STRIKERS v. SOLDIERS.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXIII, 3 February 1923, Page 8

STRIKERS v. SOLDIERS.

(Per Press Association— NEW YORK. Feb. 2. The New York “Times” Mexico City correspondent says that 14 men were killed and 30 wounded in a fight between tramcar strikers, and soldiers guarding tramcars, under operation by strikers who had accepted a settlement, which was not satisfactory to the other members of their Union. Street fighting ensued when the strikers fired upon the soldiers, and a battle raged in the street for many hours. Business houses were shut for a day. and large contingents of troops were called out to guard the streets. A general strike was declared after the fighting, affecting millers, bakers, telephone operators, and other unions. —A. yand N.Z. Cable.