FERRER CRUSADE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 641, 19 October 1909, Page 7

FERRER CRUSADE.

GRAYSON'S CHANCE. .REGICIDE SPEECH: LIFE FOR A LIFE. ATTACK ON THE KING. (Bjr Tolcer»r.li. ,I'reiiV AMorlniliin-'o.. M rlchU ; (Eec. October IS, 9,20 p.m.) / London, October 18. Demonstrations in protest against tho execution of Francisco Ferrer (founder of the "Modern Schools" in Spain, executed under a Spanish court-martial judgment convicting him of directing tho Barcelona riots), continue in Europe, England, and South America. A gathering of 8000 social democrats in Trafalgar Square deuouueed- Ferrer's so-called murder.". Tho speakers included Mr. J. O'Grady (Labour M.P. for East. Leeds), Mr. H. M. Hyndman (Socialist leader). Mr. R. B. Cunninghamo Graham (the author of several works' on Spain), and Jlr. A. V. Grayson (Socialist M.P. for Colne Valley). In a violent speeoh, Mr. Grayson advocated "a life for a life." He declared that if the heads of all the Kings in Europe were torn from their trunks to-morrow, they would not pay half the price of Ferrer's life. Ferrer's death lay at King Edward's door, hecause Kii's Edward did not use his influence with Kii" Alfonso to provent tho senta.ee being czttl~A ctf, rue crowd marched in procession, singing the "Marseillaise," to the Spanish Embassy, in ; Grosvenor Gardens, whore they groaned and hooted! • Similar disturbances, and a further demonstration, occurred outsido the ,Catholic Cathedral at Westminster. . Demonstrations against the execution were made in Germany and in Holland. .■; '

, IN BELGIUM. .'.. Brussels, October 18. A demonstration occurred at Liege, Belgium. The crowd broke tho windows of the rnonas* tery, the convent, and the church, : and plundered the vestry. • '. ':' PARIS SOCIALISTS KEEP ORDEB. ~'•.'■•■ ; Paris, October 18. ■ Fifty thousand people demonstrated in Paris. The proceedings tvero peaceful, owing tp the fact that the Socialists, approached the Premier (M.Briand), and promised that they themselves would preserve order if the police did not interfere. ' ' . WIDESPREAD' DISORDER.IN ITALY.' ■, . .. CHURCHES ATTACKED. , . Rome, October 18. \ ■ ...A mob at Pisa attempted to fire- the Cathedral (dating from 10G3), and succeeded in partially burning , the great door. The police however, extinguished the flames and dispersed the, rioter 6. > *...-■ ... The mob also wrecked the Church of Santa Crooe at. Pisa," overturning the altors and slashing the nictnres. '■■.'•. , ■ .-: Attempts were made to wreck- churohee at Duca,, tt>rli,;and Aheona. " .... '. ; ;'': boycott in Argentina! '. king alfonso. buened in. effigy. '■■ ; •'.. ■' . Buenos Ayres,' October 18. ■'A crowd numbering ten thousand gathered in Buenos Ayres and burned. King Alfonso's effigy.. , .;- . ■■;• ■ ■■ ■:, .. . : ■■■ /- .A resolution was .carried deciding to establish .a boycott.of Spanish goods., , ■.-,.- ■ • ,■ - ; Similar, meetings-, have been held in many towns in the. interior of Argentina. -..•". ;; -six bombs'in Barcelona;' '". ~.: . ;,;,■ .^' ( '.',ten" deaths.; 'J',." Iw) ■i.'_ i " j i ; ! ■■;■;■•■■■••■■ • tendon, iOotobcri7; ; i , Kogardmg.the disturbances arising put-of the execution of Ferret on tho,charge of directing tho_Barce,one-ripb, Reutor.'a Agency' reports that altogether six bombs were exploded in Barcelona. Ono explosion killed ten persons