Evening star., 1946-05-01
May Day. Observance
In Moscow Parades
Soviet Armed Force
BY the Associated Press

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Of strength today, after Prim,
Minister Stain warned that "in.
ternational reaction" is hatch.
ing plans for a new war"
In the defeated Fascist countries
and elsewhere in Europe and Asia
left-wing groups paraded, singing
the "Internationale" in celebration
of May Day, which Moscow dis.
patches termed a made in Amer.
lea" holiday, stating that it's frs
observance was In Chicago in 1885,
when workers demonstrated for ar
eight-hour day.
Red Square in Moscow seethec
with humanity, radio accounts said
Prime Minister Stain, watched the
six-hour parade, representing every
segment of the vast and varied
Soviet population, from atop Lenin!
Tomb.
Address by ROkossOvsky.
Reviewing Soviet troops before tht
start of the parade, Moscow radio
said Marshal Konstantin Rokossov.
sky, former commander of the Enc
White Russian Army and one of The
Soviet Unions youngest generals
told the soldiers:
The war demonstrated that the
armed forces of the Soviet Union
are capable of infiicting the most
shattering blows and also of de.
feating anybody who dares to lift
his hand against the achievements
of our people.
I'VE must not be lulled into COM
placency. The storm of wal
has died down, but durable peace
and security have not yet been es-
tablished."
Amid the Russian show of armor
as described by radio commenta-
tor, appeared new heavy tank
which the announcer said was 'nev-
er seen before"
Parade Arranged in Berlin.
The day-first observed in Russia
in 1890, year after it was pro-
claimed officially by the End Social
ist International in Paris-also was
marked in other European capitals
including rubble strewn Berlin
where Germans arranged a parade
in the Soviet zone
In Trieste, the disputed Adriatit
port city, the Yugoslav press was
critical of an Allied ban on the
days observance and warned OF
possible consequences. A parade
was scheduled for tomorrow to OBJ
serve the first anniversary of the
Allies entry into the city.
In Poland the day was observed
widely, The Communist supported
Polish Workers party organized pa
rades in the principal cities. March
ers carried Red banners attacking
the Polish Peasants party of Vice
Premier Stanislaw Mikola jczyk.
In Tokyo, japanese May Day lead
ers greeted Gen. Macarthur with
expressions of appreciation as oc-
cupation forces hunted through
surging crowds for a man suspected
OF desiring to greet the general with
bullets instead.
twenty-five thousand Malayans
Chinese and Indonesians holding
their first May Day celebration in
four years demonstrated in Singa
pore against British aid to Dutch
imperialism.
In Britain Socialists will not cell
ebrate May Day until Sunday.
Although Prime Minister Stain
gave first place in his order of the
day to "our valiant armed forces, "
he told his people:
There is no reason to doubt that
in the future the Soviet Union will
be true to its policy-the policy of
peace and security, the policy of
equality and friendship of the peo-
pies"
Mr.. Stain exhorted the Russian
armed forces to remain strong and
increase their effectiveness by les
sons learned from the war "on the
basis OF development of science and
technique" but it was noted that
the military parade before Lenins
Tomb was cut half hour from the
regular two-hour review.
Now our armed forces are faced
with task Of no less Importance
vigilantly to guard the peace which
was won and the constructive labor
OF the Soviet people, to be the relia-