1938-11-29 — Page 27

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER

29, 1938.

Librery, Suprinę

General Strike in France Threatens to Peter Out

Millionaire's

Estate Duty

ENERGETIC ACTION BY

Of £635,445 GOVERNMENT

London, Nov. 28.

Lord Stanley, the Domin.

ions Secretary, left estato

to the value of £1,428,709, and estato duty of £635,445 has been paid-Reuter Special.

PRODUCES

EFFECT ON STRIKERS

Premier Refuses to Negotiate

PARIS, NOV. 28.

IT IS NOW CERTAIN THAT THE GENERAL STRIKE WILL BE ONLY PARTIAL. ALTHOUGH THE FEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS

Tanganyika CLAIMS THE MEMBERSHIP OF 5,000,000 WORKERS, THERE ARE Has Deficit Of £178,000

Darca Satnam, Nov, 28.

statement,

Tanganyika's budget

which was tabled at the Legislature to-day revealed a defelt of £178,-! 000 for the past financial year.

In addition, n deficit of £113,000 is estimated for next year.

Sir Mark Young, the Governor, addressing the opening of the session, fallen stated that revenue had seriously short of expectations in consequence of the uncertainty about the future of the mundate, which might continue to hold up business. -Reuter Speetal.

MANY INDEPENDENT UNIONS, SUCH AS THE FRENCH CON- FEDERATION OF CHRISTIAN WORKERS, NUMBERING 500,000, AND THE FRENCH LABOUR CONFEDERATION, NUMBERING 120,000, WHICH ARE ENERGETICALLY OPPOSED TO THE STRIKE AS IT IS THESE UNIONS ARE ORDER- POLITICAL, AND NOT INDUSTRIAL, ING their memBERS TO REMAIN AT THEIR POSTS.

The Railwaymen's Christian Union, while demanding ad- justments in the decree laws, orders its members to "stand aside from disorderly agitation, likely to compromise the safety of the country, and the essential liberties of Frenchmen."

The General Federation of State Servants has announced its intention to strike, despite the Government warning that this may entail dismissal,

More than usual interest Was aroused this evening by the visit of

Eden To Speak In America

New York, Nov. 28. The

National Associa- tion of Manufacturers an- nounced to-day that it had invited Mr. Anthony Ede to the United States to ad- dress the annual convention.

He is arriving in New York on December 8, and is scheduled to speak on the following day-United

Press.

30 Governments Committed To

the former Minister of Public Works, Aid Refugees

last-minute

ele

D

M. Frossard, to his successor in offer, M. de Monzie, informed

London, Nov. 28. The number of refugee children to cles stating that M. Frassard had proposed certain alterations in the be brought to the United Kingdoth Government decrees which, if laken will depend on the capacity of into consideration would enable the volunteer organisations to provide for French Federation of Trade Unions their support, declared Mr. R. A. Bul- The strikers are seeing that gas, to call off the strike without suiter-ter in the House of Commous to-day. Paris compositors have decided to,

He added that 30 governments, London cense work on Tuesday evening until water and electricity services will being complete defeat and loss of face.

The Federation has expressed who were members of the Wednesday, with the result that assured, while hospitals and chemists

Committee for there will be no papers to-morrow. I will function normally. Practically desire to negotiate with the Govern- Inter-Governmental

The position at the present is that jull hotels, restaurants and cafea are ment in the hope of coming to a Refugees, by accepting membership, the Government is ensuring the remaining open, although their co-

M. Daladier will to co-operate in finding a solution to

German refugee werking of railways, buses, postal, players have been called up to strike, be shown cement but it has to had shown that they were prepared

be willing to make a concession that the telegraph. telephones

•Special. would tend to lessen his expected Renter casting services.

victory over internal opposition.

can be called A few taxicabs will be driven by

Paris, Nov. 28.

Considerable apprehension prevails and property, private owners.

After saying that the Federation youlis,

School and publie servlecn

The authorities have been instruct-over the future relations between the revolutionary act?"

unions and the Government, In students, to-day fired several shots continue despite the

and labourers In public the event. of State ern-workers certain sections at the rector of the University who that

that the adds: "We object to your attribut- service who do not appear for work it being generally was severely wounded, and is not pioyces, and teachers are striking. expected to live.

Department stores, provision shops on Wednesday, and to forward these workers may decide upon passive re-ing political aims to our strike. It and such main economic in its carrying-out." and small stores will be open, as to the Premier by Thursday morning, sistance to the Daladier measures for is economie in causes, and will re-

banks, #s

Insurance oflees, in order that ateps may be taken increasing well theatres and cinemas,

against those who join the strikers. action would

the Premier

Two

ASSASSINS IN BUCHAREST

Bucharest, Nov. 28.

he believed to

The assassina shot dead a polles- man, who attempted to arrest thein, and then escaped.--Reuter,

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Works that he would not discuss the represented the French Government DINE at situation with trade union officials at the funeral of Kemal Ataturit, a until the strike had been called off, conference was held to-day in the Various French political factions, War Ministry for the purpose of con- ncluding the Democratic Union, and sidering Government. measures for the the French Workers Party, have ap-contending with the general strike pealed to workers not to join the announced for Wednesday by

Federation of French Trade Unions. strike.

In addition to the Premier, M. The administrative council of the Trade Unions Federation announced Daladier, and the Minister of the to-night that the strike order would Interior, the Police Prefect of Paris, be maintained, since, through under-the Prefect of the Seine Department, talding to change the social legisin- and the chief of Military Judicature tion without consulting the trade were present at the conference. lasting unions, M. Daiadler had forced them more than one hour. to this action-Trans-Octan.

THREAT OF WIDESPREAD STRIKE

The trade unions are obviously im- pressed by the energy with which the Government is acting in face of the strike threat.

Paris, Nov. 28.

It was regarded as practically Responsible authorities express certain this evening that not only confidence that the Government will will railways, telephone, radio, Paris be able to prevent a paralysis of the underground and omnibus services nation's life by the general strike continue to function, but that the planned for Wednesday..

theatres, "department stores -

Open and The main trial of strength will grocery stores will remain open, and, take place in Paris, and a decisive according 10 present indications. factor will be the ability or Inability banks arid

of

numerous

wholesale

business.

the Government to maintain establishments will continue transport services.

in spite of the announced strike.

STRIKERS SACKED

Omeials to-day anticipated

that

hat the bus workers will report for duty, and there will be even more

on the underground railways.

WBS It workers

been

the

those be re-

No less than 20,000 metallurgical workers of the large Renault auto- mobile works, who found the shop No troops will be used to break doors locked when they went to work the strike, but all depots are to this morning, have now

Inform- accord protection for those wishing ed by the Company that they are to work, and strong detachments of discharged for having broken mobile guards will patrol all bus labour contract, and that the wages routes.

due to them can be collected on Wed- que to Key stations on the Undergrounds nesday, which is the day of the will be heavily guarded, and it is strike.

announced that possible some small stations will be closed.

to who "desirod It is estimated that 49,000 men will employed should apply in writing. be available in Paris to maintain Informed industrial circles aro of the opinion that this action by one of There is a possiblity that Wed-the largest French concerns was not nesday's general strike will be called taken without the approval of Gov- off by the General Labour Federa-ernment quarters, or at least, without tion. The executive of the Federa- their having been informed.

Onc indication that the trade tion is now meeting, and it may decide that they have achieved the unions are losing courage is the fact aim of making a nation-wide protest, that they have made a demand that and that they do not wish to dis no retaliatory steps be taken against locate the life of the nation. the workers. Reuter,

order.

STRIKE NOT CALLED OFF

The Secretary-General of the Federation, M. Leon Joulioux, spoke before a meeting of the Federation Paris, Nov. 28. this evening, for the purpose of of the emphasising that the general strike executive counell Trado Union Federation this after-was not called as a political step, noon decided to maintain its order but to emphasise the "right of oppo- for a general strike on Wednesday, sition within the bounds of the

In a note to M. Daladier, giving

The

the teacons for this de

decision, the

Council states:

"Our movement is not political.

It is not directed against your

constitution."Trans-Ocean,

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NO NEWSPAPERS TO-MORROW.

Paris, Nov. 28. The Federation of Paris Typesetters

of the

foreign policy, but against the decree issued a statement this evening to the

effect that: representatives laws which lt the workers first. Since it has pleased you to modify newspapers had decided to strike

from Tuesday evening until Wednes the established social legislation without consulting, and to abolish day, so that no newspapers will ap+

pear on Wednesday, the 40-hour week without discussion, The President of the Technical which

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