Tokyo, Oct. 8. singing of revolutionary.
the Tokyo Court of Appeal, applause by spectators some of whom hailed the accused as heroes, and scuffies between a section of the public and the police featured the first trial of the alleged Communists arrested in April last year.
'Altogether 22 out of 24 of the! radicals were present in court, the' other two being detained in Yoko hama in connection with another case. Considerable emotion chai terized the trial, both on the of the accused as well as on that of spectators present, and the Judge ordered that the ease be post poned and that the accused be tried, not in one bunch, but in small groups, on different dates. He set October 16, 18, 22, 24 and 27 as the trial dates.
Although the trial was scheduled to commence at nine in the morning, it was close on noon before proceedings got under way, due to distarbanees outside by violent sym pathizers with the accused and owing to the conduct of the accused themselves.
As the latter were brought into court, wearing the deep bamboo! hats required by Japanese regultutions, hats that completely hide} the features, there was loud applause from the 200-odd spectators} present. The police shepherding, the accused remonstrated and there were minor scuffies between them
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