El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-11

become unsiEhtly sears because
OF the working mems strike. The
city now has the appearance Of
a place stricken with peEtilence.
The city is funerally quiet. The
sound Of a football startles the ear.
Occasionally a great noise heralds
I the approach of an automobile pa
troll or mounted soldiers. who rush
through the streets, the weapons OF
the forces OF law and order at the
, alert
The next moment a requIsitioned
taXicab may dash by carrying half
dressed and disheveled strike agi-
tators.
On either side Of the car are bare
headed men with red flags Ribbons
OF the same color stream from the
Windshields- The individuals within
the car invariably are coatless. hat
less, unWashed and bushy headed. All
appear 10 be Russians and bear no
resemblance TO the Spaniards and Ar
Eentinians who compose the bulk OF
the laboring class in this country
The police make no attempt to
halt the speeding aEifafOrS or 70
compel them to remove the red
flags.
An business houses, large and
small. are closed and locked
On the corners where once stood a
white helmeted and white gloVed
faced men with rifles on their shoul-
ders. The national mounted police.
who added a touch Of picturesque
ness TO city life with their bright UNI
forms. today ride through the streets
with rifles and heavy cartridge belts
in place Of their usual bright sabers
Conditions in the interior are OBJ |
scure- Shortly before midnight, the l
telephone and telegraph lines TO Mar l
del Of the Plata, a fashionable su-
y 10 a. -
the situation there IS serious Many |
Of the city's weaIthiest families are I
there and the season is at its heights.
Machine Guns Used.
Congressional Place was the scene ]
OF hot fighting, in which the govern /
meut troops we're successful only by /
the free use Of machine guns. The 4
Palace Of Justice also was attacked. /
The PalaZa Mayo, In front OF the gov I
palace. is filled with troops. I
Gen. DeIIeniane. commander Of
the forces opposing the strikers.
has assumed a military dictator
ship and has taken over all the
forces OF the government. This
action. Il was explained. in no
wise constitutes a measure IN
fris=dly 70 president IriEOyeE.
Gen Delepiane-s assumption OF die
.atorial powers followed two serious
attempts by strikers TO capture po-
Ice headquarters. He has assumed /
he functions Of the ministers Of war.
the navy and the interior. making
himself supreme commander.
According TO Cen Dellepiane's aids,
be took action because Of the gov
srnments reluctance 10 use force SUI
,icient TO end the trouble
There was an anarchist out
break Friday Ht Mar de Plata. /,
fashionable bathing resort. 20
miles southeast OF BueHos Aires.
the anarchists attempted TO Oc- =,
cuuy the police station, hut were
repuised when forces were land-
ed from the cruiser san Martin.
At II o'clock last night battles be-
ween strikers and police were rag
ug in al parts Of the city There
7as a particularly sharp conflict in
ront Of the postoffice.
To supplement the troops and Do
ice, leaders Of the radical party Fri
lay organized a white guard OF
0 900
shoot Into Business Houses.
The strikers began the day By
hooting into every business house Z
which attempted to open, and after
he shops had closed devoted their I
nergies TO burning privately owned /
automobiles A cavalry patrol had I
pitched battle with q group OF ruf- {
ians who had sacked 4 gun shop.
The railways announced Friday
hat not train was running IN the !
enubllc- The only newspaper per-
litted to circulate today was Ia Z
'anguardias the socialist organ, other
ewspapers being burned by the I
triirers as fast as they appeared.
The neWsnaners say the strike {
II the outcome OF n BOlsheTfk
revolutionary movement by for
eiEn aEitafors, who rush through
the streets in tzzieahs bearing {
rcd flags