Red Strikes Peril France. Rioting French miners, incited by red-controlled unions, imperils France's coal mines and cost the country untold millions. Loyal troops attempt to restore order and protect the mines, and violence flares at several pits. TLSs French soldiers patroling mine. MS St. Etienne sign. LS/TLSs countryside clashes between police and strikers. MSs damaged mine cars. MSs French soldiers standing guard.