Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-02
MUCH R|0T|NC DURING DAY BUT
MILITARY FORCE TOO STRONG.
Police Protect the American En-
bassy==-MOre Labor Leaders
and ReVOlutiOniStS Arrested.

Paris. May 1.-The long dreaded La
hor day failed To bring til" revolution
which milamnatory journals predicted
but none the less it brought scenes Of
extreme violence. The labor districts,
which thousands of troops controlled
with difficulty and over central portions
Of Paris. have taken on the appearance
of 4 siege, With regiments of infantry
and cavalry campc,i about the BoUrs.-,
tile Sam: OF France and the great rail-
way station and SrntineIS placed before
banks ANA private establishments. The
main thuroughfareS in the residential
portion Of Paris remain tranquil
Throughout tn" afternoon Dragons
Hepublicon Guards ana CuirasSes
n h.rgei disorderly masses sweeping til"
Place De La Itcpublique ana the broad
boulevard De Magenta. Toward
nightfall cavalry charged with drawn
swords ana many persons We're wound
cd on both sides. The rIanifeStlnts
overturned omnibuses ana threw up
hasty Earrcddes. over IcUO arrests
We're made durin,, the day.
AT no time did The damage reach the
ma cnitude of Il revolt. but was rather
Il leadcrless tumult in which the serious
labor element. struggling for Incl
pie. We're hppelessly confused with VIC
lent a2itat0rS, anarchists. reVou-
tionista, rnush@ and 4 large number Of
the curious. Tn" Workmen never sue
cccded in forming i procession on even
in assembling more than scattered
bands. Tncr chief action was 4 re-
union # several thousands in the Labor
Exchange. at which Il resolution was
adopted not to return to work until
the S-h"ur day shall nave been Accord
ed
The worst hours of the day We're to-
wards : o'clock in the evening. when
! the police practically lost control and
were compelled To rely on the mountcd
| troops. The latter. forming in lines,
swept around tho place De La Re
publqur driving the disorderly crowds
into the surrounding streets. Here the
cavalry gallopcd into the crowds.
tranpling and iniuring many. Here 4
considerable number were wounded.
BY O'Clock calm had been mcasurably
restored and most Of the troops report
cd to their barracks
Throughout the disorders the au-
thoritits succeeded in executing their
original plan Of holding the disturbers
strictly within the limits Of The labor
districts ana not permitting them to
press towards the wealthy commercial
ana residential sections.
Tonight vrhicular traffic is COM
plctrly suspended. cabs, OmnibuSrs
| ana street cars are not running. the
result being to give the usually busy
| boulevards 4 singular aspect Of de-
scrtion. The Opera and other state
| theatres are open. the Opera having
| two squadrunS of cuiraSsicrs in the
basement. Ten nf The leading theatres
closed on account of the exceptional
| conditions. The banks were closed
| throughout tho day.
At 10 o'clock tonight Dragons still
| occupied the streets surrounding the
| BourS" and the other great finano ial
| establishments.
| The temper of the WOrkmen tonight
| is threatening. They claim that the pO-
| lice acted brutally and cite many Incl
| dents If innocent people being beaten
| ana arrested. They declar" that today
Was only the beginning Of the move
| mont.
| Reports in the provinces shows that
| there We're violent demonstrations at