Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-01-12
GENERAL STRIKE
IN bUENOs AIRES
BROUGHT TO END
Committee in Charge Agrees
to Resumption Of Work After
Consultation With President
Irigoyen
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Buenos Aires, JNn. II, tby The AS
ISOLATED Press. THE committee In
charge of the general strike agreed
to end the strike this afternoon. aft
er a conference with President ri
goyen and the president of the Va
sena Iron Works.
Government troops turned machine
guns on a force of 200 strikers and
their supporters when they attacked
the postoffice shortly after noon, dis
persing them.
Twenty persons We're killed and
sixty wounded in another attack on
| the Vasena Iron Works today,
Although the report spread
throughout the city about five o'clock
that the strike had officially ended,
shooting continued in various sections
for several hours later. The condi-
ton of the settlement has not yet
been announced.
The attack on the postoffice was
carefully arranged Men began TO
straggle into the building as if on
business and when about two hum
dred were assembled shooting be-
gan. The governments machine guns
soon put an end to this terrorism.
Two police stations were attacked
early IN the day, as was also a hosDi-
tai. A national committee of stud
ents today called on General Dele
paine who last night assumed the
military dictatorship, and offered to
take up arms for the government
but was informed that this was not
necessary.
The employees of the Armour Pack
ing interests in the suburb of Avel-
laneda Joined the strike movement
this morning and attacked the meat
deliveries of the Sansienana Packing
house, which supplies the public in
stitutions. The packers entrenched
themselves when the police arrived
and the seventh infantry was sent to
reinforce the police. At nightfall the
two opposing forces still were lined
up in battle formation.
Meat supplies were taken to the
public institutions late this afternoon
under heavy cavalry escorts.
The food situation is critical. for
anarchists have threatened to kill and
are killing anyone attempting to dis
tribute food of any kind. They have
even drawn a Gordon around grocery
stores and pharmacies. The newspa
pers demanded that the government
requisition/ the meat stored in the
packing houses.
Throughout the entire day the city
was in the hands of upshackled an
archy. There was no longer any
semblanee of leadership among the
rioters, who committed all manner
of murder and violence, single hand
ed or, in groups at will.
A mllkman, delivering milk at the
Plaza Hotel was approached by a
lone individual who put a revolver at
the milkman's head and fired. The
assassin walked around, the dead
BODY and placing his revolver in his
pocket continued his way. An old
woman with a market basket left
nome seeking food. She was attacked
by two men, one of whofr~cut her
throat.
Fighting was renewed in all parts Of
the city before noon, and in the even
ing there We're serveral pitched bat
ties along the Avenida de Mayo. The
Fifth and Twelfth cavalry, recruited
TO Maximum strength, were ordered in
from Salta province and are due to
reach Buenos Aires tomorrow.
General DellepaiHe, as soon as he
saw that the lawless element intend
ed to continue fighting,-issue orders
10 the army and police to requisition
all automobiles required and all day
troops were rushed from enc scene Of
disturbance to another. General Dele
paine also ordered the arrest of Rus
sian anarchists, wherever found agi-
tating. AS soon as taken into custory
they We're interned aboard warships
in the harbor,. 1t Is understood that
they will be deported. under the law
which permits the government to de-
port without trial any foreigner whose
presence is considered detrimental to
the public welfare.
Fighting persisted throughout the
day in the Russian section, where
many citizens Joined the, troops in ar
resting anarchists.