Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-07
|CLASH WITH POLICE
Sunday a Day of Excitement
in German Capital.
GUARDS AT WRONG POINT
Hurried Change of Plans Made
Stroll Possible.
USED SABERS ON CROWDS
Company of Country Gendarmes
! Attacked Without Warning,
Cutting Right and Left.

/ BERLIN March SERIOUS conf1i Is he
tween the police and socialists. involving
, a lengthy list Of wounded, were the out
come OF most impressive open air demon
STATIONS against the suffrage bill, carried
ont in Berlin and the other cities OF Prus-
sia yesterday. II Is estima ted that In Der
lin alone 1n0O0 persons took part or at
tempted 10 take part in what was called a
'-demonstratiye stroll in various parts OF
the city.
The chief or police OF Berlin fearing
! danger from the assembly Of so many
thousands in tho popular park OF Trep-
tow. the place chosen by the socialists
forbade a demonstration OF any kind
there. But the socialist newspaper
Orwaerts announced that the manifesto
ton would be held In spite OF the order OF
prohibition This caused the concentra
ton of a powerful force of armed police
and gendarmerie in Treptow Park. which
left the remainder of the city virtually
unguarded.
Leaders Changed Plans.
The socialist leaders. observing tina,
their plan had been frustrated. quietly
and quickly passed the word to their FOL
lowers to proceed to the other end OF the
city These instructions were obeyed by
30 600 manifestants. who succeeded in ac-
complishing the stroll almost undis-
turbed while the others who had re-
manned around Treptow Park came into
severe collision with the gendarmeS1e and
police with serious consequences. The
police. however. in the majority Of cases.
acted with the utmost moderation. obey
ing the orders. to avoid Is far as possible
using their arms. which were issued ny
Herr Won Jagow, the chief Of police. who
recently has been much criticised for his
severity.
1t was the provincial gendarmerie. who.
on this occasion, came into the most seri-
Gus conflict with the crowds.
From a very early hour the approaches
to Treptow Park, where il was an
nounced the demonstration would occur,
were barred by double and triple cordons
Of foot and mounted police and gendarm-
erie, whose helmets. carbines. sabers
and revolvers glstened In the brilliant
sunshine.
Troops Held Under Arms.
Every policeman OF the Berlin force
was on duty, while large numbers of the
provincial gendarmerie were concentrated
in the suburbs In Inter Den Linden
and the streets leading 70 the palace
police cordons were drawn up every few
yards. Throughout the day all the troops
in the Berlin garrison. numbering TWEEN
ty-eight thousand. were confined to bar
racks under arms in readiness to march
out at any moment
In the morning thousands of people
thronged the neghborhood of Treptow
Park. The residents OF this section
were permitted to utilize the park with
out interference. and II suddenly
discovered that the members inside the
Enclosure were being augmented rapidly.
The socialists had duped the police.
rowing across the River Spree in small
boats. But the maneuv"r soon
ended. The police commanded a tiotila
of boats and intercepted the intruders.
In the meantime. one great company of
socialists. estimated al between 10000
and 10000, silently proceeded to tie fash
ionable Tiergarten, at tho west end of
the city which had been left almost on
tirely without protection. On arrival
there they carried out most peaceable
'demonstrative stroll with little inter-
ference. They did no damage, and con-
fined their manifestation TO cheers for
universal suffrage and the singing of
THE Workingmen's Marseillaise. Small
red banners were displayed and cards
bearing the words, Cheers for Suffrage
Reform.