The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-03-02
WILLIAM WARMED.
Germany Startled by an Ominous
Uprising at Berlin.
Thousands Of Unemployed Wsskmsn Mako
Demonstration Before the Emperor'S
Cnstlo-The Police Dlspsrse the
Gathering After Bloody
Conflict.

content Is spreading with alarming
force throughout Germany. An in
stance Of the heated passions Of the
masses was exemplifed Thursday.
Three or four Thousand unemployed
workmen met in q public square and
passed series Of infiammatory resolu-
tions denouncing the system Of govern
ment which enables the employers to
crush the workingmen beneath the iron ],
heel of capital. and calling upon the
government to take steps TO protect the
ipterests Of the working classes. The
news Of this bold gathering in defiance
Of the recent order of the authorities
prohibiting such meetings. spread with
electrical rapidity throughout the city.
The Socialist agitators determined to /
take advantage of the excited unem-
ployed men to make demonstration
before the castle of the emperor. The
police upon the spot tried to argue with
the workmen, but without shaking their
determination to carry out the project
outlined. They were warned that such
demonstration would probably result
in bloodshed, but, led by the Socialist
agitators, the workmen formed in col
umn and marched from the square men
toned, in the direction of the emperors
palace. The onward sweep of the work.
men was at first irresistible The po-
lice were utterly unable to cope with
the crowd, shouting and cheering, en-
couraged by thousands who watched
their progress through the streets.
Arrived upon the Unter den Linden,
beneath the statue of Frederick the
| Great, a halt was made and n Socialistio
leader made q passionate address to the
| throng, urging them to carry their dem
onstration up to the gates of the castle.
Loud cheers greeted the suggestion and
then the workmen began singing the
"Marseillaise" and marched, cheered by
thousands, towards the castle. The
worlxmen passing through line Of po-
lice which barred their passage, rolling
several policemen head over heels in so
doing, had nearly reached the castle
gates, where the guards had been or
dered under arms and had loaded their
rifles with ball and cartridge, when q
strong detachment Of police suddenly
threw themselves between the rioters
and the castle and made a determined
charge upon the head of the working
mems column. The latter for moment
stubbornly withstoo d the attack of the
police and pressed onward by thos'
in the rear, actually managed to gair
headway and to beat back the powerful
police detachment The latter ralliet
and, hitting furiously right and left
wounded scores upon scores of work
men, who fell bleeding beneath tn
feet of the officers of the law.
While this battle was being tough
almost beneath the castle windows
Emperor William watched his subject
struggling with the men they ha
termed his sbutchers," their only Grim
being that they desired to appeal to the
monarch for the justice which the
. claim they were unable to obtain els
where. When the prese nee of the en-
peror at the window be came know
y there was such a howl, mingled wit
cheers, that it must have caused him
very uncomfortable feeling. But /
lifting his hand he could have put
4 stop to the rioting and by addressing
=. few calming words to the mob, promi
a ing to investigate their complaints,
, could have sent them home satisfe
g but he did not do it and the battle b
\ tween the police and the dissatisfi'
n workmen continued.
4 Somebody among the workmen CALI
upon them TO retreat and come aga
Z some other day, 100, 900 strong and pr
pared to meet the "Emperors Butte
ers" A retreat then commenced al
y soon developed into a panic The p
Vt lice, after taking from eighty to hu
+ dred prisoners seemed content to allo
u the remainder TO escape, for there W
no regular pursuit of the rioters thoui
/ small bands OF them were chased dow
D. the side streets and dispersed. IT
u sixty or seventy wounded rioters w
u remained upon the field OF battle we
i then attended to at hospital and
prisoners were placed under lock a
key. 1t was noticed throughout I
10 demonstration that the sympathy
ID the immense crowd Of people who W
n messed the workingmen's demonstl
:, tien was with the rioters. They we
cheered repeatedly by groups of W
y dressed people belonging TO the upp
IL and middle classes,