Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-01
Berlin Police Arrest 200 in
Clash With Communists.
One Person Slain.
D. C. STUDENTS GIVEN
RADICAL PAMPHLETS
Many Observances Take on Hol-
day Mood-Mexican Reds
Hostile Toward U. S.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Socialist and Communist organiZa-
tions in Europe and the two Americas
today celebrated May day, the inter-
national labor day, while police in most
countries undertook extraordinary pre-
cautions to prevent disturbances.
Disorders occurred in Berlin. In
Mexico City an anti-American phase to
the celebration developed. Police, while
prepared, expected nothing exceptional
in London, Paris, Rome or the South
American capitals.
In Washington the day was featured by
drive against Communist propag ganda
found circulating among students
through the eXpedient of placing radical
pamphlets where the students could find
them.
Parades and outdoor and indoor meet
ings were arranged for New York and
other cities of the United States. but
no disorder was feared. The day was
holiday in most of Spanish America.
with the newspapers suspended and
such essentials as taxis and restaurants
not operating.
Berlin Gets Early Start.
Berlin reported its second clash in
two days before the celebration today
even started. Two policemen were
wounded in the industrial suburb of
Neukoelin when l 900 Communists at
tempted to form a procession in viola
ton of special May day prohibitory
orders. The constabulary used sticks
to enforce its order to disperse. Sew
eral revolver shots were fired by men,
bers of the crowd, one policeman being
hit by bullet and another receiving a
knife thrust.
The Communist newspaper Ell Ma
chete of Mexico said a demonstration
would be staged in front of the Ameri-
can embassy.
An editorial attacked Ambassador
Morrow. saying that it was neither Gen
Gales nor the Provincial President
Emilio Portes Gil, who governed Mexico
but the American Ambassador. Down
with American Imperialism the article
concluded
Police Put on Duty.
Hundreds of policemen were ordered
on duty along routes OF parades with
a thousand others held in reserve.
A labor meeting this evening in North
London will be addressed by the for
mer premier. Ramsay Macdonald. Com
munists arranged to parade the Thames
embankment to Hyde Park for a mass
meeting.
Extra detachments of Republican
guards and soldiers were brought in
from the provinces and stationed al
strategic points of Paris and its suburbs
as a precaution against disturbances
General meetings of Communists were
forbidden while the general secretary
of the Communists workers organization
was being held by police. Twenty-siX
suspicious foreigners" were expelled
from France after a quiet roundup
during the two days Just past.
Yienna's Big Observance.
The celebration had double Signif-
canoe in Vienna. where the day was
also the tenth anniversary of the found
ing of a Socialist government in the
once m0naTchist stronghold. A huge
parade of youths was held last night
as a prelude to today's demonstrations
Rigo dispatches said both Latvian and
Lithuanian authorities had forbidden
all May day demonstrations on the
ground that Moscow had instructed
local Communists to take advantage OF
the day to foment disturbances.
President Yrigoyen declared holi-
day in the Argentine. Workers, Com
munists and Socialists called meetings
in Buenos Aires. Rosario. Cordoba, San
Juan and Mendoza.
Additional police were assigned to
duty in Rio de Janeiro during a huge
demonstration.