Show GENERAL STRIKE OF TELEGRAPHERS IT OF PARIS POSTOFFICE DEPARTMENT DEP Paris March 15 I A general strike of the telegraphers of tile the postoffice de department department was declared tonight follow tollow following following ing a meeting of the General Association tion tl m of Post T at st which were present pres n The resolution to strike was voted without a single dissenting voice and ad orders were issued Immediately for the withdrawal of er eto oyed In Inthe Inthe the tl c department The resolution res says gays the strike is or ordered ordered ordered dered as a u protest against tho the arbitrary ry administration and that the decision ion l n was as precipitated by an insult ad addressed dressed by M 11 Simian Simyan under score secre secretary tary tar far of posts and telegraph to the as us association officials A statement was issued protesting prot vigorously against M 11 charge that the movement was anarchistic The Tho resolution provides that th t an ur urgent urgent urgent gent appeal shall be Issued to the telegraphers telegraphers telegraphers raphers in the provinces to join in the movement Eight railway mail clerks were ar as arraigned arraigned in a police court today charged with Insulting M Simyan in the dis discharge discharge charge of his duties The hearing was tumultuous M Oie oe of the leaders made madet madea t a a stump speech in his own behalf He declared a system Stem of tyranny existed In Inthe Inthe Inthe the postal service e and that promotion depended upon favoritism He said that men holding Socialist or Clerical opinions opinIons ions were kept down that the real cause of the trouble waS wate wa to be ba found in tills this injustice All AU Ute the accused were sentenced s to to im irn imprisonment for fu six days The government put forth foth every rf fort tort to preserve international nat HJal communication communication communication but the Central Ceba Ce telegraph sta station station la laUon tion Uon was demoralised tonight and ric was out of communication col The Tho Boure Bourse station hoever was al almost almost a most normal and there was ft not mm mu h Interference nce with the telephone sen toe ice toeM iceM M secretary of ol the Ele ri clans union who had openly threatened threat ned to call out the electricians made no move to do so soBoth soBoth soBoth Both telegraphic and telephonic com corn communication with London were greatly Interrupted not so much on account of the strike however but beca because se of ot ofa ota a fierce storm which prevailed during the night Some of the London corres correspondents are sending their dispatches by way of New York to which city both lan land l lines of the cable remain open I |