Show UPROAR RAISED I SOCIALISTS BY Forty Thousand Excited Men and Women Attempt Dem Demonstration Demonstration Demonstration in Berlin PUT DOWN BY THE POLICE UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE MOVE MOVEMENT MOVEMENT MENT WENT GROWING Berlin Jan 12 The determination of ot the Socialists to secure direct universal suffrage combined with their Indignation Indignation Indignation tion against Chancellor von court declaration refusing their de demands demands demands 1 mands gave rise today to an unusual scene and a monster population demon demonstration accompanied by disorders in inthe Inthe Inthe the streets of ot the Prussian capital in which organized Socialists par participated participated participated while sympathizers from time to time actively joined In the manifestations One of the most remarkable features of 1 uprising was the number of ot women who engaged in m the demonstrations demonstrations demonstrations and they appeared even more ear earnest earnest earnest nest in their activities than the men menThe menThe menThe The authorities took the sternest meas melS measures measures ures to prevent disorders and the strict strictest strictest strictest est precautions to protect the assem assembly assembly assembly bly and other public buildings and Prince von residence against the outburst of fury tur Groups in the streets were dispersed In the most vig vigorous vigorous vigorous orous manner and collisions between processions of ot and the po police lice ilee resulted in the Injury of a con considerable considerable considerable number of ot the demonstrators but so BO far tar as is known no fatality occurred oc occurred in this city The police refrained from making arrests except in cases of violence All Prussia Aroused TIlE The movement extends throughout Prussia l where the Socialists are exceptionally numerous Reports received from rom other cities however do not Indi Indicate rate ate that the demonstrations there were of 1 by violence Notwithstanding the police commis commissioners commissioners warning that repressive meas measures ures ir res s would be applied many thousand j i Socialists gathered in the morning at atthe atthe atthe the six hundred local headquarters of the various vario s districts of the capital l and 1 thence proceeded in groups singing rev rv revolutionary revolutionary songs toward the eight halls haUs I In the city where mass meetings had been announced j From 10 in the morning the entire police force torce had been on duty I Two hundred men with officers were wert I I hidden in each of the fire stations and large bodies were held in reserve at the l I police stations while public buildings were requisitioned also where the police po police poI I lice forces were quartered to act in any i emergency I In the gardens aud and outhouses and the before which the demonstration of ot stationed Friday occurred heavy guards were I Groups Not Allowed Street cars and other vehicles were permitted to drive in front of ot the build building buildIng building ing but no group of more than two pedestrians was vas allowed to pass on any pretext Chancellor von pal palace palace palace ace on was entirely cut oft orr by cordons of police as violent man manifestations manIfestations against the prince were feared while the environs of the imper imperial tat ial palace with the square in front were I closed to the public Squads of opo po police lice both on foot and mounted pa patrolled patrolled patrolled trolled the central thoroughfares The Socialists showed great deter determination determination determination in their attempts to hold pro ro processions processions cessions although the police made en energetic energetic energetic endeavors to prevent this Long before the hour of noon the time timeto fixed long to begin the meetings all the halls were completely packed and the po police polie police lice lie drew up in force around the doors to hold the crowds in check Those who could not get within the build buildings buildIngs buildings ings were driven into the adjoining streets by b the police Inside the halls the greatest enthusiasm prevailed the excitement ment increasing as the speakers denounced the Ule action of the chancellor whose name was received with loud booing and hissing The speakers did not advise violence but declared that I if violence occurred the responsibility would fall upon the police and the privileged classes who refused h rte I people their rights j i Broken Up by Police Resolutions favoring universal suf suffrage suffrage suffrage frage and a secret ballot were adopted by acclamation after which the audiences au audiences audiences streamed into the streets The police immediately attempted to dis disperse disperse disperse perse the throngs which showed an evident Intention to march In procession procession sion slon towards the palace square In Inmost Inmost Inmost most cases the processions were soon broken up the police displaying the utmost energy Two formidable col columns columns columns however how ver marched as far as Alexander Platz within a short dis tance tane of the emperors Dalace where the police charged them inflicting many Injuries Eventually Eventual they suc succeeded succeeded succeeded with the greatest difficulty in scattering the demonstrators who re retired retired retired tired hooting and cheering ironically toward Unter Den Linden Thousands of spectators already had gathered there from curiosity and the police followed the broken ranks of the pa po clearing the entire thorough thoroughfare fare as far as Brandenburg gate where most of ot the people fled rapidly along the paths to Tiergarten Many of ot them however escaped along the side streets and Wilhelm strasse Later some thousands of the demon demonstrators demonstrators demonstrators gathered a short distance from Chancellor von res residence resIdence residence and began shouting down the chancellor who had driven through into Fierce Charges Upon the Mob Their attitude became so threatening that both the mounted and foot police pollee charged them fiercely striking right and left with the flat fiat of their sabres Scores of the were knocked down and trampled upon and the great crowd at length was broken up Into small groups among whom there were many injured Another serious collision occurred at bridge where many man suffered severe contusions On Moritz Platz an Immense throng shouted and hooted until the police with drawn arms forced them into the side streets Thousands attempted to reach Berlin from the suburbs after the meetings there but found every thoroughfare barred It was impossible to get through without contact with the po police ponce police lice nce and a great majority of ot the ex excursionists excursionists excursionists returned to their homes Towards evening quiet was was resumed in inthe Inthe inthe the center of the tho city but several small groups marched In the outlying street singing the tho Marseillaise The I main force for of ot the police was with withdrawn withdrawn withdrawn drawn at night but patrols continued to prevent groups from forming In the suburbs during the day four fourteen fourteen fourteen teen other meetings that were held attracted at attracted attracted even greater crowds of ot men and women than the meeting in the city c ty At these gatherings stirring songs were sung set to military music as well as the Marseillaise |