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party, also spoke ut great length
on unemployment Of the members
Of his race. He demanded that the
negro be elevated to the plane Of
the white man.
Although q number of police
were on the line Of march before
the White House and detectives
mingled In Q crowd of several
hundred spectators, orders were
given that no arrests were to be
made unless the naarchers viola
ted police regulations.
About 20 uniformed men were
stationed before the Seventh
Street meeting hall but did not
interfere with the Communists.
Parade Plan Abandoned
The original intention to march
from the Seventh Street hall to
the White House was abandoned,
and the members Of the party ar
rived (. in groups of twoS and
thfeeS, Inobilizing at Vermont
Avenue and H Street northwest.
Thence they marched to the
White House, where the usual
silent parading up-and-down con-
stituted their demonstration.
There was quite a bit Of gooti-
matNred jeering from the side
lines, but the communists ignored
the banter. Major Henry g.
Pratt, Superintendent Of Police,
and Inspector w. s. Shelby, were
On the job in person.
NEW YORK, March 8 1NS0.
With the city bristling with night
sticks, riot guns and tear gas
bombs in the hands Of policemen,
the Inuch.vaunted Communist un-
employment demonstration began
TO let off steam today. The first
three arrests were two women and
q youthful "red" enthusiast who
defied police by distributing hand.
bills which read:
"Don't starve-fight!"
The prisoners, charged with dis
orderly conduct, are Anna Block,
%; Helen Reiff, "a, and David
Zuckerman, 10.
Meanwhile. crowds gathered Al
Union Square, where the main
demonstration was scheduled. Be-
hind the rectangle OF police
thrown around the square were
arn1ored cars with the snub-noses
Of machine guns protruding.
There were also police cars
banked with tear bombs.
Firemen were assigned to fire
MIGRANTS ready to deliver the
water treatments" in case Of
f1oting.
The town lived up to It's reputa.
ton Tor curiosity, for half the
crowd was estimated to be specta.
tors hungry for a look.
AT City Hall Park. publicly de-
ciared out-of-bounds for dem.
orstratlng exercises, curious ciC.
izens lined the railings waiting
Tor something to happen.
CHICAGO, March 6 u.N.sJ-
Communists will have full op.
portunity to parade here today
On the West Side providing they
are orderly and do not display
banners and distribute Seditious
literature, according to Commis-
sJoner Of Police William F.
Russell.
Red leaders told Russell they
wished to interview the mayor
and explain their grievances to
him. Russell decided they might
send q group Of not more than
1S to the City Hall, but would
not promise that Mayor Thomp-
son would see them.
LONDON, March 6 UNsO-
several hundred unemployed
staged q peaceful demonstration
in London today. A heavy police
guard was on hand to prevent
any outbreaks. No incidents were
reported.
PARIS, March 6 (I.N.S).-With
the entire police force and the
garde republicaine held in readi-
ness to prevent communist out
breaks only three persons had been
arrested in the city up to noon to-
day. They were charged with dis
tributing communiStic tracts.
BUDAPEST, March 8 UNso.
One hundred Communist leaders
were arrested here today in an
effort to curb all scheduled dem
onStrations. All public buildings
and meeting places were heavily
guarded.
BUCHAREST, March 6 U.N.SJ.
More than 200 Communists were
arrested today in a police round.
up Of all persons likely to cause
trouble at scheduled demonstra-
ttonS here.
BALTIMORE, March 6 1N.SO.
Nine hundred police, some of them
armed with tear bombs and riot
guns, are being held In readiness
here today for the expected
march Of the communists on city
hall. City authorities have re.
ceiVed no request for a permit
Tor the parade which the COM
SnuniStS have said they would
hold through downtown streets
to city hall. Orders have been
Issued to stop any attempt to
anarch.
BERLIN, March 6 0NS0.-
while all was quiet at noon to-