FRENCH STRIKES

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20387, 30 December 1937, Page 7

FRENCH STRIKES

ALL PUBLIC SERVICES

OVER 120,000 PEOPLE AFFECTED ARMED MEN GUARD MARKETS United Presj Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyrlubi PARIS, Dec. 20 A strike by workers In all public services is scheduled to begin to-day. The dispute arose out of the breaking of the 40-hour week regulations. The strike affects from 120,000 to 140,000 municipal employee's, who allowed only Gs 8d for the increased cost of living compared with the 13s 4d paid to State officials. The underground railways, bus services, electric and water undertakings, but not the hospital services, are involved.

Armed men in steel helmets are* guarding the markets in order to prevent the strikers from interfering. Army vans are conveying food. r DETERMINATION OF CABINET i WILL NOT ALLOW DISORDER 1,500,000 TRANSPORT WORKERS United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright (Received Dec. 30, 1.10 p.m.) PARIS, Dec. 29 As a result of the strike of transport municipal workers it is estimated that 1,500,000 walked out of work. The Ministerial Conference, including M. Daladier, Minister of War, decided on urgent measures, which will be submitted to the Cabinet. Later M. Chautemps issued a communique announcing the Government's determination to face the serious sit- * uation with the greatest vigour, and not to permit disorders or the interruption of indispensable services. PLOT TO ASSASSINATE FRENCH MINISTERS IN DANGER CHARGE AGAINST COMMUNISTS United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright PARIS, Dec. 29 The story of a plot to assassinate MM. Blum and Dormoy and other members of the French Cabinet was told by Eugene de l’Oncle, who was arrested in connection with the recently discovered arms plot. To the examining magistrate he ac- . cused the Communists of a plot to r seize Paris, which was to have broken out on the night of November 15.

SENSATIONAL PLOTS ABSASSINATIONS PLANNED WORK OF THE CAGOULARDS A COMMUNIST CONPIRACY United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copy rig-fit (Reoeived Dec. 30, 11.45 a.m.) PARIS, Dec. 20 M. de l’Oncle claimed that the Cagoulards saved France from a civil war. He declared that 85,000 Communists, including 0000 North Africans, were to be engaged in its operations, including the seizure of the Bank of France, the Minlsteries, and the telephone and wireless stations. Four hundred financiers, industrialists and army officers were to be seized as hostages. The assassination of Socialist Ministers, including M. Chautemps, Mj. Daladier and M. Lebus, was planned, to suggest that Fascists were carrying out the coup. The plotters also aimed at the assassination of various prominent people, including Colonel de la Rocque and M. Chiappe.

He added that he and M. Dusseie neur, former Chief Secretary of tli Air Ministry, who had denied complii ity in the Cagoulard plot, had informe the military and other authoritie about the Communist conspiracy.