London, May 1.
May Day was generally very oacefuly but many Communists Were arrested, pa Where 839, including 96 fo Wore taken into custody, and at Riga, where 200 were" arrested selion attempting to defy the police ban against demonstrations.
The few places where distur>- ances occurred included Vienna, {sPhere 25 Communists were arrested after a conflict with the police, who {sed thet rubber truncheons effect~ Iwely.
'A number of police were injured foa scuffle with Communists Bratislava and some 20 Communists Were arrested in Moravia after con-Blots with the police—Reuter, Mild Clashes in America New York, May 1, International Labour Day. was Dbsctved in leading cities of the United States to-day with public meetings, speeches and some clashes but tone of serious nature.
'Tie' situation in New York had been considered to hold possibilities BE grave trouble because of the fact that the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the communists both Janned_ to hold demonstrations im inion, Square and leaders of both oun hed hitterly analed "the for alleged provocative plans.
With plenty of police reserves on and and both parties warned of however, the the same vicinity but both meet-Migs wore kept orderly although the yidjcal. group. made fiery attacks upon the capitalist class.
Tu' other cities there lashes. Pol @roups desiring to parade in Phil and Oakland, distribution of revolutionary leaflets, but the day has been very quiet up to the present. The city has assumed a holiday aspect, The arrests included the Communist Deputy, M, Doriot, and the mayor and seven members of the: Municipat Council at St, Denis. There have "been no serious incidents in the provinces, where strikers are fewer than usual All persers arrested here during the May Day celebrations with the exception of 31, have been roleos ed. Seventy of the foreigners who were arrested are being expelled from France—Reuter,
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