FRENCH WORKERS RETURNING

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21809, 15 June 1936, Page 11

FRENCH WORKERS RETURNING

GENERAL RESUMPTION TODAY SOME SECTIONS STILL STAY OUT STRIKE MOVEMENT SPREADS TO MOROCCO (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION -COrVIHOUT.) (Received June 14, 9.31 p.m ) PARIS, June 14. The industrial situation is greatly improved. Strikers everywhere are returning to work. With the meta workers’ dispute settled, it is generally hoped that the back of the strike is broken. The employees of Citroen and Renault have formally evacuated the factories. Renault employees, dressed" in carnival costumes, held a procession in flower-laden taxicabs, in celebration of their victory. There were similar demonstrations in manv suburbs. Work” will generally be resumed on Monday, although builders and painters, irarisian stores assistants, insurance clerks, and river can a boatmen are still standing out. lie Paris dockers came out, joining the boatmen. . Twelve hundred employees ot inc Nieuport aeroplane works have gun a stav-in stoppage. The movement has spread m Morocco, where native sugar refiners and metal workers struck. Government Hopeful Earlier reports were; —Foreigners were relieved to find waiters and other hotel and restaurant workers back at work this morning. Many visitors were unable to obtain food yesterday. . Others returned to their hotels to find the doors dosed, and had the greatest difficulty in entering. Ihe luxury hotels maintained only a skeleton service. The strike in departmental stores continues, notwithstanding a settlement reached earlier in the week. Employers at Nice closed every big store as a protest against the workers occupying one of the more important shops. The Government is hopeful ol the rapid passing of legislation to encourage the strikers to resume wo:k. A later message states that the Chamber of Deputies passed the 40hour Week Bill by 385 votes to 17a. The Government declares that the situation has improved. The strike in hotels and restaurants has been settled satisfactorily. The building trade strikers are forbidden to parade and no assemblies are permitted.

A race meeting at St. Cloud was cancelled owing to the track workers striking without waiting for the authorities’ reply to their demands.