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Show MANY WOUNDED IN LONiJON RIOTING TWO THOU8AND MEN OUT OP . WORK FIQHT BOBBIES IN VAIN , EFFORT TO MAKE WAY Nelson Monument In Trafalgar Square Scene of Bloody Clash; Hordes In City for Demonstration Dem-onstration London.-rThousands of unemployed fought with mounted and foot police urund tho foot of Nolson's monument In Trafalgar square In a vain offort to forco tholr way to tho Downing stroot rosldonco of Promler Bonar Lnw. Many woro woundod ln tho milling about tho entrance to Whitehall, while podostrlans fold from tho scono ot battle, and all roads wero blocked. Itepoatod police charges, in which heavy trunchoons, tho bobby's last resort, re-sort, woro wlolded freely on heads and limbs of tho struggling unomployod, finally forced tho mob back from Whitehall and scattorod them, for tho moment, up the Strand and Oockspur strooL (i Tho battle was tho climax ot a mnrch ot unemployed upon Downing stroot. The workloss domonstrators sought to carry tholr causo homo to Britain by clamoring at tho gates of tho pormlor's houso. Thousands had corao In frcm all parts of tho country to tako part ln tho demonstrations. Tho unemployed army apparently dlvldod its forcos, for about 10,000 aro bolioved to be In tho city. Approach by another gorup from tho parliament street end of Whitehall was proparod for by cordous of blupcoated bobbles, who throw; up barricades across tho end ot Downing stroot. In 1020, whon tho unomployod last demonstrated la oxtravagant manner, tholr nrmlos con-vorged con-vorged upon Whltohall from several directions coming down tho embank-niont embank-niont while others npproachod from Victoria street. ' The first clash was not markod by the use ot firearms. London's police, po-lice, even whon riot calls are soundod, are not permitted to carry revolvers. |