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Show SILENT PARADES I mmm I Remarkable Demonstrations in Austria Result in Demand De-mand Granted. TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND 1 FILE PAST PARLIAMENT As Determined Demand Is I Voiced Government Announces An-nounces Its Plan. 'IEN.VA, Nov. 's. Today marked a new epoch In Austrian history, for the Austrian people throughout the entire BpH land made known their demand for equal IH suffrage, and even a? this demand was being voiced, the crown, through Premier PpH Baron Oautch Von Prankentburn, in bPPJ PSrllsnlent, was assuring th" people that. pppj their will would be done. The Premier PpH promised to bring In by the end of Febm- PPPJ ary a bill providing for a full and free. ppH universal, equal and direct suffrage. PPH Monster Demonstrations. The people made known their demand by a series of monster demonstrations In PPPJ all the principal elites und towns of tho pppj country From only one town. Austerlltz. HpH arc serious disorders reported. There PpH the troops fired on disorderly demonstrat- PPPJ ois. killing two and wounding thirty. PPPJ Otherwise the demonstnitions weire char- PPPJ acU rized by the maintenance of .order and PJJJ dignity J ppH Hundreds of thousands Of men paraded ppH today, thus emphasizlne. then- demand for pppj political freedom. Suva a demonstration PPPJ wns never before witnessed in Austria. PPH The most Impressive feature of the whole pppj day In Vienna waa found In the fact PPPJ that not a single voice was raised as the PPPJ masses matched silently, hut earnestly PPPJ and with unmistakable, determination. PPPJ Announces Demand Granted. Parliament opened at 11 o'clock and a I PPPJ nt on Premier baron (Jautch Von Fran- PPPJ k cthuiti announced the granting of PPPJ suffrage to tho people. Between 10 a. m. BpH and postponement fully 176,000 men and PPPJ women marched past the Parliamentary PPPJ building, each person wearing on the arm PPPJ a red cloth band bearing words Impcra- PPPJ lively demanding the granting of equal PPPJ suffrage. pppj Makes Deep Impression. The demonstrators turned out In much PPPJ larger ncmbers than h.".d been expected pppj and the day's occurrence has made a deep pppj and serious Impression upon tn country' PPPJ at large. The Premier's words In Parlla- PPPJ merit rein ting to sun rage made a favor- PPPJ able impression, particularly upon the Ppfl Germans, who are gratified because of th PPPJ GsHBScnment'a promise to protect the va- pppj nous nationalities comp-'elng the popula- PpH tlon of the Empire. In this they see an pppj assurance of th- contlnuanee of their PPPJ national predominance. PPPJ The next eh ctlnn to th Chtmber of ppH reiutbs will lakr place r.c-xt year, prob- LPPJ |