The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-01-01
ROW IN THE RElCHSRATH
Il SOCIALIST ACCOUNT WHICH IS
GIVEN THEREOF
Worth Reproducing as History, Being
the Picture of Remarkable Suppress
sion of Popular Protest.

worm reproducing as hiStoryS Deins
the Picture of Remarkable Suppress
sion of Popular Protest.
In letter to the People, a socialist
newspaper in New York city, we find
a vivid account of the riot in the Aus
trian reichsrath, when Abrahamowicz
(as his name is spelled in Vienna) was
met with an outburt of wrath in the
to force upon the reichsrath the hated
programme Of Badeni-since abandoned
| and swept into the past by change Of
| government. The story as told in this
letter is as follows:
The principal entrances as well as
the court-yards of the house of repre-
sentatives were occupied with guards;
from all sides large masses of people
pressed forward to get admission. At
each of the entrances to the second gal
lery strong guards We're posted long be-
| fore II o'clock, intending to keep the
people away. In the house itself great
excitement prevailed. Every lobby
was crowded with people who still
hoped to gain admission through the
influence of friendly delegates. The
delegates themselves were almost all in
their seats
A heavy weight seems to hover over
the house. An explosion is expected.
| ic thot ha Nov, re &c 81.
ants at the bar before the presidents
desk is greatly increased At 1870
the president, Abrahamowicz, his col
leagues, Kramarch and Fuchs, appear
and take their seats.
The socialist labor party delegates
| stand like wall before the bench of
! the ministry on which Badeni, Gautsch
and Rittner had taken their seats. Abb
rahamowicz had barely taken his seat
when Away with him." "Off with the
president and his colleagues!" and such
outcries came from the body of the So
cialist deputies. The rest Of the left
was almost quiet; but the cries of the
socialists resounded onlinous through
the house.
The president grows pale; evidently
l
ton. In little while he seizes the bell
and rings for order That only embit-
tiers the feeling; the cries Of the social
list delegates, become even louder and
more violent The president rings again.
Thereupon took place the violent an
swer to the violation of the laws by
Abrahamowicz. AS bolt of light
ming the socialist delegate Berner leaps
over the heads of the ministers; lands
on the presidents desk, and imperious-
ly points his finger at the law breaker,
the president; seizes and throws away
the bell, sweeps the presidents papers
off the desk and throws them on the
floor Almost at the same moment
Delegate Resell of the left landed near
the presidents place and scatters the
last papers over the house. The other
socialist delegates rush forward. In an
instant the president is surrounded by
them. Abrahamovicz squeezes himself
between them and escapes while the
struggle proceeds over his head. His
aids venture to threaten the delegates
and some of the young Czechs" come
: to the aid of the former; with the dex-
terity of rowdies. Urdzal, Dyk and
Lang young Czech" delegates, fall
upon Berner trying to pull him down
the steps. Berner defends himself pow.
erfully, but is finally overcome by q
heap of these people, under whom he
seemed literally buried.
All the same, the presidents desk re-
mains in the possession of the socialist
delegates; our brave comrades hold II
/ like fort 1t was a solemn, beautiful
: moment; it was scene full of deep
genuine and justified passion, never t.
be forgotten by those who saw it. The
two vice presidents also took them.
selves off, and laundering cry follow
; ed them, you are a lot of misera biz
: scoundrels" From the desk that Abra
hamowicz had desecrated, passionate
cries are now resounded that are re
: ceived with storms of applause by TIL,
! left Our comrade delegate re-enter'
) the hall from another side and rushe,
= forward to the presidents desk, nov
s held by his friends. He is received will
A stormy joy. A few minutes later Kra
+ marsch appears in the hall and endeav
: ors to parley with the socialists Del
t egate Daszynski answers him, "W
. shall yield only to force" Kramarscl
: retires. The incredible Is now expected
: 1t happened. The police turn up. TIL
: door to the right opened, and a who'll
J. brigade fully sixty strong, with pixies
}, and led by the chief Of police, marche
u in. A fearful noise ensues. Above tn
; din are heard the cries fired at the pc
: lice: $50 back" "You are committin
y a breach of the constitution" "Such
= thing is unheard of" The chief of pc
= lice first surrounds the presidents desl
y and the ministers bench. Then he or
) dered his men to fetch the socialist del
a egates down. The order is executed b.
Il selling them one by one. The first t
= be seized was Finger, and he was drag
: ged down. The police fell upon him Xix
e executioners. The sight of such mis-
}, deed went through the house like
+ shock From the floor and the gallerie
e the cry of "Shame!" rose Unanimously
A The other delegates We're pulled off /
g the following order Schrammel, Eel
It Ter, Verkauf, Kiesewetter, Bratny
o Steiner, Kozakiewiez, Jaroziewicz, Re
o sci, Berner Hybesch, Rieger-all c
q them brave defenders of labor; tn
n only missing one was Comrade Han
u Mich, whom illness had kept in bed 70
~ some time.
. The last one remaining at the presi
~ | 5oely 1r,or IL