The New York herald., 1921-12-02
VIENNA IN NEW FURY
OF WINDOW SMASHING
Americans in Hotels Attacked
and Robbed.

VIENNA, Dec. tAssociated Press. -
To-day's disturbances spread throughout
the inner city, and practically every un-
shuttered window was smashed. All the
famous restaurants and hotels frequented
by foreign visitors were entered, looted
and partly wrecked and the luxury shops
robbed. while the police looked on with
out interfering.
The riots had their inception in a gem
eral strike In the Industrial suburb of
Floridsdorf. The workmen marched to
Parliament Snd were joined by thousands
from their districts. A deputation waited
on Chancellor Schober and demanded the
abolition OF the Stock Exchange. con-
fiscation of foreign securities and a more
effective food control.
The deputation received an evasive
answer, in it's opinion, and as the demon
stration before Parliament began to
disband. gangs composed OF many hun
dreds broke away and began the work
Of destruction. The rioters divided into
several columns. one attacking the cafes.
hotels and stores. another storming the
empty Stock Exchange. while others pro-
ceeded to the shopping district. where
they attacked every well dressed person
and stormed and plundered
Vienna tonight is a woeful sight. All
the cafes are closed and the streets are
in darkness. The occupants OF the
hotels hearing that the workmen threat
ened TO renew the attack. fed early in
the afternoon and remained huddled In
doorways In the residential quarters.
begging for shelter. Large crowds col
lected on the ring, discussing means to
protect themselves and their possessions
IL the riotine is resumed. high po-
lice official informed the correspondent.
he feared that IN the absence of military
forces the police would be inadequate
to prevent pillage and murder and the
storming OF the dwellings OF prominent
bankers and business men and the Jew
lsh quarters. According to this authority
mary persons were injured although
the exact number has not been estab-
Ilshed.
A large force of mounted police to-
night scattered the crowds. driving a
solid body Of workmen back to their
home districts.
Many Americans staying I'm the hotels
were attacked. and some OF them were
subjected to rough treatment. Mrs.
pand. wife OF Colonel in the United
States Army. and her daughter. were
robbed OF furs and clothing, but on the
same foor. Col and Mrs. Miller. l.. s. A..
displayed the American flag and spoke
English md the rioters withdrew from
their room Authorities say the dis
turbance was traceable 10 Communist
sources.
or the hotels the new Bristol and
the old Bristol suffered most. They were
partially wrecked ana were looted to
the second floor. Inquiries at the hotels
disclose that many guests were robbed
OF clothing and jewelr, in some instances
the jewels being torn from the cars
The Associated Press correspondent
asked one OF squad OF policemen. who
idly watched the wreckirg OF the Hotel
Imperial. if there were not sufficient
police to handle the situation. lie re-
rliei; 1--WE are tired OF shooting and
being shot. These people are hungry
and desperate; so are many OF us"
The police, for the frat time H. the
many demonstrations that have occurred
here, seem TO have failed utterly IN the
role OF preservers of the peace, or else
they were acting II was assumed. un-
der instructions from, the authorities
who may have feared turning riot that
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