Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-03-01
STRIKE
To SET FRANCE
AF00T., IS PLAN
Subway, Tramway, Tax
icab and Omnibus Men
May Join Walkout Of
Railroad Workers.

Paris, Feb. 29-The subway and
tramway employees and the omnibus. cab
and taxlcaE drivers unions held several
meetings Sunday and adpoted in principle
a proposal to call a sympathetic strike
In favor of the railway men, provided
they are invited to do 50 by the general
federation of labor, which has assumed
direction Of the present strike move
ment.
The disciplining of Campanaud has
been relegated to the background and
the railway mems claims are now head
ed by demand for naturalization of
the railroads
The price Of bread, which was schedul-
ed TO advance from 20 to 80 per cent.
will remain stationary. the government
deciding TO postpone the increase until
March Is.
Paris. Feb. 29-Premier Millerand
Sunday morning convened the heads OF
the ministries affected by the railway
strike and the directors Of the com
panies, who submitted reports Of con
ditions on their lines. The director Of the
Paris, Lyons and Mediterranean system
announced that there had been a mark
ed relaxation in the situation since Fri
day, especially on the Paris, Marseiles
line. he said the improvement was ac-
centEated Saturday notably Mt Dillon,
where "a trains were in service. The
director claimed that this number could
be increased to 81 at once.
The conference were agreed that the
reports OF the directors of the railroads
showed the situation as a whole to be
rather favorable with provisioning as
sured. In order to maintain the present
stock Of coal several economies in the
use OF fuel have been ordered.
TO Save Coal.
Cafes and public establishments will
be closed at 10 p. m. with the exception
OF theaters ana motion picture houses,
which are permitted to remain open lln-
running at 11:30 p, m. Other coal
restrictions in effect during the war will
again be put into force
The premier affirmed The govern
ment,s determination to repress any in
citement of violence with the greatest
flrmness. Asked II any arrests had been
made, NJ MilIerand replied that he could
only say warrants had been issued.
The government and the federal
council of the railroad men have issued
statements giving a history Of the strike
The formers statement begins by say
ing that the strike was due to an in
cident of internal discipline as to claims
presented by the employees connected
with wages and conditions Of labor.
Absent Without Leave.
"A trades union meeting was called
for Dion. the statement continues.
"The directors Of the Paris, LYONS and
line gave the usual per
mission to employees who were members
of the administrative council Of the
union, Of syndicates, to attend. Campan-
aud, who was not a member Of the adj
council. did not receive the
permission. Nevertheless. he went to
Dijon. He was punished by two days
by the chief engineers and
the directors refused to cancel the
punishment Midol Ieon Midol, secre-
tary of the Paris. Lyons and Mediter-
ordered that general strike
be called on the Paris, Lyons and Medi-
terranean on February "a
The federal councils statement. which
is headed, THE Truth on the Strike"
begins:
"A worker. having been punished for
answering a convocation Of this union,
his comrades unite with him. All
means of coneiliation now seemed to be |
exhausted, the statement goes on.
Naturalization is the only means to |
insure rational exploitation of trans
Dorts,' 1t says.
The federal council claims to have |
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