Paris, July 22, Strong police forces are being concentrated in the city and suburbs of Lille in anticipation of clashes in connection with the metal workers strike supposed to commence on Wednesday, In which the textile workers are expected to join, The movement is directed against wage reductions under the newly inaugurated social service regulations, the workers claiming that the employers should bear the premia for unemployment insurance and sickness grants which at present re taken from the wages of the workers—Trans. Ocean Kuo Min,
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