New Britain herald., 1930-05-02
PLOTTING H0RDES
 BRIGHTEN FRANCE
Police Called in to Curb ACtiVi-
 ties Of Foreign Exiles
BY NHNOTT SAUNDERS

political agitators who have used this haven of security as a field for developing their plots. Not only are the police and courts call ed upon to deal with the troubles of the refugees among themselves. but their revolutionary activities are likely, and sometimes do, cause strained relations with other governments.
 The check Of foreigners is be- ing conducted by Jean Chiappe. | forceful prefect Of police of Paris, ! who IS acting under orders of An dre Tardieu, minister of the Inte- rior as well as premier. Marseilles | and the Riviera are being given . particular scrutiny.
 Against Agitators
 France long has been an asy- lum for the politically persecuted ! and her policy will not be altered . ~lth respect to those refugees who . confine their activities within the | limits of French laws, but rigorous measures are to be taken against | agitators who abuse this hospital | lty.
 Although Italians probably have ! been the worst offenders. with con- f1icts between Fascist and anti-Fas- l. clst sympathizers. the mysterious | disappearance in the heart Of Paris . of General koutepofi, White Rus . sian military leader has aroused | widespread public indignation The | theory that he was kdnaped by Soviet secret police is now generally accepted and as result Of the out rage q section Of the press IS de- | manding the breaking Of diplomatic relations with Soviet Russia. It IS estimated that there are nearly 3oono0 political refugees now in France. By far the largest colony of political eAiles is the Rus sian, with something over 20.000 n Paris alone. Many of them are for mer soldiers in White Russian arm ies. but all social ranks Of the old regime are represented,
 Maintains Military Groups Although they are divided in sev- eral factions Of various political leanings, they are at least united in their hatred Of the Bolsheviks. They
 "intain their military groups and
 ad their propaganda with their
 newspape Communists resi- IT.. in France, Of whom there are ULl, J working in official capacities.
 to combat this influence with cir own propaganda. Both sides are known to be active with intell- gence agents,
 Italian refugees who fled from the dIspleasure Of Mussolini have given the police many sleepless nights Though likewise divided into several groups of political complexion, they share the common hatred Of Fas- cisul, and are banded together in aI organization known as the Fouris- Citi, or Fire Eaters" under the leadership Of Felppo Turatti, aged but tircless Socialist. They publish three newspapers in Italian, one os which, II Becco Giallo, Is smuEgleI by the thousands of copies into Italy through the simple eXpedient Of printing It on very thin paper and mailing 1t in an envelope. like a let ter.
 Many spanish Refugees
 Some of the misunderstanding between France and Italy are lrac- cd by the police to the smoulderinG resentment Of the Fascist govern ment at Rome to the unhampered activities Of the Fuorisciti on French soil.
 When Primo de Rivera was dlcta- tor of Spain, there lived in France many Spanish refugees who coulI not be comfortable at home. The fall of his government brought con- siderable relief to the French police because 1t enabled most Of the nal- contents to leave the country. The Catalonan Separatists, however, still remain and the presence of many Of these is not regarded IS deslrabl because Of their methods 10 create an independent Catalonlan nation with Barcelona as capital,
 Refugees Of other countries also are using the French capital as headquarters for their revolutionary intentions. There are the Maced0n ians, divided into two factions, on2 seeking independence and the other annexation to Bulgaria. Hungarans under the leadership of Count ka- rolyi who protest the regency of Admiral Horthy; Armenans, anti Turk or anti-Russian. who dream of an independent. united Armenia; Portuguese royalists who would like O see Manuel on the throne again; ImpegialiSt Chinese in large num- bers who want to rid their country Of the kuomintang, or "Ieopie'a Party" now supposed to be govern. ing the republic from Nankin; anti Pisudski Poles. and even Irish Sim Feiners whose hatred Of the Free State causes the police to give Presi- don't Cosgrave q night and day guard treble the strength of that accord ed the Prince of Wales on visits 10 Paris.
 Backers of General Sandino
 From the American continent. the strongest group ot political refugees re Nicaraguans, who remain sup
 orters and packers of the rebel
 eneral Sandno. Though their timber is not great, they are strong
 bitterness against Uncle Sam and erefore cause worry to the French
 lice. The outrage against the
 nerican embassy soma years ago, rlen a bomb was sent to Ambassa-
 Herrick, was thought by the ice to be the work of some of re agitators.
 ~ In such hotbed of political otting the dangers are now rec gnized as being great. Police ac-