MAY DAY.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 May 1923, Page 2

MAY DAY.

CELEBRATION IN RUSSIA. AUSTRALIAN AMI N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. .MOSCOW, May 1. . A great review of £O,OOO troops before Al. Trotsky was a feature of the Alay Day celebrations in Aloscow. While giant bombing aeroplanes flew overhead, the lied soldiers of the Aloscow garrison, with three massed.bands, marched past Al. Trotsky outside the high Kremlin walls. Their smart appearance proved that the Russian Army is not a collection of ill-equipped men cr an .impotent ra.bUle. The whole force paraded in new uniforms, long grey-green overcoats, with narrow red and yellow facings, and wearing picturesque green and red Assyrian helmets. Here and there n uniformed young woman, who had earned distinction on some field of battle, male-hod proudly at the head of a company. Each battalion was led by the hearer of a standard of blazing red and gold. One company had gas masks fixed on their breasts, while others were equipped with flame-throwers, and gas protectors.

Unmounted cavalry swung past with sabres drawn. A .battalion of political police had black leather coats, light green helmets, and revolvers at thoir waists. Armoured ears and tanks accompanied the troops. For two hours Al. Trotsky stood, surrounded by staff officers, with his hand raised at the salute. As each .battalion passed lie shouted out: "Long live the Red Army! Long live the Workers’ Republic!” lie received answering cheers from the soldiers The march past was followed by a parade of thousands of students in white sweaters, led badges and grey helmets and carrying rifles. BIG T'.S.A. DEMONSTRATIONS. NEAT YORK, Alay 1. Sporadic small strikes among the various industries in 10 of the Eastern ■American cities occurred on Alay Day. involving no less than ffO.OOO works. There was no violence. In several of the cities, the police were compelled to disperse the overflow audiences at the Socialist meetings.

JAPAN’S CELEBRATIONS: TOKIO. May 1. There were various Alav Day parades of workers, displaying red bands, both here in Tokio and in the neighbouring cities. Large forces of polite wore out and kept order, few arrests being made. The police strictly enforced a regulation against any display of the Red Flag.

A large gathering was addressed by radical speakers

GERA lAN DEMONSTRATIONS

BEE UN, May 1

Atay I)ay was quiet in Berlin and Alunieh, but disorders occurred in Regensburg and Lightenfels lietween the National Socialists and the Social Denioerats. One was killed and several were wounded in Regensburg.

LONDON DEAIONSTRATION. LONDON, May 1

The Labour Day demonstration today at Hyde Park fell rather flat as the crowd was below the average.

The Communists attended in full force, but one of the spPeakers declared that the day was likely to prove a failure, owing to what lie desoribed as “the pig-headed apathy of the trade unionists.” AIAY DAY RESOLUTION. (Received this dnv at fi.3o a.m.A LONDON, Alav 2. The Hyde Park .May Day demonstrators adopted :j resolution in favour of a workers’ Commonwealth.