Show INSIST UPON THE DEMANDS French Miners Upon Strike Hold Meetings Calm Fol Followed Followed Followed lowed Saturdays Riot Lens France April 1 The striking coal miners of this district were com corn comparatively comparatively calm today There is how however however ever great indignation against the miners who continue working notwithstanding the threats of vio via violence vIolence lence The troops have been reinforced In that vicinity in order to prevent collisions but bu t no display of force has been made The body of Botel Bote the striker killed yesterday by Carron the man who re refused refused refused fused to join the strikers and was in inconsequence inconsequence Inconsequence consequence attacked at his home near Lens was conveyed for burial to toa toa toa a distant village for the purpose of avoiding violent demonstrations Several strikers meetings were held today in the course pf of which the de determination determInation determination termination was yas expressed to insist upon the demands that have been made The companies have not replied to the request for a resumption of negotiations negotiations negotiations Minister of Public Works arrived at today and dis distributed distributed distributed the decorations awarded to the miners who were taken from the the pit last Friday There was a touching ceremony at the hospitals where the miners are under treatment I The minister afterwards wearing a miners working costume descended into the mine from which the survivors ors escaped and nd made a thorough ex examination examination examination of it He witnessed the re recovery recovery recovery covery of several bodies |