The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-12
He Was the Hero of a
Popular Demonstra-
ton In Paris.
STRONG MILITARY GUARD PLACED
Day Closed With a General
Disturbance and Fifty
Arrests Were Made.

Paris, June 11.-President Loubet has
had revenge for last Sundays outrage
at Auteuil. When he drove to Long
Champs today to attend the Grand PriX
he was the hero of popular demon
stration expressing itself in one form
or another along the whole route from
Elysee palace to the race course. He
remained only a quarter of an hour,
just long enough to witness the race,
and having congratulated the owners
Of the winner, returned to the Elysee,
where he arrived at 4 o'clock without
special incident.
The revisionist and socialist organs
summoned their readers to assemble
along the thoroughfares to be traversed
by the president and his party; and,
from the hour of noon, thousands Of
demonstrators set out from Mont Mar
tire, Belleville and other working class
quarters, in big organized bands, all
wearing a small artificial red flower in
the button hole, and marched across
Paris, taking up positions along the
Avenue Des Champs Elysee and the
Avenue Du Bots de BOulOgne.
They gave M. Loubet tremendous
ovation, combining their cries almost en-
tirely to give Loubet," and Vive la
Republique."
The president did not hear a discord-
ant cry although there were one or two
scuftles before and after ne passed be-
tween the police, and an occasional hot
headed anti-Dreyfusard who tried 10
shot A bas Loubet' was Immediately
bounced upon by a swarm of policemen.
Although the visit passed off quietly
the government was prepared for every
eventuality the whole district between
the Elysee and Long Champs literally
teeming with troops and police. A
policeman was stationed every dozen
yards along the whole route, and there
were squadrons Of dragons armed with
lances and mounted Republican Guards
at all important points; while, through
the foliage of the bois on each side Of
the avenue, could be seen heavy masses
Of red and blue, denOting the presence
of detachments Of soldiers awaiting or
dcrs.
The president left the Elysee at ?
o clock in an open landau, with NJ. Du-
puy, the premier, beside him and Gen.
Bailloud, chief of the presidential
household. and Maj. Gen, Bon, lieuten-
ant colonel of horse artillery. Madame
Loubet followed in a second landau,
after when rode the presidents suite
in other carriages.
The two leading cuirassiers with re-
volvers in hand, with fingers on the
trigger, carefully watched each side of
The road; while, beside the carriage ran
a number of policemen, rendering it alb
5olUtely impossible for anybody to ap-
prOach. Municipal guards and polic9
lined the path across the paddock.
Drums beat and trumpets blareG when
NJ. Loubet appeared in the front of the
box, and a scene of intense enthusiasm
followed, lasting several minutes with
an uproar of shouts of ''Vive LOubet'
and "Vive la republique," which set
tied finally into a monOtonOus chant. NJ.
Loubet and his party We're so complete
ly surrounded by guards and police that
it would have been impossible for any
one to get within ten yards of the steps
Of the box.
The only grave incident of the day oc-
CURED after the president had returned
to the Elysee, at one of the garden res
taurants, the Pavilion D'Armenondille,
in the Alice de Long Champs. About q
quarter past five when the establish
ment was full of customers, somebody
made an Objectionable remark concern
ing the president, the people took sides
and a regular fight ensued. Bottles,
glasses, tables and chairs were hus-
tied about.
At the same time crowd of socialist
demonstrators arrived in the vicinity,
and hearing that a row was in prog
gress, laid siege to the restaurant,
shouting, "Vive la republique!" The
throng quickly swelled to several thou
sands. The windows of the cafe We're
smashed and the struggle was cOntin-
ued within. Finally, the mounted pO-
lice arrived, cleared the neighborhood
and closed the cafe. Several persons
were injured, including number of po-
licemeu,
OF the 40 persons arrested only eight
have been detained in custody,
NJ. LOubet himself expressed a wish
that all who had been arrested merely
on account Of seditious cries should, so
far as possible. be liberated.
Just before midnight another DEM
onstration took place outside the office
of Libre Parole. In the scuffie with
the police, several persons were in
jured.
Inquiry at the prefecture of police at
a late hour this evening, showed that
about so arrests We're made during the
day, and ten policemen more or less
seriously injured.