WORKERS' DEMANDS.
- - -.->»- - -■ POLITICAL REFORMS IN SWITZERLAND. A GENERAL STRIKE. By T»Ufr»ph—Trail A«aoci*tion—Copjriffel BERNE, November 12. A genera! strike has begun everywhere, in Switzerland. The workmen's demands include re-election of the National Council, a proportional basis of re-election to the Federal Council according to the strength" of parties, revision of the constitution and extension of popular rights. The Federal Council, fearing that the strike will resultin a revolutionary movement, is prepared to grant tho reforms voluntarily.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17948, 15 November 1918, Page 4
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75WORKERS' DEMANDS. Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17948, 15 November 1918, Page 4
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