Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-05-24
AT Buda Pest, Results in
General Rioting, Thursday.
Seven Killed and 15O Injured,
Some Of Them Seriously.
Protest Against Tisza as President
Of the Lower House.

| Buda Pest, May 23-The Socialist
| proclamation of a general strike as a
protest against the election of Count
| Tisza as President of the lower House.
had most serious sequel in rioting,
| today, which resulted in the killing
| of seven persons and the wounding
Of about $50 others. some of them se-
verely Only about one-third of the
workers obeyed the order to strike
To the number of $4,000 they march,
ed through the city attacking men at
work, and being frustrated in their
attempts to hold demonstrations OUT
side the Parliament buildings re-
sorted to reckless violence, pillagins
and destruction of property OF all
kinds
The rioters stopped all traffic. and
demolished hundreds of gas lamps,
and came into constant collision with
the police and troops The fighting
continued untfl late hour.
A second proclamation was issued
by the Socialists, tonight, however.
calling upon the strikers to stop riot-
ing and TO resume work. Friday morn
ing. A notable feature of the out
break was the participation of large
number of school boys and appren-
tices armed with revolvers. The riot
ers displayed n most stubborn spirit,
remaining behind their barricades un-
til driven to shelter by the police. The
Parliament buildings, the stock ex-
change. the banks and railway sta
tions are now occupied by soldiers.
and additional troops have been sum
moned from neighboring towns.
The origin of the outbreak was entire
~ political. 1t was due to dissatisfac-
tion by the Socialists over the prospects
of getting universal suffrage, which was
rendered more remote by the election of
Count Tisza, the bitterest opponent to
the extension of suffrage!
Frances Kossuth, leader of the opposi-
ton, appealed TO the government for
consent to place an electoral reform be-
fore the army bill so as to restore peace.
Count Apponyi demanded that the sit
ting be closed. but the President refus-
ed saying that Parliament could not be.
have like an hystericaI old woman. After
considerable angry discussion the House
adjourned.
In the meantime deputation of work
men waited on Premier Lukaos and Of
fered to stop the rioting II the men were
permitted to hold an open air mass meet
ing. The premier replied that he could
only permit an indoor meeting. There
upon Count Apponyi and others sent an
appeal by telegraph to the Emperor in
favor of universal suffrage so that a
revolution might be prevented.
Late tonight the Socialist Union. APP
parently fearing further bloodshed, call
ed off the strike which was originally
intended to last four days
BY dint of great exertions, the po-
lice prevented the rioters from put
ting the city in dafimesss N 4 is1l
During the enlng l.any of the
rioters Withdrew to the outskirts OF
the city, where the destruction of
property was continued. A bomb was
thrown at the residence. of Deputy
Baron vojnits, one OF the walls being
badly damaged The mob tried to set
fire to police station and then storm
ed the asphalt works, dragged barrels
of tar into the streets and applied the
torch All tram and underground
railway traffic has been suspended.
There are rumors of a possible rail-
way strike. The rioting is worse than
anything known here since the revo-
luton of 1S4s. Many of the wounded
are expected to die.
London, May 24.-According to the
| Vienna correspondent of the Daily
| Telegraph. Is persons have been KILL
ed in the riots at Buda Pest. !
Budapest. Hungary, May 23.-Sharp
battles between the police and strikers
! have been frequent all over the city
| throughout the morning. Two strikers
| have been killed and many of the po-
| lice and strikers wounded. 25 of the
| latter very severely.
| Practically all the trade unionist
workmen in Budapest with the excep-
ton of municipal employees. struck
work, this morning, as result of 81
resolution passed, last night, by the
Socialist Union which proclaimed a
general strike as a protest against the
election of Count Tisza as Speaker Of
the lower House. Count Tisza Is a
strong opponent of universal suffrage.
| Fifty thousand workmen assembled.
| this morning, in the streets leading to
Parliament square, all the approaches
of which were guarded by strong cor
dons OF police. The strikers finding
their efforts to obtain possession OF
Parliament square unavailing, started
wrecking windows and street lamps
and destroying goods displayed in the
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