The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-02
Dreaded May Day Saw Mobs,
Troops, Fighting and Gen.
eraI Turmoil in France.
GOVERNMENT IN CONTROL
IN CITY OF PARIS ALONE THERE
WERE TWO THOUSAND AR
RESTED - ANARCHISTS CARRY
BLACK FLAGS IN PARADE
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lTuDllSHeTS lIeSSJ
Paris, May I'd a. mat this
hour it is admitted on all sides that
the situation in the city is decidedly
critical owing to the fact that the re-
sort to extreme violence by the troops
late last night has inflamed the popu-
lace beyond all reason, and many of
those who earlier in the day coun-
selled refraining from violence. were
at midnight, actively engaged in defy
ing the troops. Under cover OF the
darkness there has been many at
tacks upon the military guards and
many soldiers have been taken to the
hospitals suffering from injuries re-
ceived at the hands of the mobs. The
streets of the workingmens' section
are filled with men and women pa
rading the thoroughfares singing rev.
olutionary songs and cursing the
troops.
State of Turmoil.
Nightfall of May Day found
the French republic in a state
of turmoil, the like of which has not
been witnessed since the General
Boulanger episode; every prison in
all of the larger cities filled with men
who had been arrested during the day
for defying the authorities, and rigor-
GUS precautions by the military be-
ing enforced to such an extent that
1t was dangerous for any one to at
tempt to go abroad, even though they
were clothed with the authority of
the law.
A day of rioting had been passed
and the government was still in con-
troll and as result Minister of the
Interior George Clemenceau, and his
associates, are well pleased, feeling
that the succeeding days will see the
rioting gradually die down and the
perpeuation of the present govern
ment assured.
Arrests Number 1000.
In this city alone the number of ar
rests is about 1000, this not including
many who were taken into custody
only to be later turned loose as they
had succeeded in convincing the AL.
thorities that they were victims Of
circumstances rather than vicious
characters.
Among those under arrest are elev-
en- notorious anarchists, chief of whom
is A. Phille Leroy, who was pulled of
a barrel as he was haranguing the
crowd outside of the Labor Exchange
and advocating the assassination OF
the prefect, M. Lepine.
Although there were many clashes
in the city during the day the most
~erious was that which took place on
the Place De La Republique after the
Labor Exchange had closed for the
day. At 7:45 crowd numbering
two thousand, among whom were
many women, formed in a side street
and then swarmed into the roadway
cheering for the anarchists and sign
ing the Internationale. Police, who
had been held in reserve in anticipa
tion of trouble, charged the mob, us
ing their batons freely. The crowd
fought back, the members using canes
and stones that they had concealed
about them with effect, fatally wound
ing three policemen and painfully in
juring many others. AS 1t seemed
that the mob was gaining the upper
I1dHu, lllt llSpSSioi vi poLiSC III Siiehi esS
sent in a hurry call for assistance and
a detachment of cavalry was hurried
TO the scene. AS they came down the
street on the gallop the officer In
command saw that the situation was
decidedly serious and ordered the bu
,gler by his side to sound the charge.
Started With the Bugle.
AS the shrill notes of the bugle peal
ed out in the air the troopers scatter
ed out and then, with horses on the
widest of gallops. drove helter skel
ter into the massed ranks of the
crowd.
Flesh and blood could hardly with
stand such a charge and in an instant
the crowd was broken up and the in
tegral parts were running toward any
point which promised safety from the
steel clad hoofs of the onrushing
horses. The troopers used the fla
side of their !sabres freely and many
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