The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-01-19
RloTINo in FRANCE.
Anti-Semltic Demonstrations Take Place
in Paris and Other Cities--AnarchlSts and
/ Students Clash.

Anti-Semitic Demonstrations Take Place
In Paris and Other Cities--A Anarchists and
Students Clash.
Paris, Jan. 1S.-A great anti-Dreyfus
and anti-semite meeting last night at
Tivoli hall produced extraordinary
scenes. The neighborhood was pa
trolled by policemen. At o o'clock the
hall was sea of humanity, crowding
every part, shouting "a bas Zola,"
''vive rarmee" and ''vive la revolution
sociale." The members of the anti
semitic committee displayed banners
bearing the inscription death to the
jews" The 5000 people present con-
sisted largely of anarchists and others
bent on opposing the students. On NJ.
Guerin, the president, proposing that
the honorary presidency be conferred
upon NJ. Rochefort and NJ. Drumont, a
great uproar ensued, the anarchists
trying to wrench the banners from the
anti-semites. Scuffles took place in
which two of the officials were injured.
M. Thebaud delivered an address de-
nouncing the Jews and urging the
meeting to support the government.
Fights for the banners continued, with
shouting and singing of the Marseillaise
and the Carmagnole, while NJ. Thebaud
proceeded in violent speech, declaring
that the Dreyfus scandal was the COM
mencement of social revolution by
''band of scoundrels desiring to over
throw everything in order to raise a
traitor The scene now became a
saturnalia. The anarchists removed
the iron staircase giving access to the
tribune, so the committee was unable
to descend. Free fights began around
the flags. Finally the students chased
the anarchists out of the hall.
Soon the anarchists returned and,
breaking open the doors, began further
fighting. Several were injured. Final
ly the students were vanquished and
the anarchists were masters of the sit
uation. The meeting broke / and the
anarchists replaced the ladder and in
vaded the tribune, led by M. Courtois,
flourishing ared flag and all shouting
"spit upon Rochefort" and "long live
Zola." The disturbance continued, the
anarchists declaring against the army
and acclaiming Dreyfus. The interest
was now transferred to the streets,
where the police had been reinforced.
At 10 o'clock large bodies of students
shouting ''vive larmee," proceeded in
the direction of the military club in the
Avenue de rOpera. The troops cleared
the Place de la Republique and charged
the students. A large force is protect
ing the military club. By midnight
those who had been arrested were re-
leased.
According to some accounts, 90 peo-
pie were wounded in the cavalry charge
outside the Tivoli hall. The events of
the past few days are beginning to pro
duce feeling of panic in Jewish cir
cles.
kilograms from provincial towns re-
port student manifestations at Mar
seilles where the windows of Jewish
shops were broken. At Nantes there
were some attacks on shops and on the
synagogue. The crowd rescued those
who were arrested.
Lyons, Jan. 1s.-An anti-Jewish stu
dent demonstration took place here
Monday. The Office of LIE Peuple,
which has supported Zola, was at
tackled, but the staff drove away the
students,