The sun., 1919-06-16
FRENCH TAKE UP
Big STRIKE TO-DAY
Socialists and Labor Leaders
to Decide Upon Country
wide Action.
SOLDIERS MADE APPEAL
Warn Workers That Fruits OF
Victory May Be Lost Through
Internal Strife.
By q s,o1 Correspondent, Of. The sus

Copyright. 1919; oil rights reserved.
PARIA, June 15.-This is the day which
10 fraught with tremendously important
Possibilities for the future Of France
and OF the whole Of Europe. while the
peace conference is preparing the ffffai
draft Of the answer to the German coun-
Ter proposals the Socialist ana labor
leaders are meeting to decide the Dues
ton Of general strike.
So far as the temper Of PATHS 10 con-
cerned. there IL almost al much appre-
hension over the action Of one body as
over the reception of the other bodyIs
document II peace comes. viii II be
real psaee OF peace with Sabotage!
The Parisians are going about their
business with as much outward calm
ness as Is permitted by the conditions
imposed by the strikes already in prog
ress, but everybody eonfesses to deep
anxiety. So far as the labor situation
Is concerned the iast twenty-four hours
have brought about four developments
which are calculated TO give encoufage-
nient.
The Ministry, although its action
comes at the eleventh hour. has com
scented to hold pourpafiers with the vari.
Gus disaffscted elements looking toward
the possible adoption of conciliatory
measures.
Socialist Conference Fails. =;
What was intended to be a great con-
ference of the Socialists of the four al
lied countries-a kind OF intefnationale
| --dwindled into a meeting Of two. the
| British and Belgians failing to appear to
talk strike with the French and italians.
The League of Combatant Soldiers,
\ composed of veterans of the war. has
| made an imprisoned appeal TO the
workers not to go on a general strike
| Lastly, but most important OF all as
rejecting the sentiment of men who
would be most affected by, d tleup, the
workmen are showing an urifnistakable
| disposition to settle their troubles with'
| out resort to walkout
| Although the French Parliament voted
| yesterday to postpone the final settle
| nent OF the question of the application,
| Of the eight hour law for miners until
| Tuesday the Ministry has promised to
| put the law into effect tomorrow. the
DAY set by the miners for d general
strike. Meanwhile the Minister OF La.
Dor Is receiving the leaders of the min
ers in q conference.
This action may come too late. as fht
federation had made all It's prepare
lions for the suspension of underground
work, but the situation Is not hopeless
Premier Clemenceau has received rep
resentatives of the Subway Union AND
has promised to investigate the employ
ment of soldiers in place OF strikers.
The manifesto OF the League of Com
blatant Soldiers, which is IAN appeal Il
the good sense of French workers. says
Former soldiers are with YOU In de
rnandins that the profiteera OF war shall
disgorse . The Germans are. At Yer
sailles If they do not sign the alliet
peace the Advantages obtained BY Al
inopportune peace viii not compensate
us for the Just indemnity which we mus
get from ,the enemy. .-t.
IF Germany does not pay. we shall
have crushing taxes and living will b.
dearer Increased salaries are futil'
against famine and our brothers ii
arms would have died in vain, thei
widows would be reduced to beggar!
and the S&te would have nothing will
which to pay pensions. So long as tn
enemy has not given guarantees. ever!
Quarrel among FrenchInen is a crime