Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1910 — RAILWAY STRIKE IN PARIS GROWING [ARTICLE]

RAILWAY STRIKE IN PARIS GROWING

Premier Briand Is to Become Mediator for Strikers. ELECTRIC WORKERS QUIT WORK Many Parts of French Capital Plunged Into Darkness and Several Theaters and Cases Are Closed as Result of the Walkout.

Paris, Oct. 14. energetic measures of the government, the position of the railway strike is greatly improved, the same cannot be said of the general position. The calling of reservists to serve with the colors proved a most effective measure Men were seen in many-places .in Paris and ar the provincial stations wearing armlets, which were a uniform, showing, they were under military law. Premier Briand says the managers of the Northern, Paris; Lyons and Ykediterranean. Eastern and Paris-Orleans systems are ready to accept his mediation with the men. A meeting of the various transport workers sat from 9 o’clock until 2. It was votdd that the employes of the Metropolitan Omnibus and Tramway lines should strike, it being left to each union to fix the time for the strikes to be inaugurated. . r At 7 o’clo k last nigh: the electric lights in th • Clichy section were cut out. Clichy is one of the eight divisions into which Paris is divided for electric lighting. As dusk fell the electric lights in ;he ministry of the interior and the Palace of the Elysee went out. An

attempt was made to in orm Prefect of Police Lepine, but it failed, and then it was found that the telephone wires had been cut A bicyclist was then sent with the information to the police. A battalion of Infantry was detailed to protect the palace, which is the residence of President Fallieres.