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Show FIRST MOVE TAKEN I GENERAL STRIKE 1 CALLED IN DEMI i i I Bakers Quit Work Refusing to Return ; Firemen Also Leave Their Jobs COPENHAGEN, March 31. The first move toward putting into effect Uhe general strike ordered by the Dan-fish Dan-fish trades unions In protest against jthe refusal of King Christian to reinstate rein-state the dismissed Zahle ministry np-! np-! pears to have been taken by (he bak-jers bak-jers of Copenhagen. A number quit j work this evening, stating they did1 !nqt intend to return on Thursday. The! jstokers on four Dutch steamers also, struck. J Steps have been taken, however, to , I open negotiations looking toward a set-1 UlGment. The Zahle party has. request-led request-led all the parties to hold meetings on Saturday fpr the purpose of coming I to an agreement on the question of an electoral bill. ' ( It is believed in many quarters that , 'if the government consents lo the con-! vocation of the parliament and the im-j inediate passage of the electoral bill' t.he trades unions will be satisfied. , rr |