The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-03
TIE BERLIN RIOTS.
They Are Continued on Friday-POlice
Show No Mercy to the NJ obs Many Per-
Sons Severely Injured.

They Are Continued on Friday-Police
Show No Mercy to the Mobs-Many Per-
sons Severely Injured.
BERLIN, Feb. 27.-Conflicts between
the police and a mob of 3. 900 workmen
continued in the Rosenthaler strasse
until 10 o'clock Friday night The po-
lice attacked the rioters with their
sabers, striking them with the fiat side
of the weapons. The mob was at
length routed and dispersed into the
side streets, where scattered bands be-
gan the work of looting the shops OF
butchers and bakers.
lice were less self-controlled than they
were Thursday. They attacked the
mobs in a more violent manner and
did not scruple to use the edge of their
sabers in putting their opponents to
rout. The result of this is that the
number of persons wounded in the va
rious conflicts Friday is much larger
than on Thursday.
A strong force of police are guard
ing the palace and patrolling the
streets, and every precaution is being
from the rioters. The press of all
shades of politics ;ppeals to the public
to remain indoors. The fact that
many innocent persons were injured
in the melees is likely to lead to the
exercise of more discretion on the part
of the police.
There is no denying the fact that the
situation is serious and that it is so
felt to be by the government. The
police are as yet intrusted with the
work of preserving order SO far as
possible, and though the troops
were Thursday night confined in
the barracks they have not yet been
called upon to face the rioters. If
they are called upon to fire upon the
mob it will be interesting, to say the
least, to note whether the recent words
of the emperor, which were in effect
that they were nothing but machines to
shoot down their fathers and mothers
and brothers and any one else at his
command, will be obeyed. The sym.
pathies of the troops are not
only largely with the working
men but majority of their mum.
ber are believed to be socialists at
heart and ready, if ever there should
be a civil revolt, to join with their
brothers in fighting the government.
Under such conditions it is only natural
that great uneasiness should find a
place in court circles.
At noon a body of three or four hun
dred men gathered together and sang
the "Marseillaise;' after which, their
number having been considerably aug
mented, they marched through the
Brandenburg gate to the Inter den
Linden, shouting: 'Give us work or
bread!' "Give us work or bread!'
1--WE and our families are starving"
These cries were soon followed by
the more alarming one, "to the CASTLE"
which was heard SO frequently and
loudly Thursday about the same place.
The majority of these men were simply
unemployed workmen, but the ad-
vanced socialstic element was to be
found among them in the direction of
the movement. The cries mentioned
were mingled with bitter denuncia-
tions of the emperor, of the police, and
of the authorities generally.
The police charged the crowds. but
were met with a determined resistance
and repeated charges were necessary
before the crowds were dispersed. The
first charge of the police upon it
had no effect whatever and the
police were compelled to withdraw,
some of them having been severely
hurt by sticks and stones. The police
then drew their swords and again
charged the crowd, slashing right and
left. The mob still held their ground
and returned blow for blow, but
finally they began to slowly
give way to the onslaught, con-
testing every inch of the
ground. The police, enraged at the
resistance offered them, rallied and
made another charge; after a deter
mined scutfie the mob broke and ran
in every direction. Quite mum Der of
the rioters were severely hurt, and all
the leaders fell into the hands of the
police.
The emperor, accompanied by a sim
gle aid de camp and preceded only by
two mounted policemen, left the pal
ace at 8 p. IN. on setback, passed
at a leisurely pace through
Untef den Linden, and rode to
and around the Thiergarten, return
ing to the palace as he had come. He
was loudly cheered all along the route
by the people. who quickly gathered
in large mum bers when the word got
around that the emperor had appeared.
BERLIN, Feb. 27-All was quiet at
midnight. There was some disorder
near the Schloss Freiheit and palace at
10 Friday night. Several arrests were
made and there was disturbance at
the east end at about II. The Vorwarts
earnestly entreats comrades to hold
aloof most carefully from demonstra-
tions in the streets, as imprudence now
may cause workmen to forfeit their
most sacred rights.
LONDON. Feb 27.-The Berlin corre-
spondent of the Times declares that
the laxity of the government in Berlin
is due to an attempt to minimize the
extent of the disorder in the
eyes of the public. The cor
respondent further says that all
kilograms describing the rioting in
terms offending the eyes of the Ger
man press censors have been refused
transmission at the telegraph offices
and that no accounts of the later ex-
cesses of Thursday could be wired.
The correspondents own message
breaks off in the middle of sentence
describing Fridays scenes.