Evening star., 1908-01-13
SOCIALISTS RIOTOUS
OUTBREAK AGAINST GOVERN
MENT AT BERLIN YESTERDAY.

BERLIN. January 13.-The dete-mina-
ton of the socialists to secure direct uni
versal suffrage. combined with their in-
dignatfon against Chancellor Won Bue-
lows court declaration refusing their de-
mand gave rise yesterday to an unusual
scene and a monster popular demonstra-
ton, accompanied by disorders In the
streets OF the Prussian capital. in which
10000 organized socialists participated.
while 10000 sympathizers from time 10
time actively Joined In the manifestations.
One of the most remarkable features
of yesterdays uprising was the number
| of women who engaged in the demonstra-
| ton. and they appeared even more ear
nest in their activities than the men.
The authorities took the sternest meas
| ures to prevent disorders and the strict
est precautions TO protect the assembly
and other public buildings and Prince
| voT Buelow's residence against the out
| burst OF fury. Groups IN the streets
were dispe sed in the most vigorous man
| ner. and collisions between professions OF
manifestantS and the police resulted In
! the injury of a considerable number Of
the demonstrators. but so far as is known
| no fatality occurred in this city. The
police refrained from making arrests,
except in cases of extreme violence.
Movement Widespread.
The movement extends throughout
Prussia, where the socialists are excep-
tionally numerous. Reports received from
other cities however. do not indicate that
| the demonstrations there were accom-
panied by violence.
| Notwithstanding the police commission
| ers' warning that repressive measures
| would be applied, many thousand social
lists gathered in the morning at the 6Oo
| local headquarters of the various districts
Of the capital and thence proceeded in
/ groups, singing revolutionary songs to-
| ward the eight halls in the city where
| mass meetings had been announced.
! From 10 o'clock in the morning the en-
| tire police force had been on duty. Two
| hundred men. with officers. were hidden
| In each OF the fire stations and large
bodies were held in reserve at the po-
| lice stations. while public buildings were
| requisitioned also where the police forces
were qua-tered to act in any emergency.
| In the garuens and outhouses of the
| landtag, before which the demonstration
Friday occurred, a heavy guard was sta
toned. Street cars and other vehicles
| were permitted to drive in front of the
building. but no group of more than two
pedestrians was allowed to pass on any
pretext.
The Palaces Guarded.
Chancellor Won Buelow's palace on Will
helmstrasse was entirely cut off by cor
dOnS OF ponce, as violent manifestations
against the prince were feared, while the
environs of the imperial palace, with the
square in front, were closed to the pub
lie. Squads Of police both on foot and
mounted, patrolled the central thorough
fares.
The socialists showed great deterroina-
tfon in their attempts to hold process
sions, although the police made energetic
Iendeavors to prevent this. Long before
the hour of noon. the time fixed tn begin
the meetings, all the halls were COM
pletely packed and the police drew up in
force around the doors to hold the crowds
In check. Those who could not get with
In the buildings were driven into the
ladjoining streets by squads of police.
Inside the halls the greatest enthusiasm
prevailed. the excitement increasing as
the speakers denounced the action of the
chancellor, whose name was received
with loud boofng and Kissing. The
speakers did not advise violence, but
declared that If violence occurred the
responsibility would fall upon the police
and the privileged classes. who refused
the people their rights.
Resolutions favoring universal suffrage
and secret ballot were adopted by ac-
clamation, after which the audiences
streamed into the streets. The police
Immediately attempted to disperse the
throngs, which showed an evident in
| tention to march in procession toward
the Palace square. In most cases the
professions were soon broken up, the
police displaying the utmost energy.