The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-28

bleeding. Charge" ordered the Captain
and the bugler sounded the warning calls
but the workmen continued TO throw
stones Then the soldiers charged and
the workmen fed. They ran into side
streets and up to the roofs of houses,
where they found flower pots and tiles to
throw over the soldiers. a soldier fell
with a wound In his head. -Four workmen
rushed upon him. kicked him. broke his
bayonet and would have killed him had
not his comrades rushed to his rescue.
General strike In Rome.
A general strike was proclaimed in
Rome on Monday and all work stopped at
noon. The street car service was tied
up and cab drivers, street cleaners and
lamplghters walked out. Many shops
closed. The entire garrison WAS turned
out and squadrons of cavalry were sta
toned at strateRlcal positions. The police
prohibited all meetings OF protest. The
leaders Of the agitation assembled at the
Chamber OF Labor and decided TO hold
a meeting Tuesday morning despite the
police prohibition. but as the square was
occupied by cavalry Il was impossible for
the strikers 10 meet. There were several
cavalry charges and the police arrested
all the anarchists they could find. Every
suspected person was searched for con-
cealed arms
An attempt to hold meeting on the
next day likewise was unsuccessful. as the
strikers could not reach the centre OF the
city. In the neighborhood OF the Chamber
OF Labor, near the Forum of Trajan,
where the street was being repaired, the
strikers used cobbles TO erect n barricade.
wine cart overturned served as pro-
lection for the strikers. Reviewers were
fred from nearby houses. Other barri-
cades were erected near the Coliseum.
where four machine guns We're held In
readiness. but not used. All the barri-
cades were rushed by the troops. which
on several occasions had to fire on the
strikers. generally aiming high.
About 500 anarchists and hoollgans. all
armed were arrested The deputies OF
the Extreme Left insisted that Mondays
sitting OF the Chamber should be ad-
journed in sign of mourning and on the
following two days bitterly attacked the
Government for trying to restore order.
As the situation was OF the utmost
gravity Signor Sala ndra's appeal to their
patriotism had the desired effect and @
vote OF confidence was passed with ma
jorty OF lac votes. Only il2 Deputies
voted against the Government.
At Turin 10000 strikers paraded the
streets forced the closing of all shops
wrecked public property, smashed win
of vandalism, Besides erecting barri
cades. stoning the troops and using re-
volvers. the rioters cut the glrths OF the
cavalry horses so that when the troopers
were ordered to charge many OF them
fell and were mobbed. beaten and dis
armed. churCi was wrecked and the
holy images trampled under foot Ar
attempt was made to rush the royal
| palace.
Practically the game thing happened al
Florence, where meetings OF protest were
! held, and the troops We're nearly over
powered Three rioters were killed and
| many wounded. At Milan the strike was
/ not complete and the rioting not as eNten'
| sive as In other places. The memo.y OF
| the riots OF 1896. when field pieces were
employed In the streets, possibly served
as a warning to the strikers,
The strike In Naples was n day lat
| and was well organized by two anar
chlsts. Cacozza and Melchionna. who
persuaded all the Camorrists to join them
The disturbances and rioting were diner
ent from the agitations In other cities
/ since not even an attempt was made 4
protest against the martyrs OF Ancona
but from the very beginning deliberate
and open attack against authority was
made,
Anarchy Prevails In Emilia.
In the northern and central provinces
especially in the regions OF Emilia an
Romagna. where anarchists and repuo
leans are numerous. the rioting assume
alarming proportions. At Venice and 30