Telegrams of solidarity with the French miners as well as promises of financial support have been sent by a number of Trade Union organisatians all over the world, Walter P. Reuther, President of the United Autommbile Workers of America has presented to Robert Hotherau, General Secretary of the Frer oh trade union federation Force Ouvriere a cheque for $5,000 as a taken. contribution of solidarity which American workers feel with the striking miners of France. As a sign of solidarity with the French miners and in pro— test against a requisition order on the thousands of miners made by the French government, the “Belgian Federation of Labour FGTB has contrilted 200,000 Belgian francs ($4,900), which was sent to the aid fund set up by the . Force Ouvriere. Heinrich Gutermth, President of the German mineworkers union, contributed 100,000 marks ($22,500) from his organisation.
Organisations which have already sent messages of support include the Belgian mineworkers union, the British mineworkers union, the Italiam mineworkers union, the Belgian general workers union, as well as the Erecut— ive of the of the European Trade Union secretariat grouping the free trade ~ organisations of the six EEO countries and the liaison trade union secre tar iat of the miners and metal workers with the Iuropean Coal and Steel Commn— ity in Iuxembourg. ;