The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-05-02

and Il is tomorrow and the following
days which will tell the story. Glenn
enceau can crush the strike only by ar
resting all the workmen in Paris
Pouget and all his associates speak in
the most bitter terms of NJ Clemenceau.
who was regarded as a good Socialist.
They denounce him for losing his head
and for adopting measures more drastic
than any OF those which he often de-
nounced I'm his predecessors.
There is some truth in this. for yeeter-
days severity was largely made necessary
by the first weakness OF the government
in dealing with the strike situation in the
north. Moreover. the treatment of the
crowd during the afternoon was unneces-
sarily violent and in several cases pro-
voked retaliation where there was no pre-
vious intention 10 resist authority.
The police this morning received au-
thorlty to use rough measures at their
discretion and when their patience was
exhausted toward night they made free
use of this permission.
WITHOUT PRovoCATIoN
The correspondent saw dozens of cases
OF severe beatngs without provocation
Six police and dozen municipal guards
were surrounded on the Calmy foot bridge
by throng of strikers. They were power
less to defend themselves and a neigh
UOIlnB DOuy or BudrdS WIN nNeu nayOnetS
charged TO their rescue. Several on both
| sides were wounded. Two lads who fell
Into the canal were pulled out
A squadron OF the First Dragons ar
rived, striking right and left with the
nat of their swords. After the charge 90
At O'Clock Prefect Lepine harangued
the mob. During the day over a thousand
arrests were made but only a small per-
centage of the prisoners were retained
The crowds on the streets and boule-
wards were rapidly disappearing at mid
night and the danger Of further violence
seemed 10 be at an end. The police and
troops were exhausted, but were still at
their posts.
The authorities look forward to the next
rev days with the greatest anxiety feal-
ing individual outrages which II will be
impossible 10 avert even by the most care
full precautions.
Late last night n crowd overturned an
omnibus and a cable car in the Belleville
district To make a barricade. but before
they were able TO establish themselves
the troops cleared them out. The Chateau
d Eau barracks are the centre of military
authority. There also all prisoners were
taken.
COURT IN BARRACKS.
The magistrates sat in a big room.
where they were busy all day interrogat-
ing the captives. Most of these were dis
heyelled. their clothing being torn and
What were you doing?" was the first
question i'm every case and upon the pris-
oner's demeanor and reply summary judg-
ment to free or detain was given Those
who were detained were hustled, pro-
testing, to cells.
Many women were thus arraigned, but
few IL any. OF them were detained The
magistrates sternly reproved them for
lack Of sense In going upon the streets on
such a day instead Of staying at home.
In the barracks yard doctors we're busy
dressing contusons and bruises sustained
by police and soldiers. A majority Of the
injuries were not serious.
II became known late last night that
there was one fatality. A policeman, dur
ing one OF the most desperate struggles In
the Place de la Republique. was stabbed
by youth OF 19 The policeman died
from the effects OF his injury The youth
was arrested.
The climax OF the ridiculous was reach
ed when Prefect OF Police Lepine. wearing
a frock coat and a derby hat, who was
surrounded by group OF reporters as he
was proceeding from the Labor Exchange,
reached the Place de In RepubHdue.
Here he was met by rush OF police
men one OF whom seized M. Bepine by
the coat collar. amid uproarious laughter
from the reporters.
II Is probable that the head OF the police
force would have been dragged 10 the
recognized him. whereupon he was im-
medately released. The correspondent
Remarked
Well Prefect. you were arrested
NJ. Lepine remarked. laughngly: Not
yet" and, turning TO n small urchin. he
said: You young scamp, II was your
fault that that happened. BE of home
out OF this"