ChJk: Proles* and Violence Increase
onarch against> chei's economic and peWrticnl policies drew larfcr crowds, reflected belter organization, nrvd (parked more violence than any opposition activity in recent years. For the fim limahtere forced to use water cannon in downtown Santiago to disperse aaock-thro*-mi dcmonsiraton. tvho wrrc demanding yobs, food, ir later pojjiieal freedom, and more government sensi-ttvily so human rights. The demonstration orgaaiacd by Communal Party youthfollowed ntne bom tunes earlier ia the day that damaged several governacilities and cut off water to thousands of homes in eastern sections of the capital. Nation.it. moreeople were arrested)Jj
: success of tbe dem-Jy io encourage the Communists and attract more participants to future antigovernmem rallies. Moreover, the government's vow to mod firmly against demonstrators could leadore repressive actions by securityurther fueling support for the
The moderate Christian Democrats, the largest oepc-silioa party, prohibited their members from joining thearch demon it rations, but theyroadion front that may stage dcasen* stration* of its own e eapaet this kind of opposition case. The protests mil1 have to draw backing across thespectrum, however, before they begin to influence government rx-icir-
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