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Show Continue Riotous Demonstra- H lions to Enforce Demand for ' H Universal Suffrage. : H MANY INJURED IN M CONFLICT WITH POLICE H Movement Spreading Through- 'I out Prussia; Chancellor I I Yon Buelow iu Disfavor. H BERLIN, Jan, 12. The jletcrmina- ; H tion of the Socialists to secure direct ' universal suffrage, combined with their indignation against Chancellor von Bue-low's Bue-low's curt declaration refusing their de-mands, de-mands, gave rise today io au unusual scene and a monster popular demonstra- tion, accompanied by disorders, in tb I greets of tho Prussian capital, in which I H -iO.OOO organized Socialists participated, 4. while 30,000 sympathizers from time to t 11 time actively joined iu the manifest:!- ' H One of tho most remarkable features ij of today's uprising was the number of ? , women who engaged in tho demonstra- ; tions. and the' appeared even moro earnest in their activities than the men. The authorities took the sternest mcas-urcs mcas-urcs to prevent disorders and the strict VM est precautions to protect the Assemblv and other public buildings, and Prince i ' VM von Buelow 's residence against the out- VM burst of fury. Groups in the streets were dispersed in the most vigorous manner and collisions between proccs sions ot manifestants and the police re-suited re-suited in the injury of a considerable 11 number of the demonstrators, but, so far as known, no fatality occurred in this city. The police retrained from making . arrests, except iu cases of extreme vio- 11 lence. vM Movement Spreading'. j1 Tho movement cxtcuds throughout ' Prussia, where the Socialists aro ex- I: ccptionally numerous. Reports received j) from other cities, however, do not indi- I, ' cate that the demonstrations there were f ( accompanied by violence. ' , Notwithstanding the police commis- sioners' warning that repressive meas L' urcs would be applied, man' thousand Socialists gathered in the morning at the , 11 600 local headquarters of the various ' districts of the capital, aud thoiico pro- ( . ceeded in groups, singing revolutionary H songs, toward the eight halls in the citv where- mass meetings had been au-nounced. au-nounced. , H From 10 o'clock in the morning tho ; cutire police force had been ou dutv. Two hundred men, with officers, were hidden in each of the fire stations, and large bodies were lujld in reserve at the polico stations, while public buildings I-were I-were requisitioned also, where the po- 1 lice forces were quartered to act in any , emergency. j 1 In the "gardens and outhouses of the Landtag, before which tho demoustra t tion on Friday occurred, heavy guards f wore stationed. Street cars and other V IH vehicles were permitted to drive in t H front of the building, but 110 group of more than two pedestrians was allowed t IH to pass on any pretext. Chancellor von Buelow 's palace on Wilheimstrnsso was entirely cut off by cordona of police, as H violent manifestations against the r prince were feared, while the environs J: of tho imperial palace, with the squaro L iu front, woro closed to the public. f, Squads of police, both ou foot aud 1' mounted, patrolled the central thorough- fares. !H Police Kept Busy. r rH Tho Socialists showed great deiermin- f ation in their attempts to hold proccs- y sions, although tho police made oner- : getic endeavors tn prevent this. Long j before the hour of noon, the time Jixcd j. to begin the meetings, all the halls were completely packed, and the police drow ' up in force around the doors to hold j, the crowds in check. Those who could ': not get within the buildings were driven into the udjoining streets by the police. ( Inside the halls the greatest enthusiasm prevailed, tho excitement increasing as y tho speakers denounced tho action of the chancellor, whose name was received y with loud booing and hissing. Tho F speakers did not advise violence, but dc- t. clared that if violence occurred, tho r responsibility would fall upon the po- cj - lice and tho privileged classes, who re- f, H fused tho people their rights. ji, Resolutions favoring universal suf v frago and n secret ballot wero adopted n H bv acclamation, after which tho audi- n H eiices streamed into tho streets. The i' H police immediately attempted to (lis- l H perse the throngs, which allowed an evi Jj, dent intention to march iu procession '''1 towards the palace square. Jn most I' ' H cases the processions were soon broken S; up, the police displaying tho utmost ou- Y H orgy. Two formidable columns, how- ji ever, marched as far as Alexander 1 Platz, within a short distance of tho r: r'hnpcror's palace, whore the police t' fl charged them, iuflicting many injuries. fl .Eventually thoy succeeded with the j .greatest "diflicully in scattering the if demonstrators, who retired hooting aud s cheering ironically towards L"nter der 1 Linden. Thousands of spectators al- .M ready had gathered there troin curiosity I and the police followed the broken ' ranks of the panidcrs, clearing the en- f. tire thoroughfare ns far as Braudcnburg l; gate, where most of tho people fled rap- idly along tho paths to Tiergartcn. jta'JI Many of them, however, escaped along 'jH the "side streets, Frioderichstrassc and u Wilheiiustrasse. If Chancellor Threatened. y. JH Later somo thousands of the deni- il on-jlrators gathered a short distance ' from Canccllor vou Buolow's residence ! H and began shouting down the Chan- y cellor, who had driven through into ''' FriedcriehstrashC. 'i Their attitude became so threatening U jH that both the mounted and foot police t't c.iargf d them fiercely, striking right and f iM left with the Hat of their sabres. Scores of the inaiiifcstanta were knocked down Lil and trampled upon, and tho great ifl crowd at length wns broken up into f 11 small groups. Among them there wero 1 ljfl many injured. 1 Continued ou Pago Twa j ill BERLIN SOCIALISTS MAKING TROUBLE Continued from Pago One ' Another serious collision occurred at Jungfern bridge, where many suffered sovore contusions. On JdToritz Platz an immense throng shoutod and hooted until un-til the police with drawn arms forced thorn into the side streets. Thousands attempted to reach Borlin from the suburbs sub-urbs after the meetings there, but found every thoroughfaro barred. It was impossible to got through without contact with tho police, and a great ma-jority of tho excursionists returned to their homes. Towards evening quiet was resumed in tho center of tho city, but several small groups marched in the outlj'ing streets singing the "Marseillaise." "Marseil-laise." Tho main force of tho police was withdrawn at night, but patrols continued to prevent groups from forming. form-ing. n tho suburbs during the day fourteen four-teen other meetings that were held attracted at-tracted even greater crowds of men and women than the meetings in the city. At these gatherings stirring songs were sung, Bot to military inUsic, as well as tho "Marseillaise." |
