Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-26
The Kaiser's Subjects Clam
oring for Bread.
"A Hungry Mob Besieges the
Imperial Palace.
Bloody Collisions Between the Riot
,ers and Police.
Shops Looted in Several Quarters of the
Clty-Many Persons Injured-Nu-
merous Arrests Emper-
or's Disquieting Words.
Associated Press Dispatches.

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New YORK. Feb. Pa Berlin dis
patch says the emperor's speech at the
banquet yesterday has caused sensa-
ton. At 10 O'Clock this morning about
5000 unemployed men met in public
square and passed infammatory resolu-
tions, denouncing the government.
They then proceeded to the castle, and
had almost reached the gate, when the
police charged. After hard fight, in
which the rioters were driven back, a
hundred were taken prisoners and sixty
or seventy wounded.
BERLIN, Feb. 25-A body OF 1000
unemployed workmen today formed a
procession and marched down Unter
den Linden singing the Marseillaise.
When the procession reached the castle
of the emperor it was met by body of
soldiers. The officer in command or
dered the procession to make way for
the soldiers, but the workmen refused
to do SO. The police then charged the
crowd, and free fight ensued. After a
short struggle the workmen were dis
persed and the leaders were arrested.
Another row occurred about 5 80 p.
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assembled with the intention of holding
a demonstration, but quarreled among
themselves instead, and free fight en-
sued. They were finally dispersed by
the police.
The morning meeting, of which the
disturbance was the outcome, was held
in the suburb of Friedrichshain, under
socialist auspices and attended by sew
eral thousands of unemployed persons.
Violent speeches were made. The last
speaker called on the crowd to go to Ber-
lin, inciting shouted responses of: "We
will CO." and 1.-THE kaiser must see us ~
A procession was then formed and
marched up Koenig's strasse and past
the town hall to the Schlossplats square
on which stands the imperial castle.
Here the crowd shouted their demands
for bread, and their attitude was SO
threatening that the police sent for re-
Inducements. Being strengthened by
the arrival of aid, the police drew their
sabres and tried to disperse the crowd,
: but the ciamorous people resisted by
making use of the clubs they carried.
Several persons were injured on both
sides before the square was cleared.
During the evening hundreds of un-
employed persons CARED by storm the
butchers and bakers snaps in the
Keepenik and Frankfurter quarters OF
the city, smashing windows and looting
shops of their contents. The police
made repeated charges, and engaged in
conflicts, until the mob was finally dis
persed.
One hundred arrests were made.
MANY persons were wounded, including
several policemen. Mrny clothiers',
jewelers., grocers' and other shops were
broken into and ransacked. The mob
thronged the streets shouting: "Give
us something to eat"
The usual police holidays have been
suspended for a fortnight, the renewal
of the disorder being feared.
1t is reported the emperor witnessed
the Inter den Linden affair from the
castle windows. The majority of the
persons arrested will probably be liber-
ated, but the leaders will be punished
severely. No unusual distress prevails
in Berlin, except such as results from
lack of work in the building and cognate
trades, which is inevitable in the win
ter, though the distress is intensified by
the recent strikes. (9s.
Portions of Emperor Williams speech
Yesterday have intensely excited politi-
cal circles, it being held by some that a
dangerous crisis is inevitable.
1t is reported that when the sectarian
education bill in thePrussian diet reaches
the oberhaus, Prince Bismarck, at the
head of the strongest party ever known
in Germany, will oppose the govern