Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-02
THREE DIE IN PARIS
IN MAY DAY RIOTS;
MANY ARE INJURED

General Strike for Certain
Classes of Workers Called to
Support Railway WaIkout.
BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. May May day passed
with series Of small riots and dis
orders in which at least three persons
were killed and many wounded.
PARIS. May 1.-The labor fedora
tion Of France late this evening issued
q statement to the effect that 1t was
pleased with "the solidarity Of the
movement Of tho railway workers. -
and that the administrative committee
had decided to support the strike fur
ther by calling a general strike, begin
ming Monday, Of all miners, sailors and
dock workers.
Another serious clash took place
this evening between rioters and the
police in the Place de Ia Republique.
Several persons were wounded and
many were arrested.
Railroad Strike On.
The railroaders announced that their
strike. which is to be continued after
today, to enforce naturalization is al
ready so per cent effective. Oh1cial re-
ports from government sources say that
the operations today were not far from
normal on certain lines. the most i'm
portant trains moving in and out Of
Paris A limited suburban service was
maintained.
Twenty-seven police were wounded,
three Of them seriously. and many of
them were bruised. More than 100 per-
sons wenhi arrested, and the 1nber =
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aafed
wsAan IL vietin.
Nine. le Gros. who was wounded by
a bullet as she watched the manifes-
tation from a window in the Place de
la Republique, died this evening.
When the night services on the
northern and eastern railways began
at 10 o'clock this evening it was
found that all the employees were at
their posts. indicating that the rail-
road strike will have failed by Sunday
or Monday.
Students Via Applause.
The GOODNESS and bravery Of high
school and technical students, who
volunteered to run motor omnibuses,
occasioned much applause, but their
efforts in breaking up the transpor-
tation strike were the primary cause
Of most of the disorders. In the Place
de Ia Republique they at times drove
through hostile crowds who showered
them with stones and broke the win
dows of the buses, but they con-
tinued the service, which was organ
lied at the INSTANCE of the govern
ment.
Two members Of the chamber of
deputies, NJ. Vaillant-Couturier, whose
prosecution Is sought by the govern
ment for alleged incitement of the
military to disobedience. and Alexan-
DIRE Blanc. wearing deputy's tri-
color sash and flaming red tie, were
wounded in a collision with the DO
lice in the Place de la Republiuue.
They addressed crowd which was
shouting Glass Of 1918" In connec-
ton with the agitation for the demob-
ilization Of that class, the deputies
harangues were so phrased in appeal
ing for quiet that the crowd became
greatly excited, and a clash with the
republican guards and police follow
ed. NJ. Blanc received a cash on the
head. said to have been from a saber:
NJ. Valiant -Couturier came of with a
tap Of a night stick on the head and
a damaged nose.
City Divided In Two Parts.
divided the city into two distinct parts,
that to the west Of Boulevard de Strab-
bourg and Boulevard de Sebastopol tax
ing on an almost forlorn and deserted
appearance. while tho populous districts
to the east Of these boulevards and the
inner boulevards were jammed with q
seething population.
The Porto st. Martin and Place dc II
Republique were soon regarded by the
police as the points at which trouble
might be looked for. and even tonight
are cordoned of.
A majority Of the crowds seemed
mainly occupied in amusing themselves
by denouncing the police. without risk
ing getting into trouble.
In Alsace-Lorraine the railroad en-
ployes worked to regain time lost in the
recent strike.
At Neuilly there were numerous ar
rests OF demonstrators. who were barred
from the city and who stopped auto
mobiles and broke windows. In Paris
i gun store was pillaged and a number
Of revolvers and rifles stolen.
swiss ExtEenists Out,
BERN. May 1.-ExtremIst elements
as usual. on May day in Switzerland
held demonstrations. In the large.
towns they declared in favor OF Dol.
| shevism and the red internationale
Work, however. was not suspended
entirely this morning.
Celebration At Glasgow,
LONDON. May 1.-The oelebrat tion
at Glasgow was on an unprecedented
scale demonstration wan held at
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