The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-05-02
REVOLUTION IN PARIS
Prevented BY TROOPS
SCENES OF EXTREME VIOLENCE
DEMONSTRATE WHAT MIGHT
HAVE BEEN

Labor Districts PatrOlIed by Thousands
of Soldiers and Only Controlled With
DifilcuIty-City Has Taken ON APP
pearance of Siege-DisOrderly
Masses Charged by Mounted Guards
Over Thousand Arrests Made Dur
ing the Day-Disturbers Held Strict
ly Within Their own Limits.
Paris, May 1.-The long dreaded La
bor day failed to bring the revolution
which infiammatory journals predicted,
but nevertheless it brought scenes of
extreme violence. The labor districts,
which thousands of troops controlled
with difficulty, and even central por-
tons of Paris have taken on the APP
pearance of a siege, with regiments of
infantry and cavalry camped about the
Arc de Triumphe, the Bourse, the Bank
of France and the great railway sta
tions, and senItinals placed before banks
and private establishments. The main
thoroughfares in the residential por-
tion Of Paris remain tranquil. In the
West End, far removed from riotous
scenes, people were disposed to treat
the events in the labor quarters as
harmless effervescence. 1t was, how
ever, much more than that Through
out the afternoon dragons, republican
guards and cuirassiers 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 man
ifestants 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, struggling
for a principle, was hopeless confused
with violent agitators, anarchists, rev.
olutionists, roughs and large number
of the curious. The workmen never
succeeded in forming a procession or
even in assembling more than scat
tered bands. Their chief action was
reunion of several thousands in the la
Dor exchange, at which a resolution
was adopted not to return to work un-
til the eight-hour day shall have been
accorded.
The worst hours Of the day were to-
wards 3. 0 clock in the evening, 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 mob sought refuge in the
Boulevard de Magenta and at the Quai
de Valmy, which became ccaters Of dis
orders. Here trumpets sounded repeat
ed commands to disperse and the cav
airy galloped into the crowds, tram
pling and injuring many A body of
footguards became surrounded by maE
ifestants and was rescued with difficult
ty by cavalry with drawn swords. Here
a considerable number were wounded.
BY 6 o'clock calm had been measurably
restored and most of the troops return
ed to their barracks.
Throughout the disorders the author
titles succeeded in executing their orig
inal plan of holding the disturbers
strictly within the limits of the labor
district and not permitting them to
press towards the wealthy commercial
and residential districts.
Tonight vehicular traffic is complete
ly suspended Cabs, omnibuses and
street cars are not running, the result
being to give the usually busy boule-
Yards an unusual aspect of desertion.
The opera and other state theaters are
open, the opera having two squadrons
of cuirassiers in the basement, while
Felix Weingartner is conducting Bee
thoven and Berlioz festival in the au
ditorium. Ten of the leading theaters
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 the other great financial es-
adjustments. The temper of the work.
men tonight is threatening. They
claim that the police acted brutally,
and cite many cases of innocent people
being beaten and arrested. They de-
clare that to-day was only the begin
ming of the movement.
Reports from the provinces show that
there were violent demonstrations at
Marseirles, Brest, Bordeaux, st. Ettin-
ne, Lyons and Rouen. At Marseilles
professions carrying red flags and Gre
ating violent disorder came in collision
with the troops and a number Of per
sons were injured. At Bordeaux pro-
cessions paraded the streets singing
revolutionary songs, and the cavalry
charged them, wounding many. AT Ly-
ons a crowd of manifestants attacked
the street cars, breaking the glass win
dows, whereupon the dragons charged
the rioters, wounding a large number.
There were lesser disturbances at many
points.
Professor i. C. Russell Dead.