WIVES BREAK STRIKE.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20335, 7 September 1931, Page 9

WIVES BREAK STRIKE.

NO MEALS FOR HUSBANDS, FURIOUS WOMEN IN SPAIN. (USITEO F&SSB ASSOCIATION—ST SWCTJMfi T3XB&SAJS—COPTKBHT.) BARKCLONA, September i. The general strike his been suddenly called oS. The barking ofgunsduring the day ■was heard throughout the city*, police and strikers fifing promiscuously ut anyone appearing in the JWWi . streets. Goaded to fury by the constant succession of acts of terrorism which have paralysed the <jity during; the year, the strikers' wives determined to strike themselves,-against their husband*, declaring that there would be no further mea|s for those refusing to return to work, ' Despite Syndicalist leaders, whose identity ' s a mystery, calling off the strike, fighting continued ims after-, noon, when tt» troops were fired on from trenches. 'XYirtp6 are nowoatrolUng the streets and surrounding nouses where'Oommnnists art fading. Women have been conspicuous in tj» fighting, hundreds storming the Cathedral, where citizens are taking refuge. Amaeonsouiped at the - police fporn the roofs. Tb* police re- t foliated, killing two, Th<» police repeatedly charged and. dispersed themobs which were assembling, shouting "Up with the. Soviet," The number of cnsnalUts is' < unknown. The strike is spreading to the out- ' lying towns. GENERAL STRIKE : RESUMED. RIOTS IN BARCELONA. (Received September 6th, 7 p.m.) BARCELONA, September 6. The general strike has heen resumed. • The terrorist leaders' inability to restrain mob passions, which they, themselves loosed, has caused a re- - sumption of civil warfare. ■' Strikers,' d»fregarding, the official-e»Uing-o8 of the ktrike,Tx3gan iJiei|&y> by overturning buses and tearing.;up tram-lines. Civil Guards, trying to /4iq»Esr v/ them, met a fugttlade oi shots, ,■ The strikers rushed, their Union tew, . whero,, with rifles,, 'immte; mßomne-mvs, and ample, ftmmunitioiH|!. ' they kept » large forpe of - troops at bay for. «*, hoars, : .. . The strikers only surrendered wM«# ' - the troops threatened to j U»iy and Wow the whole huUm»g jto-a, , pw«. Firing continued from other wofk-j ,<< tope.. the pdice retaUating with machine-suns,, They