Prevention of Unrest Surrounding the Schwarz Brewery in Bozen

Austrian Monarchy.

Tyrol.

Botzen, 10 Nov. In order to avoid misrepresentations and exaggerations of our recent experiences, I request that you include the following impartial account of them in your esteemed paper.

The local Schwarz brothers, tenants of the Karl brewery, had recently incurred the displeasure of the nearby population in various ways, and over the past few days the authorities had received several reports that led them to fear a violent outbreak of this public discontent yesterday.

The Imperial-Royal District Office therefore called upon the local provisional National Guard command to take the necessary measures to curb any disorder and to protect persons and property.

The National Guard Administrative Council deemed it its duty to comply with this request and unanimously resolved to assemble all five companies in front of the shooting range building at the first sign of unrest and await further orders from the Imperial-Royal District Office there.

In order to inform the entire corps of these arrangements and their dutiful purpose, a general meeting was held the day before yesterday in the large hall of the Mercantile Magistrate, during which many guardsmen did express their indignation at the conduct of the Schwarz brothers, but order and discipline were not in the least violated.

Yesterday also passed off quite peacefully. The Schwarz brothers had departed from here early in the morning, Imperial-Royal military was posted in front of the Karl brewery, and public order was not disrupted for a single moment.

Today, the ill-considered threats that had occurred were heard condemned on all sides, and all well-disposed citizens openly express their revulsion at any act of violent vigilantism, whereas a petition to the ministry for redress of several grievances that caused the excitement is generally approved.