| Show RIOTOUS GIRMAN socialists se scenes enes of great disaster 1 near berlin THE POLICE DISPERSE THE MOBS emperor william rode through crowded streets and was cheered by the masses BERLIN HER if feb 20 26 the authorities have taken great alarm over the occurrences last night and have been on the wi we vire expecting that far more serious disturbances would follow the discovery of their own strength by the workingmen I lal la ast l night every policeman wagon duty the chief of in in company with several of his aides on horseback visited the different parta parts of the city that had been the tile scenes of the disturbances the disorders on oil the outskirts of berlin were far more serious than in ill the central centra I 1 part of the city inflamed by their su successes yes esterday erday and last night the nobern rs C many members of w inch which ha had d pas passed sed t the he whole ni night g lit on the street began to renew their da disturbances ances this morning the law abiding residents of the city have taken alarm alarin and many orth of them e in do not dare to leave their dwell dwellings ings at an early boar in menacing anacin 7 crowds ads of workingmen began to a assemble e in in unter den linden landen theresaa there The was a strong forte force of police present however and they kept the crowd of idlers continually moving br hy noon the crowds crow da had augmented to suc suan an tin extent e that the police were compelled to charge them to dear clear the streets they met with determined resistance resl resi stence but finally dl dispersed persed the rioters Tile mob in kaiser was specialty specially determined to hold their ground the police charged beveral ev cral time ith drawn swords and finally after a determined resistance on the part of the rioters they we were rerouted routed quite a number of the mob were w ere severely hurt and all the leaders fell into into the hands of the police several socialist Inee meetings tings were ere held in in the vicinity of the bourse and this fact did not have a reab rea sunn surin geneat upon the operators there as they feared the mob might attack those headquarters of speculation winch which are held by many to be partly responsible for the bad times exis existing Cing during the course of the morning disorderly workingmen assembled at several other points in the city notably in chevi the vicinity of the Brand brandenberg enbe rk gate the 31 museum user and the square in ill f front it of the opera couo but v when hen ordered to disperse disper se by the police they did so 0 o muttering threats but g no reb resistance I 1 stance at noon another large crowd collected in the 0 opera house square the police char charged ed on the ie baena mob lob with drawn swords and dispersed them with little resistance beven seven of t the ringe ringleaders ring leaders aders of this mob were ft ere arrested it is is evident that the soldiers will w be used against the riotous element only as a last resort to establish order it is believed by many mally people that the police pollee force is inadequate 11 t e to t 0 handle the disturbances though t thus 4 far their conduct merits the highest and tind it Is a urged that the government gov eminent should adopt sterner measures to put down the trouble once and for all houghs tried to break through a line of pol at gate and had bad almost succeeded when a force of mounted officers arrived and broke up the crowd riding down and injuring injun ng many of them emperor william does doe not show any a anxiety as to the final outcome of the present troubles there Ther ewas was great excitement in tho the vicinity of the castle at 3 30 this afternoon when his majesty attended bf by an all aide i le and arid preceded by two mounted po policemen ice i emerged on ho from iron the castle court and arid rode slowly through the streets notwithstanding that they were packed by excited masses of people he ile was loudly and enthusiastically cheered by the masses through which he be proceeded conflicts between the police and a mob inch of 3 WO rou boughs roughs continued in the kosen thaler strasse se until 10 tonight to night the police attacked the rioters with the flat sides of their sabres fabres the mob was at length routed and disposed into the he side streets where scattered bands began the work of looting the shops of bu butchers echers and bakers it is asserted d that only a few genuine w workmen took part in the demonstrations it v was as remarked today to day that the police were erele less 49 self controlled than yesterday they attacked the mobs in ill a more violent manner and did not scruple to use the edge ede of their sabres fabres tile result Is that me the number of wounded is is larger than yesterday da yesterday et erday in Michael kirche strasse the crowd became so enraged at a po policeman cema who drew his sword that ho he was disarmed and dragged to a nearby near by canal had it not been for the arrival of a detachment let ashment of mounted officers he would have been drowned As it was he waa was badly beaten A strong force of police are guarding the p palace alace and patrolling the streets tonight to night a and n dey every i precaution re caution is 19 being taken to in meet beet any a eryou ny further r ther outbreaks from the rioters curiosity Ou Cu rosity brought out at least people leto today to day dai Through ought the afternoon the the streets leadin leading to the castle garden were crowded wl with t i people who greatly I 1 hampered the police and arid till this 8 fact 8 served eraz to cause exaggerated ideas of the extent of the disorders the press of all shades of politics gitles appeals to tho the public to remain in S doors the emperor assumed an air of the greatest nonchalance when he lie rode out today an attempt was made by the demonstrators B stra tra tors who shouted for bread and arid work to organize a procession sion to follow him but ehg they were prevented by the police the e emp emperors eroes brother prince henry drove in an open carriage through unter den linden t this is afternoon and was loudly cheered the damage done yesterday and to today day amounts to thousands of marks the newspapers warn the people against overestimating the importance of the tile disturbances winch which they say are due to rou boughs roughs is the socialist paper disclaim on oil baht behalf oi of the tile socialist leaders any connection with the rioters and declares that the members of the mob belong to tho the lowest dregs 0 of f the population thursday nights riots were extremely 8 serious A number of shops were entered aville bv the rioters ri otera who smashed furniture and all kinds of gooda goods were carried away in sacks in some cases a regular trade was caf carried fled on in the street in stolen goods an unfounded rumor waa was current today to day jay that an attempt was made to force an entrance into empress fredericks frederick palace a lae all was wag quiet at midnight there e was some disorder near schloss freyheit Frel Fret heit and at the palace at 10 several arrests were made and there was a disturbance at ill cast east end about it 11 |
