New Britain herald., 1927-07-16
General Strike Reported

General Strike Reported
 London, July 16 R - Uncon- flrmed reports regarding the Vien- nese situation. reaching. Reuters by way of Berlin, Prague and Brati- slava. Czechoslovakia, state that practically all the workers of the Austrian capital have obeyed a general strike order which is said to have been issued by the socialist party and executives of the Austrian trades union.
 The reports say that the social ists sent deputation to Chancellor Seipel, demanding his resignation and also that of the chief of police of Vienna.
 One report said that the military had the situation we'll in hand, having cleaEed the streets of rioters. Firemen had extinguished the fire in the palace of justice, which Is badly damaged, as were other build ings in the neighborhood.
 Trains en route to Vienna were held up in the suburbs. 1t Is said. The Orient express was stopped at Bratislava, while trains from Ger many to Austria were detained at the frontier.
 Reports regarding the casualties vary. One report said 50 people were killed and 700 were wounded. Order Is Restored
 sS Paris, July 16 R - Vienna. among the stateliest capitals of EC- rope, was plunged into one. of the worst riots of its chequered history yesterday, but latest reports reach ing Paris both by way of Berlin and the Czechoslovak frontier town of Bratislava indicated that the police, after fighting all afternoon, suc- ceeded in restoring a semblance of order late in the evening.
 How many fell in the long battle it was impossible to determine this morning. the reports were all SC conflicting. but it appears certain that not less than 40 persons were killed and hundreds injured, many of them seriously.
 The law courts building, or pal. ace of justice, as it Is known, was completely ruined by fire started by a mob, and there were reports that the ministry of ports was also SC, on fire, and parliament house. the opera house and perhaps othel buildings were seriously damaged.
 General Strike Called
 All communication was suddenl, cut off at seven o'clock last night when in obedience to genera strike order. the telegraph and tele phone operators left their post like one man.
 The ostensible cause of the out break was the acquittal Thursda! night of three Austrian monarchists charged with shooting to death { man and boy during a socialis demonstration in village near thu Hungarian border last January. I is known. however. that the social ists were bitterly disappointed a not having succeeded as we'll as ex pected in the recent general cleo tion. which. while 1t gave them in creased representation did no change the state of the parties ma terlally and left the bourgeoi groups in control of the admins tration. As consequence there ha been considerable tension in thei relations with the government.
 Private advices received to tn Havas News Agency stated tha when the police tried to disperse mob on the Maximilian Platz, 30 of the Platz manifestants opene fire on them. The police are sai to have returned the fire. InfuriateG the crowd swept them down lik chaff and rushed for the palace c justice bearing down all opposition It stormed the buildings cut tn gas pipes. set fire to the escapin gas. and in few minutes the ed! flee was wrapped in flames.
 The Vienna correspondent of tn Journal said the mapifestants bea and otherwise ill-used the judge in the courts. gathered all record and documents they could lay thei lands on and fed them to tn flames. Other bands he reports. al tackled the university building pal liament house and the city hal and even began raising barricadt
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