The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-02
Bombs and Shots Precede May
Day Celebration.
Million Persons Join Parade in
Russ Capital.
WILSON'S NAME IS CHEERED
Immense Ovation in All Scandi-
navian Capitals.
Veil OF Secrecy Clouds Happen
ings Turnout Germany.

London. May MAY Day passed
peaceably in. Russia, following day
OF small sized riotlng in Petrograd, in
which bombs weer thrown. numbers
which bombs were thrown, numbers
fired and Major General Kashtalinski
fell victim to an assassin's bullet
The rioting occurred Monday. Dis
patches from Petrogiad TO-DAY at
tributed all the trouble to extremist
agitators. Tuesdays celebration of
May Day, coming after Mondays riot
ing, passed off without untoward Incl
dent, apparently all over Russia. More
than a million people in Petrograd
Joined the celebration in great parades,
speeches and demonstrations. Moscow
Kieff. Odessa and Vladivostok all re-
ported similar peaceable demonstra-
tions. 1t was the first time in history
that Russian citizens were able openly
10 celebrate May Day.
The Petrograd speeches nearly all
sounded the note of Russia's aim OF
not waging war for profit in lands or
domination of other peoples. Presi-
dent Wilson's name was frequently
mentioned and always cheered by the
crowd
Greatest Ever Seen in Stockholm.
London. May "A Stockholm dis
patch says that the greatest Socialist
demonstrations ever seen III SGdliu4-
navia were held turnout Sweden on
Nav DAY. The demonstration was
brought to a peaceful conclusion, altho
the result had peen anticipated with
anxiety and nervousness.
Crowds assembled in the Stockholm
streets carrying banners with lnscrlp-
lions demanding more food and better
living conditions. Hundreds of chill
dren participated and order was main
tanned by special police appointed by
the workers. The parade was headed
by Hialmer Branting. the Swedish So
cialist leader; PETER Troelstra, head of
the Socialist International bureau. and
Camille Huysmans, secretary of the
international bureau. The procession
passed along the main streets, the
enormous crowd singing the Mar
seillaise" and the 'Internationale." A
city. where the leading Socialists made
speeches. stating the demands of the
working classes.
Fear Riots During Night.
At sunset thousands of workmen
returned to the city but no riots oc-
CURED. The good order maintained
is credited to NJ. Branting, who prom
ised the authorities that no disturb
ances would occur. NJ. Branting, COM
menting on the demonstration said;
This May Day never will be for
gotten. for the overwhelming number
of demonstrators indicated the peace
full attitude of the Swedish working
classes. and is a strong justification
of their demands"
While no trouble so far has been
reported the dispatch, which was
dated early Tuesday evening, said
disturbances were feared in the night
No reports have been received from
the northern industrial districts where
the situation was regarded as grave.
At the Stockholm mass meeting $1,000
persons participated.
Demand More Food.
London. May "A Christiania dis
patch saws that the usual May Day
demonstrations We're held thruout
Norway and that no report of disor-
ders have been received. The Nor
wegian newspapers report that much
dissatisfaction was expressed every
where because of the scarcity of the
necessities of life.
All Factories Closed.
Amsterdam, May "A telegram
from Budapest, Hungary, today says:
Yesterday being Labor Day. there
was a cessation of work. All fac
tories and business establishments
were closed. No newspapers appear
ed. The Socialists held "a number OF
meetings which passed resolutions
There were no disorders"
Clamp Secrecy on Germany.
Beyond an officially inspired dis
orders occurred in Germany during
May Day, the veil of secrecy which
has been drawn over the situation IN
the central empires was unbroken. rs
far as any direct news is concerned.
News dispatches from tho Germar
frontier speak OF great strikes and
rumors pile upon rumors in regard to
the growing unrest among the Teu-
tonic nations but there is little that
is tangible on which to base a judy
ment. Everything points to u crisis
having been reached in the interna-
tional affairs of both Germany and
Austria but the outcome is uncertain
The demand for internal reforms is
growing louder and more insistent in
Germany and the newspapers arr
Voicing this demand with a boldness
unknown since the commencement OF
the war. The one certain thing OF
significance is that the German gov
eminent is proceeding to unheard o.
lengths to prevent the outside world
from learning the truth of the stu