The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-04-19
FOR SUFFRAGE.
The Riots in Belgium Become a
Terrible Uprising.
BATTLES WITH POLICE.
The Chamber of Deputies Finally
Adopt the Suffrage Bill.
This Decision VIII No Doubt Allay Popu-
BATTLES WITH POLICE.
This Decision viii No Doubt Allay Popu-
lar Excitement-Brussels On the
Eve of Revolution-Out-
RACES at Antwerp.

sDROSSEISy ADrll lo.-lQ0 ulSI1b pbSStO
far more quickly than the authorities ex-
pected, though the outlook is still threat
ening. Dispatches from all parts of the
kingdom bring disquieting news. Dis
turbances occurred at several places dur
ing the night. In Antwerp today the
outlook is more threatening than yester-
day in spite OF extra precautions to pre-
serve order. Two anarchists who made
themselves particularly prominent in the
agitation were arrested. The striking
dock laborers became riotous this morn
ing, going along the water side driving
of men at work till scattered by the po-
lice. The ferment continues at Brussels,
the streets are flied with excited work.
men and a feeling of uneaSineSs prevails.
1t was the intention to hold demonstra
ton in the park outside the city but a
strong force of troops placed there pre-
vented it.
Fifteen thousand workingmen assem-
bled in the su burDan town OF Molenoeek
today and held an enthusiastic meeting,
at which the speakers declared they would
sacrifice life if need be to ATTAIN suffrage.
The authorities did not interfere.
As soon as the mob dispersed at one
place it gathered at another throughout
The morning, and each time was only
scattered after fight with the police. A
number were severely wounded. The
situation is still threatening.
This afternoon some OF the more deS-
perate strikers eluded the police and set
fire to lot of cotton stored on one of the
quays. Only after repeated charges did
the police succeed in driving them away.
Firemsn are now fighting the flames.
The strike in Antwerp is spreading from
the shipping trade to the factories and
mills. Many strikers take no part In
riots, but quit as protest against de-
NAL of suffrage.
In the chamber OF representatives at
Brussels this morning Premier Beinert
congratulated the police on their success
in coping with the mob and said the gov
eminent would guarantee the order. The
premier stated that reports on the pro-
posals for revision of the constitution
would be debated tomorrow. The
chamber, however, decided to have the
reports prepared and brought in for de-
bate at once This action, 1t is believed,
was precipitated by the presence of a
great throng about the precincts of the
chamber, evidently very much excited
and determined that there should be no
delay. The approaches to the chamber
were strongly guarded to prevent vio-
lence to obnoxious members.
The chamber of representatives re-
assembled after preparation of the re-
ports on revision of the constitution,
and by vote ofi119 to II, with IA abstain
ors from voting, adopted universal
suffrage with a provision for plural vot
ing by classes owning property, accord
ing to the amount and situation of the
property. The cheers within the cham
Der were followed by prodigious acciama
tions from the enormous crowd that
waited the result of the voting outside
the chamber. The greatest enthusiasm
was displayed everywhere, and people
Joined in the jubilee in honor of the great
triumph which they achieved.
The expected decision in favor of uni
versal suffrage will have an allaying effect
on the popular excitement and agitation
which have been rapidly assuming the
dimesions of general instruction. The
dread of terrible uprising of the people,
similar to that of the French revolution
in its resistless rage against privilege aud
power, had the effect of bringing the
chamber of representatives around to the
popular side. There is no doubt in many
minds that had the chamber not acted
promptly, there would have been a revo-
luton in Brussels.
The most serious disturbance today is
reported from Bourgerhout, village a
short distance from Antwerp. Many
candle makers Joined the movement in
favor of universal suffrage and those re-
manning at work were attacked by strikers
today and troops were called upon to pro-
tect the workers and restore order. The
appearance of the soldiery had no effect
in qnelling the riot and the officer in
command ordered the men to fix bayo-
nets and charge. Four strikers were
killed and fifteen others received more or
less serious bayonet thrusts, and several
will die. Great excitement prevails in
the village and the strikers threaten ven
geance for the death of their comrades.
Here. as in other parts of the country
the men are spurred on to riot by the
women.
In view of the action of deputies the
labor leaders resolved at meeting this
evening to advise the abandonment of the
general strike; at the same time they de-
cided to issue to the people manifesto
against the Nyssen bill, which proposes a
combination of plural voting and univer-
sal suffrage. The leaders will urge the
people to follow up the victory by agitat-
ing increasingly for universal suffrage,
pure and simple. The police and work
ingmen had several encounters this even
ing and six rioters were seriously injured.
Nevertheless, this end of the riots is be-
lieved to be near.
The decision of the labor leaders to
abandon the strike have produced a gen
eral feeling OF reIlef. The police have
worked night and day and are completely
exhausted. Were the strike and riots to
continue a few days more, the preserva-
ton of order would be left entirely to the
military, as the police could not endure
the strain forty-eight hours longer.
Many arrests of socialists are reported
from the provinces.
At a meeting of strikers in and around
Client this evening resolutions in favor of
resuming work tomorrow were passed
Two men injured in the Mons riot died
this evening. Altogether seven men have
died in Mons OF injuries received in the
suffraoe riots