The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1892-02-26
German Workingmen and Socialists
Indulge i'm Big Demonstration
at Berlin.
They Start to Show Themselves to the
Emperor, But the EmperOr's Hire
lings Wouldn't Have 1T.
A Hard Fight i'm Which Scores or
Heads Are Broken and Many
Arrests Made.

BERLIN, Feb. 26.--The emperor in his
speech to the members of the Branden-
burg diet, who banquetted him, caused
sensation by remarking that "The
people need not care for party SQUAD
bling and chattering. | go my way and
that is the right way. We are in state
of transition and destined for great
things. will conduct you into splen-
did times, and those who will not help
me may as well shake the German dust
from their feet. / ask you to confide in
and help me-"
But this was as nothing to the sensa-
tion which the unemployed laborers of
this city created during the day. That
the spirit of discomfort is spreading
with alarming force throughout the
German empire is fact nobody in their
senses will deny. Indeed, few people
really imagine the extent of the bitter
feeling growing against the emperor and
those who would drive out of Germany
or grind to powder all those who op-
pose him." An instance Of the heated,
though slumbering passions OF the
masses, was exempli6ed at l o'clock p.
m, and should serve as q warning to
the advisors of Emperor William. At
the hour mentioned body of three or
four thousand unemployed met, by pre-
concerted arrangement, in a public
square and passed series of indamma-
tory resolutions denouncing their en-
ployers and the system of government
which enabled the latter to crush the
workingman. beneath the iron heel of
capital, and calling upon the govern
ment to take steps to protect the inter-
ests of the working classes. The news
of this bold gathering in defiance of the
recent order of the authorities prohibit
ing such meetings spread with electrical
rapidity throughout the city. The re-
suit was that the socialist agitators de-
termined to take advantage of the ex-
cited unemployed men to make .
demonstration
Before the Castle of the Emperor.
The police tried to argue with the
workmen, but without shaking their
determination to carry out the project
outlined. They were warned that such
a demonstration would probably result
in bloodshed, but, led by the socialist
agitators, the workmen formed in q
column and marched from the square
mentioned in the direction of Unter den
Linden, the most celebrated avenue in
Berlin.
The onward sweep of the workmen
was at first irresistible. The police
were utterly unable to cope with that
roaring, swelling enthusiastic crowd,
shouting and cheering, encouraged by
thousands of other people who watched
their progress through the streets. Was
it revolution2 was the question heard
on all sides. On marched the cheering
workmen crying,
ITO the Castle"
in manner of recalling the scene
which occurred in Paris July IA and is,
1889. Arriving on the Inter den Lin
den, beneath the statue of Frederick the
Great, halt was made, and socialist
leader made passionate address
to the throng, urging them to
gates of the castle. Loud cheers greeted
the suggestion, and then, at a signal
from prominent socialist, who seemed
to be the chosen leader of the mob, the
workmen
Began Singing the .sMarseIlaise"
and marched, cheered by the thousands
who had gathered on the broad avenue
to witness the demonstration, towards
the castle. The workmen, passing
through line of police which barred
the passage, rolling several policemen
head over heels in SO doing, had nearly
reached the castle gates, where the
guards had been ordered under arms
and had loaded their rifles with ball
cartridges, when q strong detachment of
police suddenly threw themselves across
the short thoroughfare between the
rioters and the castle, and then, at q
sharp word of command, the officers of
the law made determined charge upon
the head Of the workingmen's column
The latten for moment or SO, neryed
by the roaring cheers Of thousands,
bravely and stubbornly withstood the
attack of the police, and, pressed on
ward by those in the rear, actually
managed to gain headway and to beat
back the powerful police detachment.
The latter, however, rallied, hitting
furiously right, and and left
Wounded Scores Upon Scores
Of workmen, who fell bleeding beneath
the feet Of the officers of the law.
Somebody among the workmen called
upon them to retreat and come again
some other day. q hundred thousand
strong and prepared to meet the .'em-
perors butchers "A retrea. then COM
menced and soon developed into fight
and q panic. The polices after taking
eighty ora hundred prisoners seemed
content to allow the remainder to escape