The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-16
MAYDAY RIOTS FEARED.
MILITARY TO BE IN READINESS IN
EUROPE'S CAPITALS.

MILITARY TO BE IN READINESS IN
EUROPE'S CAPITALS.
The situation in Belgium Considered
Highly AlarminG-Dauger That the
Civil Guard Nay Side With the
WorkinRmen-No Demonstration to
Be Permitted at Vienna,
LONDON. April l5.-Advices from Berlin,
Brussels, Vienna and other European capi-
tails state that the authorities are looking
forward to the socialist demonstrations Of
Mayday with even greater anxiety than
last year. Especially Is this the case in
Brussels, where the exciting events of the
past few days sre believed to be forerunners
OF more desperate struggle to come. The
Belgian government has already taken
steps TO have a large military force in
readiness to march should the disorder
reach the point at which the police and the
guarde civique would be incapable of deal
ing with it. The guarde civique numbers
over 1000 men and is recruited generally
from the middle classes. In the DISTRICTS
however. where manufacturing and mining
are almost the only industries the
the working classes and its members
might not improbably be found fighting on
the side OF the populace instead of enforcing
order King Leopold is strongly adverse
to violence as long as it can be averted. and
would not consent TO any extreme use Of
the military arm unless IL sho Id appear to
be absolutely necessary. He Is said to be
arriving, however, at that conviction, for
evidence has been presented to him going to
prove that there is something deeper in the
present socialist agitation that the nchieve-
ment of universal suffrage. II is reported
that the Belgian authorities have informa-
tion showing that a conspiracy exists for
the overthrow Of the monarchy, and the es-
tablishment of republic and that the con-
spirators count on French sympathy. If not
upon French support,
THE FEELING IN BERLIN
The Berlin authorities will probably re-
fuse TO permit any socialist demonstration
on Mayday, or only under such rigorous
limitations as TO prevent the possibility Of
an outbreak, 1he Prussiau government
fears that any extensive demonstration
might be seized upon by the anti-Semitic
agItators to raise a riot against the jews,
which, in the present temper Of the working
classes, would not be diiiiCult.
At Vienna 1t is stated that the Maydav
demongtratiol will be altogether prohibited
and the prohibition enforced by the police,
with the aid, if necessary, Of the military.
Austrian manufacturers have been re-
quested in behalf of the government not to
grant any exemption from labor TO their
operatives on account OF Mayday, aud
preparations are being made to put down
with rgor, any movement Of disorderly
character.
PARIS COMPARATIVELY CALM.
~
| tion with cAlmness, and seem t. have much
less apprehension as to the future than is
exhibited in other European centers. The
| authorities believe that the lessons already
| given will have deterrent effect upon the
anarchists, and they are satisfied that the
worst Of the terrorists have, departed from
France.
From New Zealand comes news that the
people of that colony are rapidly drifting
toward socialism. The legislators OF New
Zealand at the same time are experiment.
ing, ana their experiments are all in the
direction OF state socialism. The S-hour
movement has been carried through u q
| successful Issue, and weekly half holiday
for the shop assistants has been legally en-
Joined.
GERMANY WORRIED ABOUT BELGIUM.
BERLIN, April l5.-E7euts in Belgium
are giving the foreign office hera greater
anxiety than the Servian coup dotat though
this is kno Rn to have been hatched in Paris
in the Russian interest An armed conflict
over the popular demand for revision Of the
Belgian constitution, resulting in rovolu-
tlon ana the placing in power OF allies
of France, is so wi.hin the bounds of pToba-
bility that French papers are already in
dulging in surmises as TO what Germany
would do in tue event OF the monarchy in
Belgium being submerged
With regard to ServlG, while the French
government did not inspire the coup detat,
IL was concerted under its knowledge ten
days ago. NJ. Dokitoh, who is now King
Alexander's prime minister, visited ex- King
Milan in Paris and with him planned the
coup which the boy king executed under
instructions from his father EX-kiug
Milan teiegrnphed NJ. Dokitch last night
congratulating him upon the successful
issue Of the plan. The event has impor-
tauce as a possible factor in early disturb
ances on the Bulgarian frontier, which will
involve the attention Of Germany and Aus
trIa, the chief nations Of the dreibund.
RIOTING AT AMSTERDAM.
AMSTERDAM, April 15.-Conhiots between
the police and socialist rioters were re-
newsd tonight, the socialists parading the
streets and acting in a most disorderly man
ner, and challenging the police TO combat.
The police, armed with swords, attacked
the rioters, several Of whom were injured
The mob was &C length dispersed aud order
restored