Fear of disruptions and the Gov-emument's energetic measures com-dined to break the back of the projected general strike yesterday, even before it was launched, with the result that the number of strikers ap: eared to have been below 20 per cent.
Drastic measures taken, amounting to the mobilization of all workers, were legally, ordained under a do: cree passed through Parliament, by a previous Leftist Government, with 8 Socialist majority.
Transport was the crux of the trial of strength between the Government and the Trade Unions, and it was in the transport industry that the strike order had mostly been dis. obeyed.
Restraint, which had been urged upon the adherents of the Confederaton Generale de Travail, had been widely obeyed. "The same restraint was outstanding on the part of pub-authorities, Small Provincial Disorder Outside of Lille, Toulouse and Clermond-Ferrand, there had been no major street disorders, and. in these cities nobody was seriously burt, Leon Jouhaux, Secretary-General of the C.G-T,, claimed that there had been a complete two-hour stop-pogo in Paris transport yesterday. morning,.but owing to requisitions, the men were confronted with resumption of work, which they did not resist nationalized industries, the workers operated a stay-in strike,
public, which was not seen by the general 'MIN, Jouhawx also claimed complete stoppage of work in the mines and the complete strike of dockers at ports. He stressed that the C.G.T, Urged throughout that the safety services be strictly carried on,
sides will display a tendency speedily, des Probability now Is that both to forget the incident, and the Government is expected to be magnanimous in its hour of triumph, while, the workers will accept the Decree Laws as the best for the country at the present time—Reuter, Colonies Help in Naval Defence London, Dee. 4 Arrangements are far advanced the building of a chain ut Row Naval Volunteer Reserve' estabini, ments throughout the Empire. wt the Naval Correspondent of th, "Sunday Time: he ads marks the beginning of a eu-printed effort on the part of the Colonies bear their part of the naval defence of the Empire and its trade souter After recognizing, that the Domin-fons have long had Naval 'Veluneer Reserve divisions, the writer point out that the first Colony to fellen this lead was the Straits Seitleme Recently R.N.VR. divisions. wer established at' Hongivong and. Kens, and "now steps. are bein the establishment of simitay tions in Ceylon," Sierra Leone Gambia, Nigeria and the Ca! Cost, Preliminary legislation, the one: pondent proceeds, has" alreaily. vein passed by the Colonial authorities concerned, and final legislation quired to bring the divisions. ins being is expected shortly. The estab ishment of a division of the RAN. at Malta is also "under urgent ennui aeration."
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