| Show F FACiNG AGING GENERAL STRIKE Government Ignores Socialists Socialists' Demand for Granting of Manhood Suffrage Brussels April 9 Thc The socialists socialists' last at n t of oC Intervention bj- bj b o the tho king kingto to 10 o prevent tho great STent general strike called to enforce tho the granting b by tho tim government of at manhood suffrage now appears to havo disappeared It Is pointed out that such Inch action in tho tim existing ex e hUng circumstances would t be bc That the government o now will wilt nc- nc ept pt a R compromise also Is 11 highly hl Im Im- irn- irn probable Judging from active mUllan military preparations which are arc going on The orders for or the departure of ot a largo Jarge bOdo body of or troops for tor camp havo been countermanded and the troops will he bo distributed among the Ule various Industrial Industrial Industrial Indus Indus- trial centers center to safeguard tho gas sas an and plants plant rail railroads roods tunnels tunnel and bridges Large forces S of oC gendarmes also ilso I o have been drafted ao and will be bo stationed sta in 10 places regarded by the government gov gov- a as a danger ponts The Tho socialists are extremely optimistic optimistic regarding their their position The They ay y that contributions to tho the strike are arc I pouring louring In from man many outside sources nd the they now estimate that tho they can maintain tho the strike for at least four tour weeks an and perhaps six Rumors of oC a ministerial crisis have hare been In circulation but these rumors generally s are arc regarded as without ton The first active move in preparation for or a groat general strike was made I today oday by tho thc sending out of ot the coun- coun country try tn ry of ot man many children of th tho ho or workers or who will lay JaY down their heir tools on n Monday April 14 ai at the bidding of tie the socialist party Eleven thousand offers of provisional homes have been received by br the di directing directing dl- dl r committee of oC tho the strike Six thousand and nf of these were tr from m France from H Holland lland an and 1000 from Germil Ger- Ger mil many I The fhe strike trIko was decided on by br tho Belgian socialist party as the last Jast d desperate des des- s- s erate mf to make the government govern govern- o ern ment give Ive a system of or manhood man man- hood 1 suffrage instead of or a system of plural voting now no In practice Its success suc suc- cess ces or wilt will be he of or consequence consequence conse conse- quence fluence to the world at nt lar large e for If It Jt succeeds It Trill vIll nl demonstrate the practicability of or the thc strike as a political political po po- po- po weapon Previous attempts at political as ns dl distinguished from economic eco ceo strikes I Invariably have h ended In 11 failure notably in Spain and France Franc and Od the opinion as been held generally generally gener gener- ally 11 that the political strike is sible ible |
