, 1892-02-28
They May Break Forth With
Bloody Battle Storms.
Berlin in a State of Disorder
and Insurrection.
MODS and Police Fight Pitched
Battles all Day.
Military Resting on Stacked
Arms Waiting Orders.

copyrighted 1892 by N. Y. Associated Press.
BERLIN, Feb. 27.-Despite the quiet
aspect of the streets this morning and
afternoon apprehensions are felt for the
. evening. The situation seemed TO be
under absolute control OF the police until
nightfan. when rowdyism renewed its
tussel with the authorities. The first en-
counter occurred at Haeckesche market.
A mob assembled, consisting of young
w%orkingmen. probably excited with beer,
and largely also of the most rowdy ele-
ment in Berlin. Patrols got so blocked
in the masses of the crowd that they sent
for reinforcements. Then they charged
the mob with sabers drawn. driving them
towards Nouc Friedrich strasse and Or
ainienburger strasse. Several thousand
rioters thus split up BY police tactics, re-
assembled later on the streets in northern
quarters.
Rosenthal strausse became the next
locus for %rioting. The position at 9 o'clock
appeared critical: A great mass of peo-
pie assembled in groups listening to the
socialist speakers, who violently denounced
the government, police and everything
comprising the existing order of things.
The police made another charge and re
peated it again and again, but the crowd,
after giving way a little each charge, re.
closed its ranks and fought the police with
desperate energy, using as weapons sticks,
stones. heavy Bullets of wood and every
thing they Law their hands upon. When
the police found tho tide of battle turning
against them they did not hesitate to use
the edge of their sabres.
A large number of rioters were badly
hurt and taken to surgeries in the vicinity
where their injuries were attended to.
By 1920 the Rosenthal melee was over
and a large number of the rioters in the
police stations. As on Thursday, some of
the rioters took advantage of the uproar
to smash shop windows and seize upon
goods displayed in them and anything
else that came within their reach. The
feature of touight's rows has been a large
increase In the number of w~orkingmen
mixed up with the mob. Hitherto the
greater part of the crowds consisted of
men never known to work-proiessional
~agitators and the dregs of humanity.
Tonight. however. there were many gen
uine workIngmen in the crowds. This
may be attributed TO the fact that today
was payday.
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gan the Vori1oertS, does not seem to have
had much effect. That paper appealed to
them to act IN an orderly manner and
keep away from beer shops. All police
available were concentrated in the north
east districts OF the city. After the fight
in Rosenthal strasse serious collisions oc-
Cured IN Bruunen and Frankforter strasse.
As rioting increased the authorities is
sued an order calling upon the people to
emaIn indoors The order, however, did
not suffice to keep the curious off the
streets and many spectators suffered with
numbers of the mob.
At a late hour the central authorities
were warned that the disorders were
spreading TO Tegol, an outlying suburb.
A mounted gsndarmyrie was also called
out In another district.
Tonight closes with the worst prospects
for tomorrow. The authorities believe a
spread OF the rioting likely and have
taken extended precautions to meet the
trouble.
All troops are ordered confined to the
barracks, and SUNDAY is anxiously awaited.
Ii is believed shoulc serious disturbance
occur tomorrow, it will be necessary to
call on the military for aid. The origin
of the riots is found in the appeal of un-
employed hasons to B~urgomaster korck-
enbeck for employment in municipal
work. The under burpomaster declared
the municipal authorities couldn't give
the work and referred them to the super
intendent of public works. The latter
promised his influence with the contract.
ors. 1t was doubted that this would be
OF much assistance to the men and their
families, many of whom are on the verge
of starvation. A meeting at Fredrichshain
followed.
One of the delegates told the men there
was no immediate chance of the municipal
authorities furnishing them with work.
The meeting adopted a resolution declar
ing hat In view OF the prevailing distress
the state authorities might begin the
erection of new buildings and thus furnish
work for the destitute. There Is no truth
in the report that extreme socialist views
were expressed and that the crowd de-
handed that the government furnish
them with work or bread. Only a re
spectful suggestion was made that the
condition of affairs required extraordinary
exertions on the part of the authorities to
alleviate distress.
The truth of the whole matter is that
the ~workingmen at first had nothing to do
with the demonstration. Ii was the lower
strata OF %stragglers on the edges of the
meeting that began the demonstration.
As the excitement growing out of the CON
flicts with police expanded the fcrment
among the better class of w%orkipgmen
has grown. The emperor's advice to NAL
contents to emiRrate has added fue! tie the
flames, and the end now cannot be told,
though it is certain if the soldiery is called
upon much bIoodshed will follow. Berlin
il not alone in the trouble.
Distress is prevalent in every ~populous
centre of Germany. and the cry for bread
is clamorous. During the week the bread
riots occurred IN Dantzic and Brunswick.
Meetings of the suffering poor we're held
in Hamburg and Breslau. In scores of
places the strikes that occurred during the
past few months, alwas resulting in the
defeat of the men and exhaustion of the