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Show l FREFJCH STRIKES ! ARE NOT ALWAYS ! : FOR MORE WAGES At Timet They Are Collec- tire Effort of a Class to - Maintain Position and Dignity, as Writer Shows HAVItil. Fraiicr. Oct. 14.A atrlko In Kraut'- im nvt nroroaaxlljf a rnrra ' drrtiAnd for mere monny to n tirnlor-pald tirnlor-pald mrnuu of workrra. It to at time a cHrct!rr Attempt at alf aoaertlon. which may rake on thr double aiprt ft a ii!itt and a aortal function. t And H run b iwttirii without ruloinir tho queiffin of wajrra If tho striker ', aro convlncvd that thoy bavo maintained main-tained their Tltion nd been recognised recog-nised a const It ii tint; a serious problem prob-lem for the authorities. Th m-tttl workers of thU jelly aaal On atrik?. 1 1try wanted an Increano In pay and ntter rondttlona. There was violence only when tho rnvern-ment rnvern-ment too) over the potlco function from the nwyor of Ilavro and aont In aoldler. "At htst we "re belna; rococnlEed." was th iHikrn thought of the atrlk- ara. "New l t ua ahow the world that wa are t:e;iiit recoirnlsert. Ho they started In to- haraaa (ho city poll re, rhe moutrted police and tho troops. The baltlnar took the shape of taunts, Jeers and rock throwing. ' SOLDIERS STAND PAT. Sn rjviltuna can flaunt our power." aald the o flcris tu charge of tho aol-dlera. aol-dlera. -"On- praltlon mut be maintained main-tained and rcoa;nlaed." So thy stood thrlr ground, stood tha taunts, wh!l someone sent for the mayor. This official hurried to tho scene of tho encounter. The strikers, voicing their rlvhts aa citlxena and men to walk through (he atreeta, persuaded him to ask tho soldier to retire. "But how can we?" asked tho aoldlera. "We hava our ponlilon to maintain. We ( cannot s.itrifKo our self respect as ' offlcora and servants of tho government." govern-ment." The mayor, being a diplomat, finally perntia)ed the aoldlera to withdraw with-draw fifty feet, and thla made It possible pos-sible for the sinkers to oxerclso their rights aa men and promenade In front of their headquarters. Sot up by their victory, tho strikers soon begnn again to badger tho o-'t o-'t dlors. This was too much, and after ' duo warning the troopa opened fire. Tho workers answered with pistols. About l0 men, strikers and soldiers were wnvneeff: Tho llood letting relieved re-lieved the tenseneas of tho altuatlon. Tho workmen had proved themselves worthy of tho recognition accorded " them, and the armed forces) bad dons their duty. SCENE IS REHEARSED. ! . Rot the outbreak of vlolenc was v duly lnvestlxated, and tho mayor's reception re-ception room was used as a stage to dramatise the altuatlon. To tins of-- of-- flea came several atrlko leaders; rep-resen rep-resen ta (Ives of t ho longMhoremen'e union; the cM f of tho detective force; military officers; tho chief of several members of the national parliament, and a Urge number of newspaper representatives. rep-resentatives. There the "situation was rehearsed. , AU hands talked at once. The mayor attempted to reprimand one official for nut having carried out Instructions to arrest certain strikers. This official, wearing a flowing mustache and aide whiskers of tho Dundreary f pe, hsd remalne without speaking for hnlf aa hour. Aa tho mayor becan to talk ho raised his hand wearily and protested-: "Monsieur Io Malre." ho said, "you don't understand. I am very tired. An attempt was made to kill me. As well ss Meaaleura ths strikers. strik-ers. T. loo, have biy position to maintain." main-tain." At ths word "position ths mayor t stopped recriminations. "Indeed, It Is true," ho said, "feach of ua must msuntaln hla dignity, hla posit too." TWi closed tho proceedings. There wii some talk, a day or so later, on the pert of the strikers of Invading tho fashionable watering place of Deauvllle, cloao to Havre, but as thoy felt they had, on the whole, maintained their positions, most of them went bark to work without rats- lng tho question of wages. |