The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-02
FIGHTING IN PARISoTREETS  Troops Charge Labor
 1lanifestants. BARRICADES ARE THROWN UP Over 1000 Arrests Are Made Dur
 ing the Day. During the Closing Hours of Day, Police Lose Control of the situation and Are Compelled to Rely On
 Soldiers.

FdrlS, May l.-lne ionB-ofcduSu 4ioS day faiiedsto bring the revolution which infIammatory journals predicted, but none the less 1t brought scenes of excitement and violence. The labor districts, which thousands of troops controlled with difficulty and even cen tral portions of Paris have taken on the appearance of a siege with regi- ments of infantry and cavalry camped about the Are de Triomphe. the Bourse, the Bank of trance and the great rail- way stations, while military sentinels paced before banks and private estab- lishments.
 The main thoroughfares In the resi- dential portion of Paris remain tram quill Tn the west and far removed from riotous scenes people are dis posed to treat the events in the labor quarters as harmless effervescence If was, however, much more than that. Throughout the Dragons, Republican Guards and Currassiers charged disor- derly masses, sweeping the Place de la RepubliQue and the broad boulevard de Magenta. Toward nightfall cavalry charged with drawn swords and many persons were wounded on both sides. The manifestants overturned omnibuses and threw up hasty barricades. Over 1000 arrests were made during the day
 At no time did the demonstration reach the magnitude. of a revolt, but was rather a leaderless tumult in which the serious labor element, strug- gling for a principle, was hopelessly confused with violent agitators, anarch- ists revolutionists, roughs and q large number Of the curious.
 Reunion At Labor Exchange.
 The workmen never succeeded in forming a procession or even in as- sembling more than scattered bands. several thousands in the labor ex- change at which a resolution was adop- ted not to return to work until the eight hour day shall have been, ac- corded.
 The worst hours of the day was to- wards five oicioek this exaning, when the police practically lost control and were compelled to rely on the mounted troops. The latter. forming in lines twenty yards across and fifteen yards apart, swept around the Place de la Republique. driving the disorderly crowds into the surrounding streets Most of the crowd sought refuge in the Boulevard de Magenta and at the Qusi de Valmy, which became centers of dis orders
 Here trumpets sounded repeated com mands to disperse and the cavalry gall loped into the crowds. trampling and injuring many. A body of foot guards became surrounded by manifestants and was rescued with difficulty by cavalry with drawn swords. Here a considera- ble number were wounded. By o'clock calm had been measurably restored and most of the troops returned to their barracks.
 Throughout the disorders the au- thorities succeeded in executing their original plan of holding the disturoers strictly within the limits of the labor district and not permitting them to pres toward the wealthy commercial and residential sections.
 Tonight vehicular traffic is complete ly suspended. Cabs, omnibuses and street cars are not running. the re- suit being to give the unusually busy boulevards a singular aspect of deser- tlon.
 Enormous Crowds in Streets.
 Enormous crowds of curious people filled the streets. The opera and other theatres are open, the opera having two sauadrons of Curiassiers In the basement, while Feliz Weingartner is conducting a Beethoven and Berloiz festival in the auditorium. Ten of the leading theatres closed on account of the exceptional conditions. The banks were closed throughout the day.
 At 10 o'clock tonight Dragons still occupied the streets surrounding the Bourse and other great financial estab- lishments.
 The temper of the workmen tonight is threatening They claim that the police acted brutally and cite many in cidents of innocent people being beaten and arrested. They declare that today was only the beginning of the move ment.
 Reports from the provinces show that there was violence at Marseilles, Brest. Bordeaux. St. Etienne. Lyons and Rouen.
 At Marseilles, processions carrying red flags and creating violent disorder, came in collision with the troops and a number of persons were injured. At Bordeaux processions paraded the streets singing revolutionary songs and the cavalry charged them. wounding many. At Lyons a crowd of manifest ants attacked the street cars. break ing the windows whereupon the dra- soons charged the rioters, wounding large number There were lesser dis turbances at many points.