The Archive · 1930

Communists Busy in Germany

Berlin, Jan. 27.

Communists were very active today in and outside the capital.

Several hundreds of them proceeded to a village outside Potsdam and besieged for an hour a restaurant, Jwhere extreme Nationalists were holding a meeting. They fled, however, when police appeared on the scene.

Communists and members of the Steel Helmet Association clashed at Nauen, with the result that several of the latter were wounded.

Outside Koepenick, near here, scores of Communists, including. women, stoned all motor-cars, shi ing "Down with the bourgeoisie Several motorists were injured—

Reuter.

'A. novel form of "plebiscite" has been decided upon by General Prime) de Rivera, the Spanish Dictator.

During the course of the night he sent invitations to all the senior: commanders of the army and navy throughout Spain and Moroso to tell him immediately whether the dictatorship still merits their con fidence, pointing out that the army and navy were the first to support the dictatorship.

The invitation concludes by star ing that if the answer is in the negative, the Government will reign forthwith—Reuter.

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