The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-02
MANY INJURED IN
MAY DAY FIGHTS
Mexico City Is Scene of
Red Disturbances;
Boy Is Killed
BUILDING Is BURNED
Syndicalists Denounce L. ),
and Become So Wild Busi-
ness Houses Are Closed

MENICo CITY. May i-Ciashce
between union leaders and Catholics,
resulting In ono person being killed
nnd scveral wounded, characterized
tho celebration of May dnv. fyndi-
c1lists at noon attacked q building
occupied by the Association ot Cath
ole Young Men and during mo on
counter one boy was hllcd ana
numerous other persona were ~
badly hurt that they had TO be taken
TO hospitals
The building and its contents were
wrecked and set fire. The firo de-
partmcnt was called out Tor the don-
bic purpose Of cNtineulshiug the
flames and scattering the demon
Htratora. The valuable library be-
longing 90 tho association wa@
stroycd.
The day was ushcrcd ln by the
ringing Of bclls ana the blowing OF
whistles and shortly after O'Clock
numerous pnrudcs hcgon forming.
- 10 o'clock the districts ot the
city were closed 90 traffic, tho eiroots
being occupied hy at least 10 differ
ont lines OF marchors.
Wave Red Banners.
Rcd and black banners were con-
splcuously displayed. Among the
thousands of paradcrs wcro many
communists. both men and women,
who waved red banners and wore
rcd ribbons In procllimlng their ex-
treme radicalism. Az the mnrchers
wendcd their way through streets
bOlshevlk songs were sung And spec
tators on sidewalks were compelled
TO doff their hats as the labor flags
passed by. Persons who objected to
II
a portion of crowd gathered short
~ before noon in front OF the Amer
lean consulate. whore the usual exe-
crutlons against capitalism were de-
livored by several orators. There
were other harangues In front OF the
foreign relations office and the
building occupied by the governor OF
the federal district.
Object to High Rents.
Tenants obicctlng to high rcnts
numbering, according to conserva'
tive estimates, $1,000, paradod the
streets protesting against the land.
lords and announcing general
strike on ront paying until "a
per cent reduction In all house rent
is made.
Shortly before noon tho demon.
strators became 80 riotous that man,
merchants closed their doors Ant
pulled down the shutters. Th,
paraders made efforts to stop al
automobile traffic.
BERLIN. May despite
steady downpour OF rain, 10000
men and women marched from nj
sections of Greater Berlin to tn
1nstgarten this morning. the pres
ent May day having both the social
list parties and the communists In
massed demonstration.
A novel feature tried out Mt thi
gathering was a new propagand
device consisting OF n "speakin
choir" comprising several hundre
strong voices, which. under tho I'll
rection of conductor, Justify dc
claimed soclalistic notices in mirac
ulous unison. The novel oratorici
device apparently met with the al
proval of the huge proletarlan al
dience.
PARIS. May 1.-Thls was tn
quietest May day Paris has wi
messed since the signing of the arm
istice. There were = only a 10
minor clashes between the poll,
ana the manifestants in which
Few persons on both sides were ii
Jured. mono of them seriously.
An airplane, equipped with wlr
less which flew over the city du
ing the afternoon keeping poll,
headquarters informed of the gatl
ering places of communists, prov,
great attraction.