Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-01
POLICE USE SABERS
0NMAY DAY CROWD
|NPAR|S STREETS
Shots Fired and Many Per-
sons lniured-Troops at
Strategic Points.
5000, 900 WORKERS
ARE IDLE IN ENGLAND

essential British Public Services
Continue, However-Railway
Workers Plans Prove Fiasco.
By the Associated Press
PARIS, May IA clash between
republican guards. police and 1000
May day manifestants occurred a& 2
o'clock this afternoon on the boule-
Varus OF the st. Martin quarter. Shots
wore nred during the melee. and eev-
erai persons are reported wounded.
The disturbance was the first nc.
tive disorder of the day. It w~s
srougnt on by the presence Of stu
dents from the schools, who acted an
drivers on the auto buses, replacing
the striking drivers.
toward o'clock crowds along the
route OF the automobiles began ieer
ing the student drivers TSev fhan
began stoning the windows of thn
automobile buses. splitting in the faces
OF the drivers of the buses which had
Deen stopped by the jam Of people
In the streets.
Cavalry Patrol Fails,
The crowds grew until they num-
oered 1000. bringing the autornobfle
BUS service entirely to a halt. A small
cavalry patrol came up, but was nm.
able to deal with the crowd. which
continued stoning the vehicles until
drivers and passengers abandoned the
buses In the streets.
patrol Of republican ruards NTH
1orco OF extra policemen arrived
on the scene. The crowds drew back.
and then came forward again. The
manie.s. po,1Gs saen en+r rushed upon number Of
left with sabers. Several persons
were wounded, some arrests were
made and two shots were fred. At
this hour $3.50 p.m.) street traffic
has been entirely suspended at this
point.
Troops Arc Massed.
Troops were massed at all strate,
gic points in full strength today 60
cope with possible. disorders in 0on-
nection with the May day celebfa-
tion.
detachmspt brought thvsoniy noise q
break the e,cAlm, Nle the es&leeQt@Anf,
sa fns I! IS ssSss IS Ol|Il ksEsf
passed. There was a Brisk buslness
in the sale OF small. red. artificial
The executive committee Of the Fed
Grafton of Labor planned to meet At
( pm under the presidency OF Leon
Jouhaux, to decide whether general
strike orders. which are understood
to have already been issued subject
to release. should be put into effect
to continue the general strike AFTER
May day to support the program OF
the railroad men.
Brigadier Roudeau of tho republl-
oan guard was shot in the back last
night outside a hall at the conclusion
Of a communist meeting. but WAS not
dangerously wounded. Police In
spector Lecomte was assaulted at the
same time.
The special train for Havre CON-
Meeting with the steamer sailing to-
day for New York left promptly on
time. Troops we're on guard At all
railroad terminals. however. to Guard
against any outbreak. TraMC At the
North station was almost normal,
there being only few fremens who
quit work for the day. Nail service
was in operation as usual. but no
newspapers were published.
strasbourg Situation.
Advices from strasbourg stated the
situation was very good. as labor
men, Even the socialist newspapers
Of that city have advised workers to
remain at their posts. Railroad en-
ployes at Lille decided to stop work,
but citizens have formed an organiza-
tion to operate public services.
Throughout Paris all shops and
cafes remained closed. Inquiry at
various terminals showed the North
and East systems working on almost
normal basis, while the Paris. Lyon
only slightly by the strike: Students =
of a number of great schools replaced :
missing workers and matntatned 0afx-
ice. The only system seriously em-
barrassed by directions OF WORKER
were in the Orleans and state roads,
which were operated on very reduced
schedules.
Ideal weather prevailed and q holi-
day atmosphere pervaded the city.
Eight Million Observe Dsy.
LONDON, May Flight million
workers are estimated to have par
ticipated in Great Britain's observ-
of, parading and speechmaking. but
there were no Interruptions to the
nations essential public services,
probably partially due. to. the fast
holiday.
The move to impede railway traf-
hc through the work to the rules'
policy proclaimed by the London and
railwaymen's locals proved
hold-up due to this attempt to enforce
the workers demand for Increased
wages, unauthorized by the executives
Of the unions, being reported.
Overall Campaign.
The feature which gave more prom.
Use Of distinguishing the day was the
of an overal1-wearing
campaign similar to that in the Unit
ed States by the middle-class unions,
calculated to cut down the price OF
clothing. The unions officials ap-
peared at their offices garbed in the
denim and issued appeals to the mem
bership of the union to emulate their
example.
Miners, factory hands. shipbuilders,
lockers, builders. painters, engineers,
agricultural workers and municipal
employees made holiday and Joined In
went to see the seasons opening
cricket matches.
In London. several Thousand pa
raded through the West End to Hyde
Park, headed by q contingent Of for
mer Service men. They swRrmed
about twelve platforms, from which
speakers made podyglot
appeals for the betterment Of working
,onditions, enthusiastically hailed the
successes of the Russian soviet gov
and declared their abhor-
renee at "the atrocities committed BY
he capitalist governments"
Reports from the provinces indicat-
I'd that the minors. dockers and fac
where contemplated joining the May
lay holiday. and an almost universal
toppage OF work was forecast.
Many Casualties IN F1nlana.
HELs1NGFoRs., Finland. May L.
n the labor quarters, during 11ghtiheS.
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