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Show BELOiii; mm IE 1 IliS UNIQUE MOVEMENT SUCCEED! AT COST OF MILLIONS TO MANUFACTURERS. i Influenced by Advice of King, ths Belgian Premier Backs Down and Electoral Reform Compromiie la Adopted by Chamber. Hrussels. Owing In great part tc the advice of the kln, the govern ment accepted on Tuesday the com promise proposed by the liberal lead er, V. Maasoa, and the great strike for manhood suffrage, which on account ac-count of the remarkable diii)ine maintained, the solidarity of those who Joined In the movement, and lti skillful organization, Is unique. In'hli tory, will be called off On!y a week ego the Helglan premier, Charlea De Uroque?i:ie, declarod: "No government could yield to a trlke of this nature. To ld would be to abdicate." Nevertheless, the strike sen: to fhav made sufficient Impression oo the government to Induce It to unbend un-bend from its uneoinpronilKlnx attitude atti-tude fur enough to Insure the termination termi-nation of a situation which already baa cost the country many millions and dally la driving away from manufacturer manu-facturer customers they never may win back. " The decision to accept the compromise compro-mise waa reached Monday by the cab-Inet cab-Inet and the premier announced In the chamber of deputies on Tuesday that the government had made M Masson'a motion Its own. When the chamber met Tuesday the conciliatory motion of M. Mssson, the libera! leader, waa taken up immediately. |
