The Archive · 1927

Precautions in, Paris

Paris, Aug. 6.

The Government has decided to prohibit the holding of protest meetings in public thoroughfares in connexion with the Sacco-Vanzetti affair.

The American Embassy is closely yarded. Only authorized persons are allowed to pass the cordon. Other American institutions are! alto being wajehed by the police—Reuter.

Paris, Aug. 8

Meotings protesting against the Saceo-Vanzetti sentences were held throughout France to-day, with the exception of Pari taxi-driver, who ignored the order to strike in protest again the execution of Sacco and Vanzetti, was mobbed by strikers to-day. Police rushed to the scene and a fierce fight ensued. Five arrests were made, Strikers were very active in Paris this morning. They tried to hold up the tramways and smashed the {windows of some cars.—Reuter,

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