The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-02
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May Day Brings I}il'i.' Leader (, :l:].':'
less Tumult, But No No
Revolution.
5WORKMEN lin CENSED
AND THREATENING + { !, ]. I ] NJ: 81
Declare Movement Has Just i,t55E'e; Be-.
gun and More is Coming Cor Mn /.
Cavalry, With Drawn ssi#
Swords, Charge
CrowdsD:is- 81 u
orders. t'5 @$lSs'
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PARIS, III al IT he. long dreaded fAIa
Day failed to bring tile revolution which N
inflamatory journals predicted; BUT one
the less It brought scenes Of ext trcllieS5 ne
violence The labor districts, which
thousands of troops controlled wlthS Sdif-a55
ficlllty, and even central portions Of
Paris, have taken on the appearance Of
4 siege, with regiments of infantry and A
cavalry canped about the Arc deS'
Trlompe, the Bourse, the Bank Bank .l9fk - A
France and the great railway static
while military sentlnels pace before the
banks and private embellishments. s5AS&
The main thoroughfares in the residens& VI
tai portion of Paris remain tranquil.
In the west end, far removed from
rotous scenes, people were disposed to
treat the events In the labor quarters as A
harmless effervescence. 1t was, however,. i.
much moro than that. 1}i83 & 4.,$iSSi
Many Injured. 5 f
Throughout the afternoon draGoons.%
Republican guards and curassiers charged
dsordcrly masses sweeping the Place do
la Repuhlicque and tho broad Boulevard
dc Magenta. Toward nghtfall. cavalry
charged with drawn swords and many
persons were wounded on both sides. The 4
manifestants oevrturned omnibuses and
threw up hnsty barricades. Over !, 900 hr- 4
rests VI ere made during the day. II }E8s4F
x AZ no time did the demonstration reach 4
tho MAJ nitude Of revolt, but was yather
0 leadcrless tumult, In which the serious
labor element, struggling for a prlaciple.
was koL, ,lessly confused with violcnt ngl-
tators. anarchists, revolutonists, roughA
and 4, large number of the curious. The
worknen never succeeded In forming q
i,l 1ine mo
.thnn scattered bands, Their chief action
was reunion OF several thousands In
the labor exchange, at which a resolution
MAS adopted not to return to work until
the eight-hour day shall have been ac-
corded, 55 VII
Police Lose Control.
Tho worst hours of the day were to-
wards O'Clock this evening, when the
police practically lost control and were n
compelled to rely on the n'ount''u troops
The latter, forming In lines twenty yards s.
across and fifteen yards apart, swepS S
n round tho Place do la RepubllVue, driV- Z
Ing tho disorderly crowds INTO inc sur
rounding streets. Most of the mob
sought refuge In the Boulevard de Ma y
genta and at the Qui de Valmy, which
became centers Of disorders. Here trum-
pets sounded repeated commands to dls- Il
perse, and tho cavalry Galloped into ths
crowds, tramping and nturing many,
A body Of foot guards became sur
rounded by manifcstants, and was res-
cuod with difficulty by cavalry with
drawn swords. Here a considerable 3
number we're wounded. BY o'clocls D
calm had been measurably restored and
most of tho troops returned to thelr
barracks,
throughout the disorders the authors
Ties succeeded In executing their original
nlan OF holding the dlsturbers strictly 4
within the limits or the labor districts,
and not permitting them to press towards e
the wealthy commercial and residential II
sections. G-t t ,s4
Situation Threatening.
Tonight vehicular traffic Is completely
suspended. Cabs, omnibuses and street
cars nre not running, the result heing
IN give the usually busy bouleyards q Y
singular aspect OF desertion. Enormous 4
crowds OF curious people fill the streets, a
rhe opera and other State theatres ara 5
omen. the opera having two squadrons
NJ culrrassiers in the basement. whlla n
Felix Welngartner Is conducting n
Bcethoyen and Berlioz festival In the
nualtorlun, Ten OF the leading theafrea
closed pn account oi the exceptional cons
dtlons, The banks were closed thfou2h-
out the day, lS&
The temper Of the workmen to-nisht
is threatening. They claim that the pa
lice acted bru,ally. and cite many tnr, l
stances OF innocent people being beaten
and arrested. They declare that to-day 4