MAY DAY

Hokitika Guardian, 30 April 1929, Page 5

MAY DAY

POLICE RESTRICT lONS

IN EUROPEAN CHTES

LONDON. April 29

The Continental police have discovered instructions from Moscow, ordering the Communist riots and bloodshed in the streets on May Fay. Scot lend Yard learns that the German headquarters of the party have, bidden the London Communists to spare no pains to create disturbances.

Two Communists of International reputation have been refused admission to Britain.

Tiio Socialist Chief of Police at Berlin has issued a manifesto forbidding open air demonstrations, and advising the citizens, especially the women and children, not to remain in the. streets. He instances the following Moscow order; “Where demonstrations are forbidden, the Communists must do their utmost to Jcly the prohibition.” The German Communists declare that, there will be serious disturbances throughout Europe, and that a number will be killed. France is prohibiting street professions in Paris, and is expelling any foreigners found participating in demonstrations.

Troops from the Paris Garrison and from the Provinces will reinforce the city police. Seven anarchists and several Communists who were found distributing revolutionary propaganda, have already been arrested. WARSAW, April 29. The police authorities are not permitting both street meetings and processions on May Day. They are taking elaborate precautions to prevent rioting and bloodshed. The entire polite force and two thousand sj.eeial reserves will l>o mobilised to pieicu. trouble, arising between the socialists and the Communists. BERLIN, April 29.

The police here fired blank cartridges and arrested fifty persons here in the course of a series of demonstrations of protest against the May Day prohibition of demonstrations.

THREATS OF DISORDERS. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, April 20. Assumodly in consequence of a Museum Communist headquarters request to organise May Day disorders in Berlin and Paris, and the fear of unusual clashes, the police in Deri in have already banned the meetings. Communists have replied that they will defy, even if it costs many killed and wounded. The Chief of Police, Zorgiebol, is in an embarrassing position, as lie is a member oi the Socialist Party. Nevertheless be has ordered tlio force to be ready for any emergency. The proposals for Paris include a one-day Strike. The Ministry has banned all processions and meetings and is mustering extra troops and Republican Guards. The appeal is not regarded seriously in Britain.