Salt Lake Democrat | 1886-09-28 | Page 1 | The Red Flag in France

THE RED FLAG IN PRANCE Socialists Create a Eliot at the Dedication Ded-ication of a Statue Pints Sept 28A riot took place today during the unveiling and dedication of a statue of Armand Barbes the Red Republican Repub-lican colleague of Blanqui at Carcassonne in the Department of Ande The committee having the ceremonies in charge were nearly all Moderatists The Revolutionists became be-came provoked at this predominence in the case of such a conspirator as Barbes whom they regarded as one of their creed and attempted at-tempted to control the demonstration themselves In this they were resisted by the committee assisted by the police The Revolutionists gathered reinforcements and made an open fight for control of the situation situa-tion With red flags flying they assaulted the enclosed site breaking down the barriers bar-riers trampling over women and children and driving the Moderators and their police allies away from the place