SEATTLE, December 3 - Friday is the fourth and final day of the World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle. The city may get a break from demonstrations.

From www.msnbc.com

The streets outside the convention center where WTO delegates are meeting were calm Friday morning. Thursday, protesters were more focused on police tactics than on world trade.

Thousands gathered on 2nd Avenue and Clay Street for a march through town along 2nd Avenue to Union Street, along 5th Avenue between Pike Street and Olive Way, then back along 4th Avenue.

Police wrestle down a member of Global Exchange at the State Convention Center.

Four people were arrested Friday morning inside the Convention Center for raising a "Save the Forests" banner in the press area. Protests are banned inside the building. One group that marched near the State Convention Center Thursday night peacefully dispersed after reaching an agreement with police to back down.

A few thousand demonstrators rallied at the Pike Place Market on Thursday, marched to the King County Jail 13 blocks south - with a police motorcycle escort.

A tense sit-in at the King County Jail ended when officials allowed more lawyers in to see protesters who have been arrested. Marchers surrounded the jail Thursday afternoon and about 200 locked arms and sat down in front of doors demanding the release of prisoners.

Nearly 600 people have been arrested this week in Seattle during demonstrations against the World Trade Organization. They9re trying to overwhelm the justice system by each giving the name Jane or John WTO and asking for a speedy trial.

A curfew and restricted zone around the State Convention Center will remain in effect until midnight Friday night, but this weekend, Seattle businesses hope to attract shoppers back into the shattered downtown by offering free parking and holiday events.

The WTO conference Delegates to the World Trade Organization conference in Seattle plan to keep meeting until 6 p.m. Friday night.

Representatives of 135 nations are trying to establish an agenda for the next 3 years of negotiations. They9re looking for ways to lower barriers to trade and improve their economies.

U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky said significant progress was made Thursday night, but other WTO officials said there are a large number of issues to resolve.

President Clinton angered developing nations by saying rules protecting workers should be included in future trade deals. The developing nations say richer countries are only pressing the issue to protect themselves from inexpensive imports.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.