The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-03-16
81 SLAIN, 81 HURT
IN AFRICAN REVOLT
WORKERS HALL BOMBARDEO
Nineteen Policemen Are Among
Those Killed in Strike
Battle.
Heaviest Casualties Suffered In Es-
trsme Eastern Section OF the Rand
Proc amation OF Martial Law
-27 officials Injured.

Johannesburg. Union of South AZ
rica, March 13.-Casualties In the
fighting between the striking miners
and police has reached 32 killed and
81 Injured. OF the - killed 10 were
policemen.
By II O'Clock, however, the streets
had become absolutely deserted. and
the town was uncannily quiet. The
public was forbidden use Of the
streets.
The workers hall at Benoni Is re-
ported to have been hit by bomb
dropped from an airplnne. The heav-
lest casualties In the district are be
lieved TO have been suffered In the
extreme eastern sections OF the Rand.
Bold moves by the striking miners,
accompanied by fierce fighting be
tween strikers, commandos and police,
made yesterday one Of terror In the
Rand. Martial law eventually was
proclaimed.
Manager Brodlgan Of the Brakpan
mine, the center Of much Of the days
fighting. and two special constables
were captured and taken out on the
veldt and shot. Seven special consta-
bles, protecting the mine, were killed.
Capture 27 Police.
The strikers also captured q police
men at Newlands. west OF Johannes
burg, where spirited lighting occurred.
threatening to shoot them all II other
police came to the rescue. At Fords-
burg one man. of commando. or
force Of burghers. was killed and IL
members and 4 policemen were
wounded. The sound OF artillery fir-
Ing ut Fordsburg was audible here.
With the proclamation Of martial
law and the seizure OF the strikers
headquarters. where all documents
were conhscated, the populace felt a
sense Of relief. The ministers of jus
ment denying reports OF contem-
plated native rising in the Rand. They
asesrt there Is no disposition on the
part of the natives To give trouble
Meanwhile. military units are enroll
ing with remarkable speed and a Citi.
to run public services.
Firing started M BenOnl early In the
morning Street lighting followed,
both sides suffering casualties. Many
pedestrians were hit. For two hours
the ground between the Bcnoni mar
ket square and the workers hall was
n hnttle area: then the police formed
with the object of surrounding the
hall. There was continuous sniping
and three persons fell dead. one of
them n policeman.
News Men Fear Revolt.
London. March 1.-THE general
strike called by the miners leaders
at Johannesburg is In reality revolu-
tionary movement. according To The
Capetown correspondent Of the Daily
Telegraph. The strike issue has been
eclipsed 10y the threat against the
state, he says.
There was some speculation over
Premier SHUTS delay In proclaiming
martial law, which was regarded as
gravely overdue. but IL is understood
he was actuated by fear that such
step would precipitate conflict In
which the strikers. who are mainly
Dutch. might be re-enforced from the
veldt.
The Johannesburg correspondent Of
the same newspaper reports that
number of Dutch farmers In the Boks-
burg and Benoni districts have Joined
the strikers and formed mounted COM
mandos which attacked Benoni.
The Times johannesburg corre-
spondent, ON the other hand. ascribes
the trouble to "A widespread Bolshevist
plot, and says the Fordsburg COM
mando regards itself as a red guard.
He adds that the fighting Is In prog
ress throughout the Rand. the most
severe trouble being In the eastern
section. lie believes that the police
will soon gain the upper hand In Jo-
hannesburg and Benoni, but admits
that, owing TO the prevailing chaos, II
Is difficult TO verify the various re-
ports.