Russians Working Up Counter Demonstrations

Chronicle (Levin), 11 September 1948, Page 5

Russians Working Up Counter Demonstrations

(N.Z.P.A.

, — Reuter.

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Received Saturday, 12.50 a.m. 9 LODDON, September 10. The Soviet military administration in Berlin through the official liewspaper Taegliche Rmidschaii warned Berliners that the "occupation autfiorities cannot tolerate openly Fascist speeehes by eily Ileadei's." Jt attaeked the city councillors who addressed the anti-( 'oiiimuui.st meeting yesterday, also the British poliee for not stopping tlie demuiLstrators. Kaslcru seetor poliee headquarters annoimced that shots firecl by tlie demonstrators wounded two of their poliee and bricks injiu'ed twelve. Tlie Soeial Democratic leaders have presented to the Allied authorities a protest against the attempt to communise Berlin. ■dennan newspapers in the Western seetor declared that Commimisin had lost Berlin. The Soviet and its pet ehild, the Socialist Unity Partv, had suffered another dei'eat. The Western Powers liad "taken note of the Berliners' expression of determination and Ihe Russians nmst also take note. The Russian lieensed news agency announced that special trains were being provided to bring people from all over the Russian zoiie to Berlin for the Communists' counter demonstration. The Soviet lieensed newspapers reported that the Yugoslav, Czech, French and Communist delegations, including high Government offieials. had alreadv arrived. Reuter 's eorrespondent savs the Berlin city bouncillors meet in ihe British seetor tliis afternoon to eonsider the latest developliients. Conmiunist niembers said they would not attend.