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Show STRIKE SITUATION IN PARISJMPROYES PARIS, Octl4 As n result of tbo strong measures put In force by tho government, the railway strike sltua- lion continues to Improve. With tno exception of the western road, where the tie-up was still In force today, traffic conditions were greatly lnv i proved. The govern ment'.s fears that rioting would follow a meeting of the strikers strik-ers tonight, led to the placing of l.i,-j 000 troops In the narrow streets adjoining ad-joining tho hall wttere It was held. There were no disturbances, ether , than a few harmless pistol shots and' jeers. Dispersed the Crowd. After the meeting CJ'OO strikers emerged em-erged from the hall singing revohi-. tlonary airs and shouting "long live j the commune" Mounted troops itn- I mediately charged the crowd aud dls-1 persed It. Among the speakers In Hie hall were M. Jaures and other Socialists who adjured the men to tight lo the bitter end, declaring that the revolutionist revolu-tionist in Portugal and the unrest In Spain had brought about the psychological psy-chological moment for the French proletariat to wtrike an effective ! blow. I Down Revolutionary Element. I The ftrong milttary precautions taken tak-en by the government which Include the summoning of six n-gimcnts from the provinces was due to the Impression Impres-sion that the revolutionary element was trying to transform a waning strike Into open violence. M. Jaurcs in L'Humanisle denies that this was tho Intention of the strikers and urges moderation on their part. |