“A GREAT FIASCO ”
SUPPRESSING STRIKES. HOW THEY DO IT IN SPAIN. The general strike appears to bo even a greater failure than the authorities represent it. Many of the strikes declared in different parts of Spain have been stopped by the men’s leaders, and the whole business seems to he a great fiasco. The prompt and vigorous, yet moderate, manner in which Senor Canalejas has handled a difficult situation has greatly impressed the peopie. It is considered that the Premier has dealt with the anarchistic elemont with a minimum of bloodshed and that he has thus strengthened of the Government at home and its prestige abroad. In the capital the situation is practically normal.
The chauffeurs announced their intention to join the strike, but the Premier promptly had their organisation dissolved and the president arrested. The only strikers in Madrid now are the cabmen, who have been given three hours to resume work', inning which their licences will be cuneeiieu. ,
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3348, 14 October 1911, Page 3
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160“A GREAT FIASCO ” Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3348, 14 October 1911, Page 3
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