Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-01
East and West Berlin
Mark May Day in
Rival Celebrations
BY the Assoeioted Press

One of today's biggest May
Day observances was in Berlin,
where East and West staged rival
shows less than a mile apart
under a broiling sun and a
cloudless sky.
In the Soviet sector workers
marched for hours past a review
ing stand of top Communist gov
eminent chiefs and Russian off,
Gals. West Berliners massed in
front of the ruined ReichStag
to hear their anti-Red leaders
defy Communist encroachment.
In Northern France, demon
stratorS clashed with police in
the industrial town of Amin. A
number of injured were reported
on both sides. The fight began
when police ordered a group of
about $50 persons, including
some $50 North African nation
alists, to throw away their ban
ners.
Police previously had arrested
nine North Africans found car
rying arms. Frances North
African protectorates - TuniS
and Morocco-have been, trou-
bled recently by independence
agitation.
Iran Clamps on Ban:
In troubled Iran, the military
governor of Teheran banned all
demonstrations by workers and
students in the capital after
rumors that the outlawed but
active Communist Tudeh Party
planned a big rally. Such affairs
in the past have often wound up
In bloody street fights.
New York police also banned
the annual march there, assert
ing it had become a commu-
nistic affair. A meeting in down.
town Union Square-okayed by
the police in the interest OF free
speech and assembly - was
scheduled instead.
Speaking at May Day-eve
rallv IN New York last night,
Norman Thomas, many-time
Socialist candidate for the
United States presidency, ex-
pressed the hope that next year
would see the fulfillment OF
plans to combine the Nations
socialist groups into one large
organization. Then, with the
support of labor unions, he de-
clared the citys May Day cele-
brations could "once again come
under the banner of the Social
list Party and not be run by
Communists"
Cuba's government alerted po-
lice and army units as some
members of the Federation OF
University Students went ahead
with plans for a demonstration
despite the refusal of the Int
rior Ministry to approve the af-
fair.
Mexico City Has Parade.
At other Western Hemisphere
points. celebrations were sched-
uled on a big scale. About 3OO,-
600 persons were expected to pa
rade through downtown Mexico
City before President Ruiz Cor
tines and other top government
officials.
Chilean workers had a presi-
dental warning against commu-
nism. President Carlos 1banez
said the Communist Party and
it's sympathizers are trying to
create subversive attitude
among the workers instead of at
tempting to solve laboring class
problems.
Noisy in IndO- China.
In Indo- China. sorely plagued
by Communist led rebellion,
5000 Wet Namese laborers and
200 horn blowing taxis paraded
in Saigon past Wet Nam Pre-
mier Nguyen Van Tam in a
noisy but untroubled May Day
manifestation.
Although the Communicated
Wet Mini. contrary to custom,
had made no appeal for violence,
the United States Embassy ad-
vised Americans to stick to their
homes.
At the Vatican Pope Plus XII
took no holiday but received
thousands of workers in special
and general audience. He urged
them to strive for social reform
based on Christian principles.