The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-07
POLICE In PARIS
CHARGE BLACK
FLAG CROWD
'Down With Peace Confer
ence," Yell Anarchists in
Jaures Protest.
THOUSANDS IN PARADE
Demonstration Against
Wilson at "White House.
Is Halted.
JAILS READY; NO ARRESTS
French Socialist Deputies
Lead Marchers to Home Of
Slain Leader.
THOUSANDS IN PARADE
JAILS READY; NO ARRESTS

PARIS. April 6.-There were cries OF
Long live the Soviets." Down with
war;" and Down with the Peace
Conference! at the huge demonstra-
tion organized by the Federation OF
Labor and the Socialist party in pro-
test to-day against the acouittsl of
Raoul Villain, the assassin Of Jean
Jaures, the Socialist leader, and in
honor Of the memory Of Jaures.
A group OF anarchists unfurled q
black flag on Avenue Henri Martin in
spite OF police orders. The police
charged the anarchists, five Of whom
were injured. No arrests were made.
Comparative order prevailed through
out the parade, but as the procession
moved along the various avenues
Malakoff. Henri Martin. Victor Hugo
place and the Trocadero-and through
the district in the most aristocratic
quarter Of Paris. in which NJ. Jaures
had lived, there was a feeling Of walk
ing over a mined road. where the
merest incident might bring about an
explosion.
Paraders Sing "Internat tionaIe."
Soon after noon every subway train.
street car and other conveyance was
overcrowded with people streaming
toward the Trocadero TO take part in
the procession. Tens OF thousands o;
! others walked from various districts to
the capital.
Hardly had the procession started
than the "1nternationale' was heard on
all sides. The police looked on spa-
theticaliy. The correspondent Joined in
the procession behind a red banner bear
ing the initials OF the Federation OF Re
publican Veterans. Emile Nandervelde,
Belgian Minister OF Justice, and the
French Socialist Deputies Marcel Cachin,
Victor Dalbiez. Marcel Sembat and Jean
Longuet. and Hjalmar Braatins, the
Sw edish Socialist leader. headed the pa
rade. which passed, through the street.
amid suppressed excitement and subdu.d
cheering.
When the head OF the procession
reached the Jaures home NJ. Sembat and
the other deputies entered the house
They presented Nine. Jaures and Mile.
quei OF flowers.
Nine. Jaures was visibly afrected.
She was unable TO reply to the words
addressed to her and merely raised her
har dkerchiet to her eyes. which were
wet with tears. and sobbed.
The procession then continued. the
marchers proceeding to the Place Mu-
cite, where IL filed past the statue OF
Jaures and then dispersed. Some OF the
/ rs nntA tAA pAf. 1,,
where they attempted TO hold meet
ing. which had been forbidden. Others
proceeded down the boulevard and up
| the Avenue Victor Hugo toward the CEN
/ tre Of the city.
| The crowd was becoming unruiy as
! the procession dispersed. Dsinteres st ed
! spectators heaved a sigh OF relief that
no trouble had occurred. A police off,
cial told the correspondent that he had
not expected trouble during the actual
parade. but that he had feared collisions
might occur between isolated groups
later in the day.
/ II was learned that a complete section
Of the Sante prison. containing 900 cells,
was entirely cleared OF It's inmates Sat
urday. The prisoners were removed to
the Fresnes and other jails in view Of
probable riots.
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Throughout the parade there were but
! few references to Villain. the assassin OF
( Jaures. or OF taures heard, the per-
/ sonalities OF the ASA ssin and the victim
apparently shrinking into insignificance
before the real meaning OF the demon
stration.
On all sides. however were to be
heard slurring references against alleged
procrsstinations in the work of the
! Peace Conference and OF what the work
| men termed neglect OF their interests,
At the Place du Trocadero a small group
of workmen gathered and expressed the
desire to proceed to the White House
near by and make a demonstration be-
fore President Wilson. Wiser heads pre-
vailed, however, and the intention was
Abandoned.
Fully 100000 people lined the ave-
nues, looking on without cheering. It
was noted that the windows OF the man.
| sion were shuttered. Most OF the spec.
tators came from other districts.
The police. evidently expecting trou-
BILE, had taken precautions and the route
OF the procession was well guarded by
plain clothes and uniformed men. who
had received instructions to remain IN
conspicuous and not interfere with
cheering or singing or other merely
noisy manifestations.