The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-05-19
FIERCE WAVE OF
R|OT|NG SPREADS
Throughout England AS
Protest Against
SINKING OF THE LUs|TAN|A
Subjects of TentOnic Allies
BoycOtted-General In
ternment Demanded.
MODS OvERPOwER THE POLICE

London, May 15.-The sinking of
the steamer Lusitania has aroused
to a violent climax the smoldering
hatred and suspicion of Germans
living in England. This animosity
has found expression during the last
few days in attacks on Germans,
principally upon their shops in the
poor quarters of London and Liver
pool, while there have been minor
disturbances in Birkenhead, Man
chester, Glasgow and other places.
Windows of many German shops
were smashed and some stores were
pillaged. The proprietors of the
shops generally were driven away
by angry crowds. None of the per-
sons attacked are reported to have
been seriously injured, but a consid-
cradle number were more or less
beaten and their clothes were torn.
One or two shops have been set on
fire by the rioters. A spontaneous
movement has developed in the Lon
don market to boycott subjects of
enemy countries, and small dealers
who appeared for supplies were re-
fused them and a number of them
were driven away by crowds.
The police forces of both London
and Liverpool have been depleted by
enlistments in the army, and spec
ial constables have been called out
to help the regulars. These consta-
bles, however, are mostly citizens
without experience in police work,
and the mobs often have gotten the
better of them. A number of po-
lice have been injured during the
riotings.
Many disturbers of peace We're
brought before the Police Courts
and received punishment in SEN
fences ranging from four months
Imprisonment. imposed on one Liv-
erpool woman, to a four-shillings
fine.
In several instances English,
Swiss and Russian shops bearing
Teutonic names have been mistaken
by the rioters for German establish
ments and suffered the same dam
age as the German shops.
The anti-German feeling is in no
wise confined to the lower classes
of the population. There has been
general demand by the newspa-
pers for the internment of all sub
jects of enemy countries. and agita-
ton by several members of Parlia-
ment induced the Premier to sumo
mon a special Cabinet meeting to-
consider the matter. After the
meeting Premier Asquith made
statement in the House of Commons
foreshadowing that the Government
will carry out the popular demand
for placing these aliens in concen-
tration camps.
at would be difficult to find a
parallel for the feeling of righteous
indignation aroused in all classes in
this country" the Premier said.
"One result of this, unhappily, is
that innocent and unoffending per-
sons are in danger of being made to
pay the penalty for the crimes of
others.
"From the military point of view
the steps already taken in the mat
ter of internment have otherwise
proved adequate for the purposes in
view, namely, to provide for the
safety of the country and to prevent
Illicit communication between alien
enemies here and their Govern
ments abroad Everything hitherto
done in the way of internment has
been done on the responsibility OF
the War Office, the Admiralty and
the police. Registration and super
vision are fully reinforced in the case
of all alien enemies not interned."
The police OF Manchester to-day
arrested 80 German shopkeepers
with a view of interning them for
their own safety. other Germans
have voluntarily sought police pro-
lection in London and Liverpool.
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