The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-04

I1lBHU PEAnCeb 1Eet IObs AeLV WuiB government, Q coalition of socialists, radical socialists and communists under Leon Blum, veteran socialist leader.
 They struck even though they knew they were causing grave anxi. ety to their own leaders, in order to make 1t plain that, with the trend toward the left wing shown in the recent general election, they were determined to wiring from employ. CTS ct any cost higher wages, Q shorter working week and Q closed shop.
 Govt Workers Out Workers in the highly unionized civil service, which includes men in the government operated telegraph, telephone and railway industries, were considering whether to join them.
 The chamber met this morning at 0:30 o'clock, EDT, to elect it's officers. It was decided that aS soon as the election was completed this after noon, Premier Albert SarTaut would hand the resignation of his cabinet to President Albert LeBrun.
 As the chamber met, strikes were general through the Tnetallurgical, food, chemical, building, clothing and printing industries.
 Roger salengro, socialist, who to- night as minister of interior will Do charged with c preservation of na. tional order, Angrily accused com. inunists and labor leaders-snan of his own popular front" of trying to force the governments hand.
 Pass the measures that the work CTS demand and the strikes will end" retorted comnuniDt leaders. New Leaders Startled
 The nations new leaders awoke this morning to find that first, pri- vate distributing agencies of the Paris newspapers were affected. Next workers of the great Hatchette distributing system, which has . monopoly on almost oil distribution went out and distribution stopped. Vitally important war contracts; automobile, aiTplane and other es. sential industries were affected. Men who are erlarsing the Seine bridge opposite the Louvre, declared Q siege" strike. Employos of one night club were on the third day of occu- patton of their place of business. Drivers of police patrol wagons quit work. ono hundred and fifty work. CTS of the American Richard Hud- nut Perfume plant jointed the tech- nically besieged thousands in facto- ries of other sorts.
 Coal, lumber and carpentry work CTS decided to join the strike.
 A strike of gasoline and oil dis- tribution workers threatened the city fuel supply. y
 False Food RumoEs
 Reports that the city's food gup- ply was threatened brought the charge from the socialist organ pop- ulare that opponents of the workers were spreading false rumors, seeking to solidify sentiment against strik- CTS.
 The strikes continued to spread They were not organized but were strikes In factory after factory, aG units, and the very things which the strikers demand are at the tor of the legislative program of the new government which the strikers put in power. Tn some instances agreements have been reached be- tween owners and union delegates, strikers have returned to work and thu decided to strike again. In each case, the strikers are fight ing their own new government. de- siring to force 1t to act promptly in their interests.
 | Twenty Hour Strike | Athens, June 4-(Up)-A 20.houT general strike was declared at Sal- onica today. Scores of communist agitators were arrested at once as Q precaution against disorders. I Strong forces of soldiers with tanks end machine guns massed in the streets and guarded public buildings. The strike was started at 2 6. m.
 Il Government authorities alleged that communists and Venizelists in- stigated the strike, seeking to weak en the monarchy.
 Antwerp Fort Raralyzed
 Brussels, June 4--(UP)-The great port at Antwerp was paralyzed by Q strike of dock workers today as Emile vandervelde. socialist leader, sought to form a new coalition cab- inet.
 HIS @united front" government with socialists holding six posts against four for Catholics and three for liberals. would replace tho sini-