SCENES IN ANDES

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 117, 14 November 1930, Page 9

SCENES IN ANDES

RIOTS AMONG MINERS

TALK OF GENERAL STRIKE LIMA (Peru), 13th November. Foreigners in the mountainous interior around the mining areas of the Oroya are fleeing to-night before enraged miners, who rioted and killed two Americans and one Austrian and wounded many others. Twelve miners were killed and 25 wounded in battles with the police, who have been reinforced by Republican Guards. The Cerro dc Pasco Company ordered its 350 employees, mostly British, to ovacuate immediately. Labour difficulties caused riots, in which the miners staged demonstrations. Thereupon the Labour leaders seized two British, mine employees. The miners threatened to strike unless the men wera released. This was done, and th© situation was believed to be calmer. When news of the riots was received and tho eyaeuation was ordered, the Confederation of "Workers in Lima called a strike to protest against "the insolent attitude of tho British Imperialistic firm of Duncan, Fox and Company, in conflict with labourers of the Union textile factory." The newspaper "Comercio," in a leading article, stated: "The general strike threat must be regarded as a manifestation of a revolutionary character, which cannot be condoned in any manner.''