New Britain herald., 1917-04-23
GOVERNMENT FEARS
 REVOLT IN SWEDEN
Troops at Capital Reinforced Fol. lowing Hunger Demonstration

CoponhaGon. April 23.-According to tho Stockholm correspondent of the Poiatiksn. Saturdays hunger-dem- onstrataon before tho RiksdAg Build an9 In the 6wedash capital was mark edly evolutionary in character. mem- bers of the crowd intsrrupting tho speeches of the officials who tried to calm them with cries of 'Republtc!" and ''Revolutioni"
 The ilrst fruits of the demonstration wsrs tho voting on Saturday evening by the lever house o& . credit of 116.ooo,ooo kroner (about $9s,soo,- eO0) for tho purchase of food supplies.
 Tho demonstraton tried at first to force n entrance into tho parliament building. but were met by three co. ciallst members, who exhorted them to stay outslde. a Mr. Hranting. tho leader of the party in the lower house, would speak to them in . few minutes.
 While the crowd awaited the con- ang oe Granting. . socialist editor named Karisson made . speech ex- pleinang that the demonstration was impromptu and was made in the name o1 tho whole labor population, to demand . moro efficient rAtioninr pol. 1oy. The laborer, he said, was entitled to . Anger allowance of bread, and the goveFnment ought to lower the maximum prices of potatoes and coal, All exports of meat. ha continued, should be stopped. and an agreement concluded with England.
 4 committee of three memberu waa elected by the crowd to confer with the government party leaders. All were prominent merchants of tho city.
 Mr. Brant1ng. who now appeared, was grested with loud cheers. He said that tho declaration made by Premier SwartS was satisfactory. and that with the abolition of secret de- Alterations on the food policy, which had now been assured, with tho xov- ernment acting in collaboration with parliament. and with the agreement with England concluded. conditions would not be hopeless. Tho debate in tho house and this great demonstra- ton had proved that the people were in earnest. Democracy had gained . victory when Hammarskjold withdrew from the Dremiership. and this victory would be followed by others. Finally Mr. Brantang proposed cheers for a new Sweden. In which the people should be masters in their own house.
 Then Mayor Limdhagen made . speech tho crowd being for the most part quiet, but now and then raising shouts of "Repubhc!" "Revolution!"
 When Mir. Granting ur4Ad the peo- | pie to disperse they sang the Inter | national" and complied with his re- | quest.
 X The demonstration caused great sensation in Stockholm, rumors | spreading that . revolt had taken place and that many persons had | been wounded by the troops. AL | though these rumors were immediate | ly contradicted, the population re- mained in . state of excitement. and the events of tho day occasioned in- l creAAdng fear of serious demonstra- tdons on May 1. Tho police and mill 1tAry authorities seem nervous. All military leaves of absence have been revoked, and the troops on duty in l the city have been reinforced. It is rep0rted that machine guns have been placed in position to command the l city. Tho royal palace is carefully guarded. and on May 1 midshipmen from the war academy will be sta toned there as special guard.