the outlying districts.
Mr.. Balm, secretary of the Trades
Federation, this morning informed
meeting of workers at johannesburg
that "tomorrow's mass meeting will
be of greater significance in the
world than the Fourth of July
Mr.. Ward, another official of the
Trades Federation, threatened re-
taliation for the governments arrest
of the mems leaders.
The general body of citizens seems
to be wholly on the side of the gov
eminent. The citizen defense force
Is being mobolized with marvellous
rapidity, the men swarming into this
city and johannesburg to join their
respective regiments. All the stra-
tegic points along the railroads have
been occupied by detachments of
troops, and every possible precaution
has been taken by the authorities.
In Natal all the infantry, cavalry
and artillery comprised in the forces
of the Union of South Africa were
modified this morning. The forces
available at Bloemfontein, capital of
the Orange State, have been sent off
to Jagersfontein, whose diamond
mines rank Ia value next to those of
Kimberley. The native laborers there
had already adopted a threatening
attitude this morning.
Some further arrests of labor
leaders were made this morning,
among them President Connerty,
Secretary Dawson and Messrs. Buck
ley and Riley, of the railwaymens
executive committee.
Lieutenant Baron Won Forstner
won his appeal before a second court
martial against the sentence of forty
three days Imprisonment imposed on
him on December 10 for sabring
lame shoemaker.
The justification of Colonel Won
Reuters acts was based by the court
- y decree issued by the king of
Prussia in 1920, which gave the RICH
to military to intervene without wait
ing for a request from the civil au-
thorities in case the latter were pow
erless to suppress disorders. This de-
cree was Inserted in the most recent
ly issued army service intructions,
and is valid at the present date in
Alsace, although subsequent laws do
not authorize military action with
out a requisition from the civilian
The decree was issued at the tim
of the Holy Alliance, which existed
from 1875 to 1880 between the Euro
pean sovereigns and was intended to
perpetuate the reigning dynasties and
prevent revolutions.
Colonel Won Reuters detention of
the civilian prisoners over night, al
though recognized by the court as IL
legal in itself, was considered justi-
fed because the transfer of the pris-
oners at night might have caused
most serious disorders.
The military judges trying Lieu
tenant Won Forstner decided that the
shoemaker had made
remark to the officer, and
when they heard the testimony O.
one of Won Forstner's men, who swore
that he had found a pocket-knife in
the shoemaker's pocket, they declared
that Lieutenant Won Forstner had
been justified in sabring the shoe
maker.
PRETORIA, Union of South Africa,
Jan. 10.-A further proclamation call
ing 60 900 men of the citizens defense
force to the colors was issued here
today. This step was taken by the
authorities in view of the possibility of
widespread disturbances following the
expected orders for a general strike
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