Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-08

COMMUNISTS BOLD
POSITION CAUSES
INTERNAL STRIFE
Government Uses Strong Re-
pressive Measures. Seven
Italians Escorted 10 Border


PARIS, Dec Site communists
still continue to hol dthe center of
the stage in France, appearing un-
dismayed by the governments re-
pressive measures. A number Of
demonstrations were reported yes
torday, following the death Of po-
lice inspector. Jean Faguet whose
body was found stretched on the
pavement Sunday morning. where
he had been slain by communists
whom he had been spying on.
A flash Of blue flame from the
muzzle of revolver and the dead
body of Police Inspector Jean
Faguet, who had been assigned to
spy on a communist nest in Paris
suburb, were the first replies Of
Red Legions of France to the chal-
lenge of Premier Edouard Herriot
that he would tame the reds or
chase them beyond the borders Of
the country.
Meantime, armed policemen are
securing the country on orders
from Headquarters in Paris. Their
efforts may result in~the arrest and
deportation of thousands of foreign
communists Russians, Germans,
Poles, Italians, Spaniards and Swiss.
Expulsion Of communists from
France began Sunday morning when
six Italians arrested in Saturdays
raids in Paris were herded to the
Tranco-Italian border and ordered
to proceed south, never to return
Most Of the 500 foreign agl.ators
arrested Saturday and Sunday n I'm
ing were released SUNDAY after the
police had examined their retCrds
and questioned them.
"Marseillaise" Wins.
A great crowd of his supporters
began a demonstration for Herriot
when he arrived at the city hall ct
Roubaix but the politico! medley Of
communists and monarchigts met the
cheers for the premiers with
screaming blast Of police whistles.
Between toots on the nickled noise
makers, the strange arti-eoVernlacnt
coalition shouted "Down with Her
riot"
During the reception within the
hall, the demonstrators continued
their racket, Kissing end booing. The
Roubaix band was equal TO the en.er
gcncy The band leader gave tho
word for the Marseillaise and the
political sideshow became a test OF
lungs between the band and Her
riots opponents. The land finally
triumphed.
Red Organ Is Defiant.
The eleven arrests we're made
when communists and nonarchists
attempted to break up the process
sion Of local dignitarics who were
banquet hall. The opposition charge
detailed to escort Herriot to the
was ineffective.
j. Humanite, the Partisan news
organ Of the communist party has
called on the proletariat of France
to remain true to their friends in
the communist party.
The arrest Of jacques Sadoul,
the former French army officer who
deserted to the bolsheg lists while a
member of a French military mis-
sion to Moscow, and the seizure Of
foreign agitators is only the pre-
lude to Herriot's plan to crush COM
munism in France, L'Humanita
warns.
eve will free from wilson Sadoul
and all the other victims of this
monstrous coalition against labor"
L'Humanite promises in the name
of French communists.
Herriot's speech at Roubaix was
strangely silent on the communist
question. The socialist premier
pledged his government to estab~
fish internal peace and to foster
peace throughout the world, but
either the communists or the Catho-
lie party agitators.