Evening star., 1936-10-05
FRENCH FASC|STS
VOW TOCARRY ON
Rightist Leaders to Marshal
Followers for Counter.
Demonstrations.
BY the Associated Press.

OCtttOtISkt 0ttOIlSs
BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. October 5.-The NATIONAL
ist cohorts of Col. Francois de la
Rocque, ignoring threats of suppress
sion for their Sabbath battle with
Paris Communists, proclaimed today
they would carry on"
While Leftists demanded the gov
ernment put a halt to the campaign
of the Nationalist French Social
party, the Rightest leaders declared
they would marshal their followers
for counter demonstrations against all
major meetings of the Popular Front.
Strong forces of guardsmen and
police. which restored peace to Paris
streets after Sundays trouble. with
drew to barracks but remained alert
against the possibility Of further out
breaks.
Organized combat" by Fascists at
tempting to break up a Communist
meeting, informed sources declared,
had shown the new Social party to
be a military league rather than a
political OrganlzatlOn.
Street ing-characterized as the
worst In many years"-transformed
the area near the Pare des Princes
into a shambles yesterday and brought
$4,000 policemen and mobile guards
into action as the political battlers
surged in attacks and counter
attacks
Fifteen hundred persons were jailed
temporarily, although all but a few
were released later after the fighting
had been halted by energetic and
strong-arm guards.
The series of running fights-in
which heads were cracked. property
damaged and Sunday peace shattered
completely - started when Commu-
nists took over the park for a rally.
Fascists previously had declared
they would hold session in the same
location, but the Communists got up
early and got there first.
Helmeted policemen guarded the
1000 Leftist supporters as Rightists
allied with Col. Francois de la
Rocque's party began sallies against
small groups Most of the fighting
occurred in the outskirts of the crowd
with opposing forces attacking and
retreating in turn.
Cafes and stores within several
blocks of the park suffered heavy
damage as comba tants wrecked COM
mercial property in their vicious
battles.
Public Enemy No. l."
The Communist mass meeting pro-
ceeded during the uprosr in the vi
cinity. Speakers praised the Popular
Front government OF Premier Leon
Blum and condemned fascism as
public enemy No. l."
They demanded the arrest of De la
ROGUE on a charge of starting a
civil war" and other Leftist groups
ridiculed the retreat Of his supporters
before squads of mobile guardsmen.
THE police and the mobile guard
have demonstrated the republic has
nothing to fear from our apprentice
Fascists," the Leftists asserted
The Fascist chieftain. however, ex-
pressed admiration" of the action
of his followers.
Social party members, he said,
achieved their object to "disperse red
flag parades. prevent the singing Of
the Internationale in public places and
halt invasion Of Paris by Soviet COL
umns.''
1T Is now proven they Com
munists) are even protected by over
whelming forces of public order-with
one policeman or guard for each Com
munist." he declared. "Revolutionaries
are powerless before the French So
cial party"
An informed source declared Grim
inal prosecution Of De Ia Rocuues Or
gani1ation would be begun soon on
the grounds the new party was merely
q camoufaee for activities Of the dis
solved Nationalist League, the Croix
de Feu.
They pointed out the government
already has begun an investigation
of the party after Leftists declared
De IL ROGUE evaded the dissolution
order against the league by trans
forming his group into a political or
ganization.
Bitterness of the street fighting was
echoed in Paris newspapers. Leftist
journals praised the governments
handling of the situation while Right
ist papers attacked the administra-
ton for placing an army of 10000
at the service of the Communist
cause"
Boulevard Clash Violent.
One OF the most violent clashes oc-
CURED on the Boulevard Exelmans,
where 200 Rightists broke through q
police Gordon and caused q general
melee until reinforcements arrived.
Fifty of the Rightists barricaded
themselves in cafe and hurled
bottles, dishware, glasses and chairs
At the onrushing police, who finally
dislodged them.
Fascist will not happen here. 1t
shall not pass" Communist speakers
shouted at the park rally.
Among the huge red flags embossed
with the Communist hammer and
sickle were some bearing slogans,
make the rich pay" and down with
the 200 families"
The Communists assured their
leaders they would remain loyal to
Premier Blums Peoples Front gov