St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-01-18
SOCIALISTS UPRISE.
A Demonstration Against
Chancellor Won Bue-
lOWsin Berlin.
A Method for Holding the
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i'm Cotton Fields.
Demonstration Against Won


indignation against Chancellor Won
Buelow's curt declartion refusing their
demand, gave rise to-day to an un-
usual scene and a monster popular
demonstration, accompanied by disor-
ders in the streets Of the Prussian
capital, in which forty thousand Or
ganized Socialists participated, while
thirty thousand sympathizers from
time to time actively joined in the
manifestations.
One of the most remarkable fea-
lures in to-day's uprising was the
number of women who engaged in the
demonstrations, and they appeared
even more earnest in their activities
than the men. The authorities took
the sternest measures to prevent dis
orders and the strictest precautions
to protect the Assembly and other
public buildings, and Prince Won Bu-
lows residence against the outburst
of fury. Groups in the streets were
dispersed in the most vigorous man
ner, and collisions between process
sions of manifestants and the police
resulted in the injury of a con-
siderable number of the demonstra-
tors, but so far as known no fatality
occurred in this city. The police re-
Trained 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, dc
not. Indicate that the demonstrations
there were accompanied by violence.
Notwithstanding the Police Com
missioner's warning that repressive
measures would be used many Social
lists gathered in the morning at the
600 local headquarters of the various
districts of the Capital and thence
proceeded in groups, singing revolu-
tionary songs, towards the eight halls
in the city, where mass meetings had
been announced.
Long before the hour of noon, the
hour fixed for the meeting, all the
halls were completely packed and the
police drew in force around the doors
to hold the crowds in check. Those
who could not get in the buildings
were driven into the adjoining streets
by squads of police.
Inside the halls the greatest enthu-
siasm prevailed, the excitement in
creasing as the speakers denounced
the action of the Chancellor, whose
name was received with loud groans
and kissing. The speakers did not ad-
wise 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 suf-
frage and secret ballot were adopted
by acclamation, after which the audi
ences streRmed into the streets.
The police Immediately attempted to
disperse the throngs, which showed
an evident intention to march in pro-
cession toward the palace square. In
most cases the professions were
soon broken up, the police displaying
the utmost energy. Two formidable
columns, however marched as far as
Alexander Platz, within a short
distance of the Emperor's palace,
where the police charged them, USE
ing the fats of their sabers freely and
infiieting many injuries. Eventually
they succeeded in scattering the de-
monstrators, who retired, hooting and
cheering ironically, toward unter den
Linden. Thousands of spectators al
ready had gathered there from curios-
ity, and the police followed the broken
ranks Of the paraders, cleaning the
entire thoroughfare as far as Braden-
burg Gate where mest of the
PEOPLE FLED RAPIDLY
along the paths to Tiergarten. Many
of them, however, escaped along the
side streets, Friedrichs Strasse and
Wilhelm Stresse. Later some thou
sands Of the demonstrators gathered
q short distance from Chancellor Won
BueloW's residence and began shout
ing derisive cries against the Chan
celIor, who had driven through into
Friedrichs Strasse.
The attitude became so threatening
that both the mounted and foot police
men charged them hercely, striking
right and left with the fiat of then
sabers. Scores of the manifestants
were knocked down and trampled up
on, and the great crowd at length
was broken up into small groups.
among whom there were manl
injured.
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