RIOTS IN BELGIUM.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1458, 5 June 1912, Page 7

RIOTS IN BELGIUM.

.POLITICAL FEELING RUNi? : iilGti. By Telegraph-Press Association- CopirleM. (iicc-. Jurno- 1, 1).5.0 p.-tu,} Br iiss els, June i. T:u.e. electrons have resulted; in a : I'aili.oHc nvp-jority of sixte.i'ii- ov-e-l , - t:h,edb.iubi.usd strength of rtib Liberate and ■■ Socialist Political fopling "has run :liigli, anil there have .been- many disturbances, T.lio: H"i:!i.iifl\vs of the Catholic Clubs w.trewrecked, .and , , .demonstrators at Client siirashed flic ■windows of! life' .Nqbles , ' Diub by i'.ev.olvpf- shots. Th.rcji Socialists at Liege, woro failed : ■ antLiiiteen w.O.uiuM , during a raid liV Vila ■BPiulntiOcs oil' the Soefa : h^iulri.irarfers. ■KlsevSlieye- the. 'Socialists, derailed. trrl'nvSi . Trgpin trave occupied 'hiugs- A lai'gc- ' n.u.mijc.r of Hie de.iuonfti.-af.otfts Sil.ie joiuxv ■and flife Civ-ic Guards were iu.ju.rc4. SaI meious ariesis were made. '■ The crowds {it Bfiissc-is thwateficd' Ca» i t-liolic- establishments , ;. Slid ifch* -gendav-tnes ropoatejllj- cliargsrf them, making lijany arrests. : STATE OF SEJiGIAS POLITICS, : The.Clerical and Co:i\servatfe -ascenilv ancy ill the , Belgian I'arliiiiiveii! , , .which ■ (eiiYiipr.a'.nly cauui to an Slid , as Hiy w■si.iH's oE a effsi-; ii.f tlio Ohainljc'r fu..J'iiue.; I;i4v ltod Waited from ISft-t- Tho liberal, ■party iilmps.'t disappeared iifc tho d'ccli.ohd ' (if ISU, 'tli.o C-iitlwlte weiyiiig w inffloi:itv o.f tho y.Rtcs. aiiq.. Rainins the. iinuftuje : Majority o.tT seats/ This led: to"' a doin-iiul. for electoral re'tpi'in, arid iv.lftw establish- ' jng 'proportional rferifeentation wits pas:-; cd in 18!).E)i- Since then- ;%■■ .Socialists ..find. . Liberals hayq.- 'been rapfdly inijirpyaitg ■ their- pp.sition... The CiiHifil'ic anil. Com sdi'vatixe- majority .in tlip Ciiombeis i'eH a Tittle in 11)00, in l&'pi it fell .jj-pni t'i!: ■ to 20, in 100.6: it -became 12\ iihd' in' l!) 0 8: ■It was reduced to -8. The/r.e was .no. ■'.cijaugp at.the last, .ejection,, -but :it had ' 'bfibn expected, that -the. Progressive, parties would iSfffiiui's- a- majority at; fhe present ■one.. ... . ■"

.Mr. .SehqJ.laert's Clericalist SU'nis.fiy r;c-,' sipneil.oßicg last year, i.ii coiise-rjueilee- of' ■it's, inability to. .s'efcurp the: acoftpfaiitc of i/ts loducutiort Bill by I ! a.i;!mmpht. i'lifr-iit ibo--lime , , the- Jyews" coii.reiporideUt .jiiiil := —"This Bill repfe'spnlcd: llio : last: effort o!f ;, ilip Qlei-ic-ais-i Ayho, thaliks (p tlio. ■ptH.i;Kl i votiiic;. sys'toiii; ha.v.o si. iijajbsfiy ;<if MX -iir-fllc OliVfiubt'i , , tliijuxh.i fhcV'ivre-'in 1\ Jarge: lninprij.y: in tjie' -fcojui-i. •Vy-j' , fo pyW -u'p- -llii? ..p/Svafe sc.hbpls before , tfK> ine,pUi.ble::lo.ss;6f".thrn:: ■preclpniina.hc.e , . Tli.e Liberals; "arid iSocialr' ■i.stSj whpse; (lemaritf .iS,.l.*r. free", coninjil:e6i;ys and. ■jepulai , ' vdiibntiiaiiy ;tp wr.e.ck tUe ■Clbveiiinieiu's pr.ppqsals in. Committee. ,,, ■ ' '.