The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-01-16
SOCIALISTSlNBERLIN
HIN MONSTER INDIGNATION
MEETING LAST SUNDAY.
Refusal to Their Demands for UNI
versaI Suffrage by Won Buelow 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
Buelow's curt declaration in refusing
their demands, gave rise Sunday TO an
unusual scene and monster popular
demonstration, accompanied by d1sor-
ders in the streets Of the Prusslan 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
STATIONS, 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.
ceftionally numerous. Reports re.
ceived from other cities, however, do
not indicate that the demonstrations
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 with
stations, and large bodies were held in
reserve at the police stations, while
public buildings were requisitioned
also, where the police forces were
CHARTERED 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 Buelow's palace on Wilhelm
strasse was entirely cut off by cordons
OF police, as violent manifestations
against the prince were feared, while
the environs of the imperial palace
with the square in front, were closed
to the public. Squads of police, botI
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-
OlSOCIS OhuCoFOl0 W III OFOhC tAio
Long before the hours of noon, the
time fixed to begin the manifestations
all streets were packed, and the police
drew up in force around the doors tt
hold the crowds in check Those who
could not get within the buildings
were driven into the adjoining streets
by the police. Inside the halls the
greatest enthusiasm prevailed, the ex
element increasing as the speakers
denounced the action of the chancellor
whose name was received with lout
booing and Kisses. The speakers die
not advise violence, but declared thai
if violence occurred the Responsibilities
would fall upon the police and the
privileged classes who refused to tho
people their rights.
Resolutions favoring universal suf
frage and secret ballot were adopted
by reclamation, after which the audi
enceS Streamed into the streets.