In 1916 the iconic words "Dem Deutschen Volke" ("To the German People") were placed above the main façade of the building, much to the displeasure of Wilhelm II, who had tried to block the adding of the inscription for its democratic significance. After World War I had ended and Wilhelm had abdicated, during the revolutionary days of 1918, Philipp Scheidemann proclaimed the institution of a republic from one of the balconies of the "Reichstag" building on 9 November. The building continued to be the seat of the parliament of the Weimar Republic (1919–1933), which was still called the "Reichstag". Up to 42 protesters died during the Reichstag Bloodbath of January 13, 1920, when workers tried to protest a law that would restrict their rights, it was the bloodiest demonstration in German history.