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FRANCE MAY PARTIALLY MOBILISE TROOPS TO MAINTAIN UTILITIES
Paris, To-day.
An official communique issued after a four-hour Cabinet meeting yesterday afternoon, declares that the Cabinet unanimously decided not to tolerate stoppage of public utilities.
The Government hoped that a sense of responsibi- lity and a feeling of national solidarity would induce the strikers to resume work, but that the Government was determined to maintain order under all circumstances and to guaran- tee the working of all important public utili- ties.
The Government, says a press report, may order partial mobilisation under which utility-em- ployees will be placed under military law, unless the Labour Union revokes the strike decision.
After yesterday's Cabinet meet- Government is determined to main- ing, a delegation of the Confederatain the supply of food to the Paris tion General de Travail, conferred markets and distribution of a with M Leon Blum (Vice-Premier) papers in the neighbourhood and M. Max Dormoy (Minister of Paris. Interior).
So far there have been no cases Later the delegation was received of violence although the appearance by the Premier.
of troops roused protests from the strikers. There does not appear to have been any breakdown in the delivery of milk.
CUL DE SAC.
The view is held in some quarters that the strike is the work of ex tremist elements who wish to drive the Union into a cul de sac.
Rejection by the Paris Municipal Council of a demand to grant monthly bonus of 100 francs to living prompted the transport work- A detachment of 100 naval officers es to call its members out on strike. and men arrived in Paris from Brest The Municipal Council had inti- last night and immediately proceed. mated that it was willing to grant ed to various works where the per-
a monthly bonus of 50 francs." Trans-Ocean. sonnel is on strike in order to main-¡ tain the most essential services.
OUTLOOK UNCERTAIN
It is impossible as
yet to foresee what effect the general strike of transport workers will have on the economic life of Paris It is certain, however, that busi- ness activity will be to some extent paralysed, and it is doubtful whe ther department stores and other large undertakings will be able to remain open, since the vast major- ity of their employees depend the underground or on buses for transportation.
STRIKE SETTLED
Paris, To-day. The strikers will resume work this morning.
This development follows an in- terview between a delegation of the
General Labour Confederation with administrative committee of the.
M. Max Dormoy (Minister of In- terior), M. Faure (Minister without Portfolio) and M. Monnet (Minister of Agriculture) early this morning.
The dellegation received sufficient guarantees to enable the joint com- mittee of the Public Service Unions to propose to delegates of unions Taxis were much in demand yes in the Paris region to resume work terday by city workers, but they immediately.-Beater. were quite unable to cope with the rush, and thousands were forced to trudge wearily into Paris from the suburbs.”
TAXI THREAT
Taxi drivers have announced that unless the Government withdraws the military lorries, they, too, wil strike.
TERUEL RELIEF ATTEMPT
Paris, To-day.
While the remnants of the G
The Socialist paper "Le Populaire" tionalist forces are still holding o says that the strike should not have
been called while the Government in Teruel, the relief column was still acting 28. intermediary Gen. Aranda is struggling to reach
the town from the west.
The move will only discredit Labour movement, says the paper.
SOLDIERS BRINGING IN FOOD
A greatly increased number motor lorries driven by soldiers. peared in the capital yesterday morn« ing and indicated that despite the lextension of the transport strike the
The battle of Ternel has now resolved itself into an effort by the besieged to hold out until lief reaches then, though pros- pects of the latter are none too bright.
Over 50,000 Republican troops are concentrated round Teruel. Trans-Ocean.