The Archive · 1928

Disorderly Demonstrations

Vienna, May 28.

'A message from Belgrade states that an immense demonstration of Jugo-Slav students to-day passed a resolution deploring Italian Fascist Government's "oppression of Slav minorities." Mounted police broke up the demonstration, which however exeited_much sympathy among the general publie—Reuter Rome, May 28.

Demonstrations were held in several towns in Italy today to protest against "the provocative at-tucks against Italy" which are reported from Jugo-Slavia. Processions marched along the streets chanting. patriotic songs, but there were ni Belgrade, May 28.

Anti-Italian demonstrations recurred to-lay at Doubrovnik and] Zagreb consequent on the news from Zara that Fascists had attack: ed Jugo-Slay property and injured] the Jugo-Slav consul.

"The police made repeated charges against rioters at Doubrovnik, who May 30.

Anti-ttalian demonstrations were renewed here yesterday evening. Students erected barricades pede the mounted police. A how wag turned on the crowd inn vain effort to disperse it, but the students retaliated with a volley of missiles. The police then charged with fixed bayonets, A wild riot, ensued, The police finally opened fire and scattered the mob. The number of casualties is unknown, Scene in National Theatre Later.

In spite of severe precautionary: measures, fresh anti-Italian demontrations occurred at the end of Pavisian company's performance at. the National Theatre to-day. Peo= ple in the gallery, chiefly students cheered for France and booed The Foreign Minister, M, Marin koviteh, who war seated in a box with the French Minister, immedi= ately left the theatre, The demonstrators assembled out~ but were dispersed by the police, who made several arrests, Anti-ttalian demonstrators at Sarajevo were dispersed by: sron= darmes, who charged the crowd and made 25 arrests, Anti-Fascist demonstrators were aho dispersed by the police at Soubotitza.

Belgrade University has been dosed for three days.—Keater.

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