Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-03-03
OF WILHELMS TALK
Unemployed Workmen Re-
sent the Kaiser's Sentiments.
FIGHTING IN BERLI ms STREETS
The Mob Assemblies at the
Castle Gate.
Seventy Persons Injured Socialist Agi-
tators Working Upon the Feelings Of
tho PeopIe--Effect of the Ksiser's III
advised Speech in Political Circles.

Tutors Working upon the Feelings OF
tho PeopIe--Effect of the Ksiser's NJ
advised Speech in Political Circles.
BERLIN, Feb. 25.-Emperor Williams
speech yesterday to the members of the
Bradenburg diet, who banqueted him,
has caused sensation.
An instance of the heated passions of
the masses was exemplifted at o'clock
this afternoon. AT the Hour mentioned
a body of 5000 or 1000 unemployed men
met by preconcerted Arrangement in a
public square and passed a series Of
infammatory resolutions denouncing
their employers and the system of gov
ernment which enables THE latter to
''crush the workingman beneath the
iron heel of capital" and calling upon
the government to take steps to protect
the interests of the working classes.
The news of this bold gathering in
defiance of the recent order of the au-
thorities prohibiting su4h meetings,
spread with rapidity thT Toughout the
city.
The result was that the Socialist
agitators determined to take advantage
Of the excited unemployed men to make
demonstration'before the castle of the
emperor.
Led by the Socialist agitators, the
workmen formed in 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, en-
couraged by thousands of other persons
who watched their progress through the
streets.
On arriving beneath the statute Of
Frederick the Great halt was made,
and Socialist leader made q passionate
address to the throng, urging them to
carry their demonstration up to the
gates of the castle.
Loud cheers created the sugges-
ton, and then at a signal from a
a prominent Socialist, who seemed to be
the chosen leader OF the mob, the work.
men began singing the "Marseillaise,"
and marched, cheered by thousands
who had gathered on the broad avenue
to witness the demonstration, toward
| the castle.
The workmen, passing through q line
of police which barred their passage,
had nearly reached the castle gates
when strong detachment of police
threw themselves across the short por-
ton of the thoroughfare intervening be-
tween the rioters and the castle and
made determine charge upon the hoad
of the workingmen's column. r
The latter for moment or so, nerved
by the roaring cheers OF thousands,
bravely and stubbornly withstood the
attack of the police and pressed onward
by those in the rear, actually managed
to gain headway and to beat back the
powerful police detachment.
The latter, however, rallied, and hit
| ting furiously right and left, wounded
| scores upon scores of workmeh, who
| fell bleeding beneath the feet Of the Off
GERS of the law.
Somebody among the workmeR called
| upon them to retreat and come again
some other day 100000 strong and
prepared to meet the emperor's butchers,
as they called them.
A retreat then commenced and soon
developed into flight and panic. The
police, after taking from so to 100 pris-
oners, seemed content to allow the re-
mainder to escape, for there wsS 10
| regular pursuit of the rioters, though
|
the side streets and disappeared.
The go or 10 wounded rioters wl1b re-
manned upon the field of battle ilgere
then attended to at a neighboring.hos.
pital and the regular prisoners were
placed under lock and key.
Another row occurred about $50 n.
IN. near the Brandenburg Gate. About
800 men out of employment assembled
with the intention of holding DEMON
| stration, but they quarreled among
| themselves instead and free fightIenI-
sued. They were finally dispersed1 by
the police.
| During the evening hundreds of un-
employed persons carried by storm
butchers and bakers shops in tho
Koepenik and Frankfurter quartcrs of
the city, smashing windows and loottng
the shops of their contents. The police
made repeated charges upon these ill.,
turbers of the peace, and were engaged
in various conflicts with them until no
1 O'Clock, when the mob finally DISPERSED.
Emperor Williams speech made lat
Brandenburg yesterday intensely excites
political circles, it being held by some
that dangerous crisis is inevitable. ut
| is reported that when the sectarian edh-
cation bill in the Prussian diet reaches
the oberhaus, Prince Bismarck, at The
head of the strongest party ever known
in Germany, will oppose the goverI
ment.
The Vossissche Zeitung observes that
if all the discontented left the country,
as advised to do by the emperor in his
Bradenburg speech, the adherents. OF
Prince Bismarck would be included
among those departing. The TossissclSs
article adds: "The great employers OF
labor who are dissatisfied with the labo I
laws, and the agriculturists injured
through the new commercial treaties
would also go. Nobody would be left
but Catholics"
The 1agebldH reminds Germans that
the Constitution comedies to every one
liberty to express his opinion"
The Socialist journal, the Vor7caerts,
says it declines for Socialists "the en-
peror's invitation to emigrate," adding !:
"The emperor would rule over desert
if all malcontents left his dominions."
BERLIN, Feb. 26.-The rioting of yes
terday has placed the authorities on the