Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-04-11 | Page 1 | Middle-Class Belgians Are Showing Fear

I BILE-CUSS BELGIANS ARE , SHOWING FEAR Mope That the General Strike ! for Manhood , Suffrage I Would Not Occur MoV day Has Vanished. Ieaders DISPLAY GREAT CONFIDENCE fund Collected try the Socialists So-cialists Now Amounts to '.About .$3,000,000 and Be-' K ing Increased Hourly. BRUSSELS, April 10. All hope that ij the general strike for manhood ' J suffrage would be avorted has j vBnisbcd and it now seems cer-Us cer-Us that tho most sweeping attempt n9jti made in the world's history to ap-the ap-the methods o organized labor for tftnly political onds will begin today. "Hfl Tie leaders in the movement display U ntmost confidence and tho strike fed now amounts to approximately tree million dollars. Fresh, contribute! contribu-te! iTom home and abroad are pour-hourly. pour-hourly. The Belgian cigar work-in work-in of Boston, Olneyville and Manches-8. Manches-8. A., have sent $2000. fright Is Apparent ilhs bulk of the conservative middle-ass middle-ass population, who up to tho present fcesuse of tho assurancos of the govern-at govern-at aud clerical press that the strike ns a bltiff and a bogey, regarded it fitli unconcern, now are beginning to "is badly frightened. Many storekoop-k storekoop-k lave announced that they would mt their establishments and place Hit valuables in security. Tho rush U chtain provisions is increasing, 'lie Socialists, however, laugh at J terrors. They profess to believe lit the measures they have taken aro Nly adequate to prevent serious pole. They urge prohibition of the ot liquors and the closing of the Mn8 at'd have themselves forbidden 'ff9W!'e5an meetings of their adherents. irnment Preparing, jorcriimciit, working in conjunc-ih conjunc-ih the provisional and communal tics, is putting tho finishing on its measures to preserve or-t or-t as yet hesitates to call out scc-f scc-f ibo militia, not wishing too to exaggerate tho importance of 'cmcut, and also because it fears ition of tho acts of mutiny which d after tho last elections, trike committee hus decided that ?nt exposition shall bo decided a zone and that men working tall be allowed to continue at uks if they so please. Will Work. ERP, April 10. There is a great i' of opinion as to Hie extent of Ural strike here. The Socialists inat there- will' be a complete ion of work, while business men 'I'arc of the opinion that the fill not last long, menace of the strlko already has neavy lofches to ship owners and o agents by the diversion of lo other ports. ! nof 'tt been determined whether ,'lectrlc and street car cm-U cm-U Join the strike. The printers antiimc at work, Tho diamond will quit for one day and then oo heavily t0 the strike fund.