Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-23
MORE RIOT IN BELGIUM
Mobs Pelt the Police Officers
with Stones and Are
Fired Upon.
FIVE SAID 10 HAVE BEEN KILLED
Others Are Wounded, Including Po-
licemcn-Govcrnme Defeats
the Desired Revision.

BRUSSELS. April ia serious riot
las occurred mt Louvnn, near Brus-
sells The Socialists held n demonstra-
tion in front of the residence of NJ.
Schollaort, the president of the cham
Der of representations. The police in
attempting 10 dispense them We're re-
ceivea with u shower of stones. The
civic guard then fired ON The mob a
similar riot occurred in another part of
l.ouvain, and altogether five prrosns
were killed and twelve were wounded.
Some Of the mob carried the dead and
wounded to the Maison DIES Proletarios.
Another riot is reported to have oc-
Cured ut Bruges, in Flanders. Here
the police charged the Socialists with
drawn swords and ten of the latter
were wounGcd.
Rioters Smash Windows.
The rioting ut Louvain began ut
about half past Z last evening. \ band
OF Socialists paraded the streets of the
town smashing windows with boltsand
rlvets. They broke through the police
Gordon in the Rue Tirlemont The civ
ic guards stationed in the Place Saint
Anton ultimately became hard pressed
by the rioters and fired Il volley. The
guard fired Il second volley in front of
the Catholic club 1t is reported that
twelve policemen We're wounded. In
some quarters the number of wounded
policemen is placed mt twenty, and sew
cral are said TO have hcen mortally
injured. All the streets of Louvain are
barred and the maintenance of order
has been assumed by the military.
Chamber Rejects Revision.
brussels, April l9-Thc chamber OF
representatives here yesterday. by 81
to "a votes. rejected the proposal to
revise the Belgian constitution so as
to provide for universal suffrage.
M. Woestc, the leader of the Right
party in the chamber, when summing
up the debate for the government,
pointed out that Il vote hostile to re-
vision of the constitution did not i'm
ply hostility to reform il this was dis
cussed in peaceful times. The govern
ment supporters are prepared" said
| Woeste, ito consider proposals for re-
form In plural voting, although they
could not 20 as far as universal suf-
fiage. pure and simple" This speech
is regarded as showing the willing
ness of the government to grant par
| tial reform In the future.
Has Hopes of the King.
Great excitement followed the vote
| in the chamber. The Socialists held n
meeting in the Maison du Peuple at
| which NJ. Van der Velde, the leader OF
the Socialist movement in Belgium
urged his hearers to be calm, and said
he hoped King Leopold would still in
| tervene. His speech took Il concilia-
tory form. He indicated the dangers
attending the instruction of an almost
weaponless people against organized
forces of police and military, and said
struggle by methods of violence was
quite hopeless. The people could only
| adopt pacific means. The speaker said
he trusted the king would arbitrate in
the difficulty.
Brussels, April 21.-At a general
council of the Labor party held here
yesterday 1t WAS resolved that worl
by the strikers i'll all sections should
be resumed. The council issued n man
ifesto to this effect to the workingmer
yesterday. The anticipated announce
ment by the crown of the dissolution
of parliament has not vet been made.