Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-01-17
SOCIALISTSINBERLIN
Held MONSTER INDIGNATION
MEETING LAST SUNDAY.
Refusal to Their Demands for Uni
versaI Suffrage by Won 5uelow the
Cause-Women More Active Than
Men Seventy Thousand Persons
Joined in Popular Clamor.

Berlin, Jan. 13.-The determination
of the socialists to secure direct uni
versal suffrage, combined with their
Indignation against Chancellor Won
Buelows curt declaration in refusing
their demands, gave rise Sunday to an
unusual scene and a monster popular
demonstration, accompanied by disor-
ders in the streets of the Prussian cap
ital, in which 10000 organized social
lists participated, while 10000 SYM
pathizers from time to time actively
joined in the manifestations.
One of the most remarkable features
of Sundays uprising was the number
of women who engaged in the demon
|strations, and they appeared even more
earnest in their activities than the
men. The authorities took the stern
est measure to prevent disorders and
the strictest precautions to protect the
assembly and other public buildings
and Prince Won Buelow's residence
against the outburst of fury. Groups
in the streets were dispersed in the
most vigorous manner and collisions
between professions of manifestants
and the police resulted in the injury
of a considerable number of the dem
onstrators, but so far as is known no
fatalities occurred in this city. The
police refrained from making arrests
except in cases of extreme violence.
The movement extends throughout
Prussia, where the socialists are eX-
ceptionally numerous. Reports re-
ceived from other cities, however do
there were accompanied by violence.
notwithstanding the police commits
sioner's warning that repressive meas
ures would be applied, many thousands
of socialists gathered in the morning
at the 600 local headquarters of the
various divisions of the capital, and
thence proceeded in groups, singing
revolutionary songs, toward the eight
halls in the city where mass meetings
had been announced.
From 10 a. m. the entire police force
was on duty. Two hundred men will
officers were hidden in each of the fire
stations, and large bodies were held in
reserve at the police stations, while
public buildings were requisitioned
also, where the police forces were
quartered to act in any emergency.
In the gardens and outhouses of the
landtag, before which the demonstra
ton on Friday occurred, heavy guards
were stationed. Street cars and other
vehicles were permitted to drive in
front of the building, but no group Of
more than two pedestrians was al
lowed to pass on any preteXt. Chan
cellor Won Buelows palace on Wilhelm
strasse was entirely cut off by cordonE
of police, as violent manifestations
against the prince were feared, while
the environs of the imperial palace
with the square in front, were closeC
to the public. Squads of police, boil
on foot and mounted, patrolled the cen
trail environs.
The socialists showed great determi
nation in their attempts to hold pro
cessions, although the police made en-
ergetic endeavors to prevent this
Long before the hours of noon, thu
time fixed to begin the manifestations
all streets were packed, and the polio
drew up in force around the doors t.
hold the crowds in check. Those VIII,
; could not get within the building
were driven into the adjoining street
by the police. Inside the halls tn
greatest enthusiasm prevailed, the e1
element increasing as the speaker
denounced the action of the chancellor
whose name was received with lou
boOing and Kisses. The speakers di
/, not advise violence, but declared tina
if violence occurred the responsibility
would fall upon the police and tn
privileged classes who refused to tn
people their rights.
Resolutions favoring universal SUI
frage and a secret ballot were adopte
by reclamation, after which the aud
ences streamed into the streets.