South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-01
PARISCABMEN
WILLWALKOUT
WITH RAILMEN
Subway, Omnibus, Cab and
Taxicab Drivers TO Call
Sympathetic Strike.
MAKING NEW DEMANDS
Heads of Railway Organiza-
tion Submit Reports to
Premier Millerand.
By Associated Press

By Associated Press:
PARIS. Feb. 29.-The subway and
tramway employees Of the omnibus
cab and taxicab drivers unions held
several meetings today and adopted
in principle a proposal to call
sympathetic strike in favor Of the
railway men provided they are in
vited to do so by the general feder-
alton OF labor which has assumed
direction OF the present strike move
ment.
Delegations of the Parlsians unions
Of railwaymen have requested Pre-
mier Millerand to receive their dele
gates, apparently the dismissal of the
railwayman campanaude for alb
sence from duty to attend a meeting
OF the union has been relegated TO
the BACKGROUND and the railway
mems claims are now headed by
demand for naturalization of the
railways.
Bread Remains Stationary.
The price of bread. which was
scheduled to advance from twenty
10 thirty per cent tomorrow viii re-
main stationary. the government de-
cding to postpone the increase until
March Is.
Premier Mnlerand this morning
convened the heads of the ministries
affected by the railway strike and
the directors Of the companies, who
submitted reports Of conditions on
their lines. The director of the
Paris, Lyons and Mediterranean sys-
tenn announced that there had been
marked relaxation in the situation
since Friday. especially on the Paris
Marseilles lines. He said the i'm
provement was accentuated yester-
day, notably at Dijon, where 27
trains were in service. The director
claimed that this number could be
increased to 80 today.
In Critical Condition.
The director of the eastern line
said that the roads suburban service
was in a critical condition, but show
ed signs of Improvement. The di-
rector Of the northern line said, that
contrary to press reports. freight
service on his road was not delayed
and goods sent to the mark cts were
arriving regularly. He asserted that
the northern carried 5000 persons
yesterday to the races at Enghiene.
The Orleans system, according TO
it's director. ran eleven trains be-
tween Paris and Bordeaux yesterday
and food supply trains are being
moved satisfa Isolated at
tempts TO damage the lines had been
foned. he declared. The director OF
the state lines reported that service
at Montparnasse was normal on the
main lines while the situation was
stationary at St. LaZare Men quit
work at some provincial centers like
ChartTes and SainteS, but the situa-
ton at Dieppe and Havre. he said,
was good. The personnel OF Rouen
refused 10 strike and on the south
ern system. except for the work
shops at Bordeaux, the position was
favorable. The personnel at Toul-
ouse also refused TO strike.
COnferees Agree.
The conferees agreed that the re-
ports OF the directors OF the rail-
roads showed the situation as
whole 10 be rather favorable. with
provisioning assured. In order 10
maintain the present stock of coal
several economies in the use OF fuel
have been ordered. Cafes and public
establishments will be closed at 10
p. m, with the exception OF theatres
and motion picture houses which
are permitted to remain open until
Il o'clock The subways will stop
running IT 1880 p. m. other coal
restrictions in effect during the war
viii again be put into effect.
Premier Millerand, receiving rep
.resentatives of the press after the
meeting said that henceforth the
minister OF public works would issue
an official statement on the situa-
tion each morning and evening.