The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-02
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PARIS, May III has been a day Of high
nervous tension and considerable xcite-
inent, but there has been NJ organized
which by any pore ibility could
be described rs revolutionary.
There have been perhaps iN. 900 per
sons on the streets in the cha racter of mani
f~estants and some Of them suffered severely
at the hands of the police and soldiers,
but there was no concerted purpose on Tho
part Of the mob, and curiosity was the
principal motive for the presence Of a large
majority OF the crowd.
The mob resorted TO violence in only one
important instance. Then a few scores Of
troops were placed hors de combat by
showers Of stones. Their revenge was in
Simultaneous, and a number Of the mob
were CARED TO ambulance stations to be
treated for sabre cuts.
Many encounters took place during
the day in and near the Place de Ia Rs-
publique between the authorities and the
crowds, which nevertheless steadily
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determined to drive the populaoe out Of
the whole district.
Several thousand soldiers and poles
executed the movement with wonderful
CELEBRITY, and within twenty minutes an
area nearly half a mile square, which had
been filled with a roaring multitude nearly
a hundred thousand strong, was silent and
empty save for a few thousand troops
who proceeded to stack their arms and
turn the great square into an army camp.
The writer went to dine at a barrioaded
resta urant behind iron shutters outside OF
which ragged bowling thousands. When
emerged 1t wa upon the scene Of a quist
military bivouac, with only a distant echo
Of the mob remaining. For a considerable
dista noe down each street was a double
line of police and soldiers holding the crowd
in check, similar TO fire lines. Passing
through THE SUN correspondent walked
the whole length Of the brands Boulevards
single vehicle. That was an omnibus
filled with police. Wheeled ira io OF every
description disappeared at shutdown. No
BIS could be obtained. The underground
r railway was the only means of r%ansporta-
1t is impossible yet to sum up the days.
events, for the returns come in slowly. The
extent Of the general strike canno bs
known until tomorrow. All trades are
idle to-day. but many may return to work
Even the total Of the days casualties is
unknown. There are twelve ambulance
In the vicinity Of the Place de Ia
Tho surgeon in charge Of
one told THE SuN correspondent that he
had treated thirty patients, mostly soldiers
who he'd been injured by stones and MEM
bers Of the mob suffering from sword cuts.
No fatalities have been reported.
Pouget, the principal strike leader; re-
tains his liberty. He said to the corre-
spondent Of The Sun:
eve have not made the slightest attempt
to organize o demonstration. We said to
the members of ell trades, There is only
.ne way to enforce your demands. Refuse
individually to work more than eight hours
Such Is their firm resolve, and II 10 to-mor-
row and the following days which viii tell
the story. Clemenceau can crush the strike
only by arresting all the workmen In Paris
Pouget and all his oonfreres speak in
the most bitter terms Of NJ. C~lemenoeau,
who was regarded as q good Socialist
They denounoe him for losing his head
and for adopting measures more drastic
Than any Of those which be often denounced
In his predecessors. There is some truth
this, for to-day's severity was largely
made necessary by the first weakness
Of the Government In dealing with the
situation in the North. Moreover,
The treatment OF the crowd during the
afternoon was unnecessarily violent, and
several cases provoked retaliation where
there was NO previous intention to resist
authority.
The police this morning received an-
thority to Use rough measures at their
discretion, and when their patience was
exhausted toward night they made free
use Of this permission. TnESSuS coTro"