South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-07
PARIS SOCIALISTS
JEER CONGRESS,
HAIL BOLSHEVISM
Black Flag UnfurIed on Paris
Streets as Process
sion Moves.

PARIS. April 6.-There were cries
or Long Live the Soviet. Down
with War!." and down with the
Peace Conference" az the huge dem
onstration organized by the fedora
tion OF labor and the SCIENTIST party
d protest Sunday against the acquit-
tai OF RauoI villain. the assassin of
Jean Jaurez. the SOCIALIST leader and
ia honor of the memory OF NJ. Jau-
Tez.
A group Of anarchists unfGrled q
black flag on Avenue Henri MARTIN.
i'm spite OF police orders The police
charged the anarchists, I'VE of whom
were injured. 80 arrests were made.
Comparative order prevailed
throughout the parade, bftt as the
procession moved along the various
avenues. anG through the districts
in the most aristocratic quarter Of
Paris. in which VI. Jaaurez had lived
there was feeling OF walking on b
mined road. where the merest Incl
dent would bring about an explosion.
Hardly had the procession started
than the "intcrnatiOnale' was heard
on all sides. The police looked on
alphabetically. The correspondent
Joined in the procession behind a red
banner bearing the initials of the
Federation Of Republican Veterans.
Officials i'm Line.
Emile Vandervelde, Belgian min
ister OF finance and the French So
cialIst deputies, Marcel Cachin, Vic
tor Dalbaize, Marcel Sembat and
Jean Longuet and Hjalmar Branting.
the swedish socialist leader, headed
= the parade. which passed through
the streets amid suppressed excite
ment and subdued cheering. When
the head of the procession reached
the home OF Jaurez. Nj. Sembat and
the other deputies entered the house.
They presented Madame Jaurez and
Mile. Jaurez with a palm and a beau
tiful bouquet OF flowers. Madame
Jaurez was visibly affected. she
was unable to reply 10 the words ad-
dressed 10 her. and merely raised
her handkerchief 10 her eyes. which
were wet with tears and sObbed
The procession then continued, the
marchers proceeding To the Place
Muette. where IL filed past the statue
OF Jaurez and then dispersed. some
of the pGraders entered the Bots du
Duluene where they attempted 10
hold a meeting which had been for
hidden. Others proceeded down the
boulevard and up the avenue Victor
Hugo toward the city.
The crowd was becoming Unruly
as the procession dispersed. Disin-
terested spectators heaved sigh of
relief in that no trouble had Oc-
CURED
Remove Prisoners.
A proud Official told the CORE
spondent that ne had not expected
trouble during the actual parade. but
that ne had been fearful that COLI
sions might occur between isolated
groups later in the day. 1t was
learned that a complete section OF
the Sante prison containing 900 cells
was entirely cleared Of its inmates
saturday. The prisoners were re
moved To Fresnes .lnd other jails in
.iew of probable riots.
throughout the parade there were
but lew references to Villain, the as
slssin Of Jaurez. the personalities OF
the assassin and the victim apparent
~ shrinking into insignihCance be.
tore the real meaning of the demon
stration-
on all sides. however. were to be
heard slurring references against
alleged procrastina.ions IN the worH
Of the peace conference and of what
the workmen termed neglect of their
interests
At the Place dc TraCadora, small
group OF workmcu gathered and ex-
pressed the desire 90 proceed 10 tho
white house" nearby and make q
demonstration fore Prsidnt VIII
son. Wiser heads prevailed howevei
and the intention was abandoned.
Fully enc hundred thousand PEG
ple lined the streets looking on with.
oct cheering. II was stated that thg
Windows of the mansions were shut
tered. Most eff the spectators came
from other districts.
The police. evidently expectine
trouble had taken precautions as
the route IF the procession was vel
guarded Toy PLAIN clothes and uni
formed men, Who has received or
ders tC remain irConspicuous and moi
to interfere with ch,criu- or other
merely noisy manifestations