Evening journal., 1909-10-18
FERRER MOBS
FILLED PARIS
Police Chief in Their Midst,
But lie Escaped In
jury
FORTY THOUSAND MARCHED
THROUGH THE STREETS
BY United Press Leased Special Wire.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
PARIS. oct. s.-Revolutionary leaders
throughout France are today gloating
over the success of yesterdays revolu-
tfonary demonstration which they de-
clare Is but the forerunner Of an armed
revolution against the government. Pari-
sian revolutionary writer's today declare
that France was yesterday delivered into
the hands OF the Revoutionists when
the Anarchists we're permitted TO block
traffic for three hours at the busiest time
or the day to cry death to the ruler Of
a friendly nation and TO urge its people
10 revolt"
The writer's say that the next time the
mob Will not gather for a peaceful dem
onstrstion but will organize armed and
Will direct itself against France.
Then. they say. the 10000 troops that
preserved order during yesterdays pro-
cession will be utterly unable TO cope
with the mob.
i From all over France reports are COM
ing IN today OF demonstrations organizes
ostensibIy as protests against the execu-
tion Of Francisco Ferrcr. the Spanish
Revolutionist. The leaders Of the French
Revolutionary party are taking advan-
taFe OF the Ferrer agitation TO arouse
the people against all organized gov
eminent
Forty Thousand in Parade.
Forty thousand manifestsnts pro-
reeded at a slow rate along the pre-
arranged route. They were divided
into three bodies. the front line of
each group linked arm in arm- They
stopped when the officers commanding
the soldiers dividing each group inti-
mated that halt was necessary, and
they signalled the crowd behind to
stop.
Chosen stalwarts from the demon
strating organization formed cordons
st several danger points, notably at
the nearest point to the Spanish En-
sassy, in order 10 prevent any rush from
the prescribed route. When the Place
de Ia Concorde was reached the lead
ers strove TO persuade everybody to
disperse without disturbance
The procession. which included many
women sEd children, relieved its feel
inxs b singing the 'Internationale'
and srying La Caiotte, hou, honi''
and ~Conspuez Aifonsot- The police
did not attempt 20 prevent these
shouts.
Police Chief Courts Danger,
The mob surged thickest around one
little old man with black felt hat and
gray overcoat. This was Prefect OF
Police Lepine, who with a silver headed
cane under his arm had come to see
things for himself The crowd only
recognized him when he was among
them, for this brave little man of so,
who nearly lost his life on Wednesday
night. had taken it in his hands again
this afternoon and stood entirely alone
among a sea Of threatening faces and
rlenched fists appraised
Then came a diversion. A large, red
bearded man in a check suit and cor
nuorys shouted in stentorian tones:
Comrades, he is all alone ana is an
Did man Don't hurt him"
He was only just in time. A Paris
crowd loves personal courage and ad-
lnires It. but in the crowd on the Place
deClinchy were many evil faced men
with loaded sticks who writhed and
pusbed in toward the prefect. The
apaches OF Paris have reason to hate
I,epine. and is undoubtable that the
colossus with the red beard saved him
from being murdered.
eyes. don't let him be crushed
shouted the crowd, and the man with
the red beard and a thousand others
formed themselves into a bodyguaro
and made a lane through the mass OF
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