The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-02
Though There Were Scenes of
 Excitement and Violence
MANY PEOPLE ARE WOUNDED
Oror One Thousand Arrests Were Made During the Day In Paris. Labor Parade Was
 Failure.

Paris, May 1.-The long dreaded May
 day failed to 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 dif-
 ficulty, and even central portions of
 aris, have taken on the appearance of a
 siege with regiments of infantry and
 cavalry camped about the Arc de Triom-
 phe, the Bourse, the Bank of France and
 the great railway stations, while military
 sentinels paced before banks and private
 establishments The main thoroughfares
 in the residential portion of Paris remain
 tranquil. In the west end far removed
 from riotous scenes. people are disposed
 to treat the events in the labor quarters
 as harmless effervescence.
 It was, however, much more than that.
 Throughout the dragons republican
 guards and cuirrasslers charged disorder
 ly masses, sweeping the Place De la Re-
 publque and the broad boulevard de
 Magenta. Toward nightfall cavalry
 charged with drawn swords and many
 persons were wounded both sides.
 The manifestants overturned omnibuses
 and threw up hasty barricades Over 1000
 arrests were made during the day. No Revolt.
 At no time did the demonstration reach the magnitude of revolt, but was rather 1 a leaderless tumult. in which the serious i labor element. struggling for a principle.
 was hopelessly confused with violent agi- | tators, anarchists. revolutionsts, roughs
 and a large number of the curious. The workmen never succeeded in form l ing a procession or even in assembling
 more than scattered bands. Their chief
 action was reunion of several thousands
 in the Labor exchange, at which a[reso- lution was adopted uot-to ratarn e9worK' 1 until the eight-hour day shall have been accorded.
 The worst hours of the day was to-
 wards o'clock this afternoon when the l 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, driv- ing the dsorderly crowds into the sur rounding streets
 Most of the mob sought refuge in the Boulevard de Magenta and al the Quai de Valmy. which became centers of disor- ders. Here trumpeters sounded repeatedly
 commands to disperse and the cavalry galloped into the crowds, trampling and inuring many. A body of footguards be- came surrounded by manfestantS and | was rescued with difficulty by cavalry
 with drawn swords. Here considerable
 number were wounded. By 6 o'clock calm | had been measureably restored, and most | of the troops returned to their barracks. Throughout the disorders the authori- ! ties succeeded In executing their original | plan of holding the disorders strictly
 within the limits of the labor district, | and not permitting them to press towards | the wealthy commercial and residential | sections.
 Traffic Is Suspended. | Tonight vehicular traffic is completely | suspended Cabs, omnibuses and street | cars are not running. the result being to | give the usually busy boulevards a sin | gular aspect of desertion. Enormous l crowds of curious people fill the streets. The opera and other theatres are open, | the opera having two squadrons of curas- | siers in the basement, while Felix Wen
 gartner is conducting Beethoven and | Berois festival In the auditorium. Ten of | the leading theatres closed on account of 1 the exceptional conditions. The banks were closed throughout the day. | At 10 o'clock tonight dragoons still oc- | cupied the streets surrounding the Bourse and the other great financial establish- | ments
 The temper of the workmen tonight is | threatening They claim that the police | acted brutally and cite many incidents of | innocent people being beaten and arrest
 ed They declare that today was only | the beginning of the movement. | Reports from the provinces show that | there were violence at Marselles. Brest 1 Bordeau, St. Etrenne Lyons and Rouen. | At Marselles processions carrying red l flags and creating violent disorder came | in collision with the troops. and num-
 her of persons were injured. At Bor-
 deaux processions paraded the streets | singing revolutionary songs. and the cav | airy charged them. wounding many. At | Lyons a crowd of manlfestants attacked l the street cars, breaking the windows. | whereupon the dragons charged the | rioters wounding a large number. There | were lesser disturbances at many points. HLAMGEc AMMAIINHE