New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-02
HARD FIGHTS IN PARIS.
ONE THOUSAND ARRESTS.
Tscenty Persons Badly Hart-Police
and Troops Kept Busy.

toward evening the working centre in the Vlcin-
ity Of the trade unions headquarters became
the scene of serious disturbances. in which many
persons were more or less injured. The strin-
gent precautions taken 10y the authorities and
the determination TO repress disorder brought
peace before midnight.
The total Of to-day's operations was over one
thousand arrests, twenty persons, including po-
Hcemen and citizens, badly injured, and a. great
number Of persons suffering from contu5ions
One Of the gravest incidents recorded was in
the afternoon when Jacob Law, a Russian, who
is q naturalzed American, cooily fred five shots.
wounding two cuirassiers, from the top of an
omnibus passing the Place de Ia Repuhlque.
The crowd attempted to lynch Law. who was
dragged from the omnibus. he was res
cued by the police after he had been severely
handled, and taken to a police station to
await trial. Reports circulated that Law
had died a result of the beating, but these
were erroneous. He suffered vital injury.
Several other Incidents occurred in which
firearms used After a meeting at the
Labor Exchange, five thousand men proceeded
to the headquarters of the Labor Federation
hooting the police meanwhile. Charges were
made by the police, and woman fired the bull
let striking a member of the bicycle patrol.
The squad of police drew their sabres and re-
volvers and lively fight followed. lasting half
hour. The police pressed the crowd from
the ouai JemBapes to the banks Of st. Martins
Canal Two hundred arrests were made, and
many persons were hurt
RESERVES CHARGE A MOB.
Later in the evening in the Place de la Repub-
nque the police, while arresting rioters, were
surrounded by a threatening crowd which at
tempted to rescue those taken into custody.
ssbres used freely, and, finding their posi-
ton perilous the police fired in the air. fur
ther detachment came on the scene at double
quick and with drawn sabres charged and dis
persed the crowd Many persons were injured
and many placed under arrest.
Dispatches received at the Ministry of the In
terror report calm everywhere in the provinces,
the May Day demonstrations being confined TO
meetings and professions singing revolutionary
songs.
Although the entire garrison of Paris
under arms and six hundred mounted Repub
iican Guards and vast police reserves were on
duty in order to prevent the gigantic May Day
manifestation planned by the socialists. the city
presented almost its normal aspect this morn
ing Troops were massed at the Prince Eugene
Barracks the Bank of France, the Opera, the
Grand Palais, the Bourse. the Rue Druot and
other strategic points, but they were kept out
Of sight.
WORK NOT SUSPENDED IN CITY.
The mass Of the people had no much sympathy
with the agitators. The appeals Of NJ Jaures
and other socialist leaders for complete
pension OF work were generally unheeded All
the stores and restaurants were open, and the
ornnfbuses, lines and electric roads were
running as usual. Nevertheless. immense
number of idle workmen, belonging TO various
unions we're in the streets wearing red emblems
In their buttonholes. Before O'Clock they be-
gan concentrating at the Labor Exchange. near
the Place de Ia Republique where the most i'm
portant meetings scheduled 10 take place.
Mounted Republican Guards and detachments
Of regular cavalry were posted in the streets
adjoining the Labor Exchange while the meet
ings were in progress. The speakers made most
violent attacks on capitalists. corporations and
Premier Clenenceau. who was denounced as a
renegade amid frenzied cheering.
When the meetings in the Labor Exchange ad-
tourned a great crowd of left the building.
They were quiet at first IN the presence Of the
troops. but became boisterous, cheered for
a general strike and shouted invectives at Pre-
mer Clemenceau and Interior Minister BRAND.
denounci1g them traitors to the OF
socialism. detachment of cavalry then
charged and dispersed the crowd A score OF
men were knocked down and trampled on and
about hundred men arrested.
SHOTS FIRED AT POLICE
The men then broke up into small groups and
made their way by different routes to the head
quarters Of the Federation Of Labor, across the
canal There was much excitement as the men
mace Tor the bridges. From the opposite side
OF the canal came a volley Of stones, followed
by revolver shots. Of which hit policeman
VITO fell A detachment Of dragons then
charged with drawn sabres driving the crowd
IN all directions. About five hundred additional
arrests we're made. Detachments Of cavalry
subsequently cleared the Place de la RGpublique
and Kept the crowds moving. arresting scores II
loiterers. Among those taken into custody vns
a soldier in citizens clothes who was sein:
anarchistic papers On many Of the persons ar
rested the police found knives, brass knuckles
and revolvers.
Seven May Day meetings Of workmen at Brest
to-day voted in favor of general strike Only
two hundred w0rkmen failed to appear AT the |
arsenal. The buildings were guarded bv troops
About three thousand Of the Toulon arsenal |
employees abstained from work and all the dock |
laoorers az Lorjent went on strike About four |
thousand dock laborers struck at Bordeaux
Practically al the miners In the Lens district |
obeyed the orders Of their unions not to work
Striking wool carders from Tourcoing, near
Lille, marched into the latter city to-day, broke
the windows of several factories and returned 70
Tourcoing