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Show FRANCE CRUSHES RIIOICflL REVOLT Workers Raise Red Flatj and Attack Police But Arc Repulsed PARIS, Feb. 26. t By the Assoclal-1 Assoclal-1 ed Press.) First attempt to bVlStlBS a large plant in France when ihe red flag was raised Friday over a big electrical elec-trical works under construction at I OfonnevlUlern, ended In tiisin.'i railure, I according to the police and military I authorities. I On the other hand, thi leader of: Ifho I'ommunlfts claim that It was ;i j complete success. The police and' military draw their conclusion! from : the fact that not a single man la at j work on fhe plait. whilp the leaders In the soviet movement point out that the red flag is Flying over the building 1 as n token of victory. UK koi l i t 1 1RKD. The trouble haj its origin when the workmen tofused to iuit the place In I spite of ti lockout declared by the com-' pan w hb b h.'i'l icdui-.l wis-f" L0-rausn L0-rausn tho employes hail slackened up in their work. Imis Iouchour, tlic minister of liberated regions, is interested inter-ested in the company. An "artnsd peace," Is the situation With hundreds of gemlanries and republican re-publican guards patrolling the plant. The employes Fire encamps! butalda the plant sjngmg tb.e "Internationale." .itid proclaiming that they will rush I he works. SABERS B M l IOB Ai dusk lart evening the workman made a concei ted attempt to cross the bridge over the Seine, shouting "Down with the police. ' The police and gendarmes gend-armes easily repelled the attempted I invasion, after they had brought down j .1 few of Hie manlfeatanta with their' sabres. No one was serlouslv Injured, j Meanwhile the officials of the General Gen-eral Flectrlcal society, the builders pf the plant, axo advertising for other help. They say thai thev Intond to resunto work Tuesda These officials explain the presence of th rd flag over the building .is due to the gbsenoe Of a steepie ju(.k tp ,-iimh the high pole from which the finp iH f,Vng |