The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-13
Seventy Thousand People Pa rade SttscIs and Hold
 Meetings
HUNDREDS OF WOMEN
 JOIN IN THE PARADE
People Want Universal Suffrage and Secret Ballot-Police Handle the Demonstrators With Difficult
 ty-Many Injured.

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 Demonstrators With Difficult
 ty-Many Injured.
 Berlin, January 12.-The determination of the socialists to secure direct uni- versal suffrage, combined with their n- dignation against Chancellor Won Bue- mand, gave rise today to an unusual scene and monster popular demonstration. accompanied by disorders in the streets of the Prussan capital, in which 40,00Q or ganized socialists participated while 3o,00O sympathizers from time to time actively joined in the manifestations.
 One of the most remarkable features of todays uprising was the number of wom- en who engaged in the demonstrations, and they appeared even more earnest in their activities than the men. The au- thorites took the sternest measures to prevent disorders and the strictest pre- cautions to protect the assembly and
 
 Buelow's residence against the outburst of fury. Groups in the streets were dis persed in the most vigorous manner and collisions between processons of manifes- tants and the police resulted In the injury of a considerable number of the demon strators, but so far as known no fatality occurred in this city. The police refrained aly In pa n extreme violence.
 The movement extends throughout Prus- sia, where the socialists are exceptionally numerous. Reports receives from other cities, however, do not intseate thas the demonstrations there were accompanied by violence.
 Socialists Gather.
 Notwithstanding the police commission CTS warning that oppressive measures would be applied, many thousand social ists gathered in the morning at the 600 local headquarters of the various dis tricts of the capital and thence proceeded in groups, singing revolutionary songs, toward the eight halls where mass meet ings had been announced.
 The socialists showed great determna- ton in their attempts to hold processions. although the police made energetic en- deavors to prevent this. Long before the hour of noon, the hour fixed for the meet ings, 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 within the buildings were driven into the adjoining 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 booing and hissing. The speakers did not advise violence, but declared that if violence occurred the responsibility would fall upon the police and the priv ileged classes, who refused the people their rights.
 Want Secret Ballot.
 Resolutions favoring universal and se- cret ballot were adopted by exclamation, after which the audiences streamed into the streets The police immediately at tempted to disperse the throngs which showed an evident intention to march in procession toward the Palace square. In most cases the processons were soon broken up, the police displaying the ut- most energy. Two formidable columns, however, marched as far as Alexander Platz, within a short distance of the Elm peror's palace, where the police charged them, using the flats of their sabres freely and inflicting many injuries Eventually they succeeded with the greatest difficulty in scattering the demonstrators. who re- tired hooting and cheering ironically to- ward Inter Den Linden.
 Thousands of spectators already had gathered there from curiosity, and the po- lice followed the broken ranks of the pa- raders clearing the entire thoroughfare as far as Bradenburg gate, where most of the people fled rapidly along the paths to Tiergarten. Many of them however, es- capped along the side streets. Later some thousands of the demonstrators gathered a short distance from Chancellor Von Buelows residence and began shouting derisive cries against the chancellor.
 Many Are Injured.
 Their attitude became so threatening that both the mounted and foot police men charged them fiercely, striking right and left with the flat of their sabres. Scores of the manifestants were knocked down and trampled upon. and the great crowd at length was broken up into small groups, among whom there were many in
 
 jured
 Another serious collision occurred at .Iunefern bridge, where many suffered se- we're injuries. On Moritz Plaz an i'm mense throng shouted and hooted until the police with drawn arms forced them into the side streets. Thousands attempt ed to reach Berlin from the suburbs after the meetings there, but found every thor oughfare barred. It was impossible to get through without contact with the po- lice and a great majority of the excur- sionists returned to their homes.
 Toward evening quiet was resumed in the center of the city, but several small groups marched in the outlying streets, singing the Marseillaiz. The main force of the police was withdrawn at night, but patrols continued to prevent groups from forming.
 In the suburbs during the day IA other meetings that were held attracted even greater concourses of men and women than the meetings in the. city. At these gatherings songs were sung, set to mili-