The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-07

tsrested in the franchise question should
take a walk in Treptow Park on Sunday
afternoon.
The suggestion vas interpreted IN its
true meaning by the public and police
alike. The latter took elaborate measures
TO stop any gathering Under the per-
sOnal direction Of Police President Won
Jagow the approaches to the park we're
occupied early in the morning by a large
force 81 mounted and foot policemen. a.
well a. by gendarmes from the outlying
districts Police motor boats wor. on
the move IN he river alongside the park
There are no ratings or enclosing fences
around the park; hence in order To exclude
the people many roads had 10 be held.
This took about ell tho Berlin police
force
About nOontime many persons marched
quietly Flong the difersnt approaches
| until they encountered the police lines.
They got orders to 20 back The crowds
did not resist but raised shouts % Dow n
with tyranny Down with the Govern
msnu' Long live universal suffrage
and similar cries. The police did not
interfere with them: indeed. they cid not
! give the pe Jple the least pTovocs tiou and
things appeared likely - end plGcidlv
This preliminary march was a fsint
part of a plan 10 otIs vii the puhcs A.
the eleventh hour ia" S,,c.aii-' .,nd Rad.
cot leaders sent q s.screJ message 10 the
heads 81 the local organizations to meet
! mot m TreptoW Park bat in the Tier
gartsn. IA the very heart % the CITY
stretching from the BSandenburg Gate
and Inter den IAnden westward toward
ChariOttsnburg
The Tuss succ~~ded and the DeFnocTa attic
forces hsbl a tremendous demonstration.
Of which the police. idly awaiting develop
nsnts At Trepeow PaTk. we're faS SOMA.
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The demonstrators came 10 the Tier
garfsn by circuitou- routes 90 az 10 avotd
the vigilance OF the few police left IN the
ci'y About p N. they beKan 90 enter
The broad av-nu-~ OF tn. nsrgarten
Ny O'Clock ChAriottenburg-r Chsu--..,.
tie long central avenue. was packed
with thousands % manifsstSnts They
married up and down. mingling with
the regular sunday paTader- much To
the Ltter- alarm and disgust. shouting
fOF iiTeCi. -Iual secret. universal suf.
frase aud singing Socialist songs
The police commander soon heard
what was happenink and mounted Tnen
were sent In haste from Treptow Park
TO reinforce the handful remaining ~
the city who were powerssS 10 -ts.rt
The demonstrators The latter. however
were entirely orderly. although they yelled
through megaphone@
A. the police reenforcsments arrived
the main section Of the demonstrators
moved noTthw.Tl into the koeniR Plat7
on which the Re ch~tag faces. Here they
swarmsd on the steps % the ReichHtag
hoistsd a red nag and sang tEs Mar
seillaise. The men surrounding the
Bismarck monument chesred him a. the
author Of German suffrage
The police msan~hils were hustling
ths end Of the procession. incidentally
greatly rufiinG the dignity % many non-
Socialist promenaders. Who had 70 share
IN the pushingr and jo~tlings bestowed
unfortunately. The main body % the
demonstrators went on To the Won MoItke
monument and the Column o. Victory.
hlling the streets with shouts and cheers
Parts % the crowd overlooked into
Inter den Iinden. and reached various
parts Of the inner city. where there we're
some rough encounters with the police.
although no bloodshed 10 reported.
In about tao hours the fermeut was
over and the disturbsrs scattered.
II was about the time the central
demonstration ended that serious trouble
broke out in Treptow Park. A large
number Of persons remained in the APP
prOaches TO the park after the fein
marches were made and a. tho day wore
on their number increased greatly until
at about , O'Clock they formed q large
procession on Schlsaisches Straase. in
tending to force their way into the park.
The police ordered them back hut the
immense numbers behind pushed TOrw ard.
and the thing. once sst going. GOULD not
the prOcessiOnisas we're ordered 20 with
draw the provincial gsndarmes lost their
heads. drew their revoivers and swords
and attack I'd che crowd
-Four persons dropped At the fret vol
ley. while others fell before the swords, |
and a big fight was soon on. The police
came 20 help the gendArmes and the |
struggle vas over quickly 80 far a.
known FIVE persons we're seriously and |
several Severely wounded Numbers
we're slightly injured
The franchise demonstrators in the !
provinces were mostly orderly. but m a |
row ~ Sobingsn several we're injured
There was another fight in the after |
noon In Koepanicker straSse. an approach
TO TreptoW Park The gsndaTmes fired 4
into the crowd with their carbines. The |
have not been ascsrtained.
Police held the approaches TO the i'm |
penai palaces and public buildings until |
late tonight. but nothing happened. !
rhrOuGhout the day there we're 7s.OOO
troops under arms in the various Berlin /
barracks. but they were not summoned
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