Evening star., 1960-12-09

Borricodes Of AIgiers Rioters
Crushed by Tanks and Troops
!. Continued From First Page


sMichelet were not far from the
!United States Cultural Center.
lust reopened after being
sacked Armistice Day, 1t was
shut again today when violence
broke out.
Special riot police battled
thousands in Algiers and tough
soldiers moved into the great
city square Of Oran, 220 miles
northwest of Algiers, to control
q mob Of thousands more.
"A call for q general strike
proclaimed by the Front for
French Algeria. largest group
gEsettlers opposing home rule,
was needed to a large extent in
most big cities.
But the 70-year-old French
chief Of state stubbornly went
ahead with his tour. pressing
his plan that could lead even to
Algeria's independence from
France. This is what the set
tiers fear most, for they would
be far outnumbered by Algeria's
sMoslem majority.
Greetings Drowned Out
Gen. de Gaulle's first stop
was Ain Temouchent, a city Of
some $4,000 people, about half
OF them European.
AS he stepped from his car,
scattered cries of greeting were
drowned out by a roar Of AL
geria is French" Police said
5000 people stood in q chill
downpour to shout their pro-
tests.
Gen. de Gaulle smiled thinly
and strobe erect to the city
hall. After he had gone inside
an army colonel addressed the
crowd through a loudspeaker.
He told them to demonstrate
peacefully"
Gen. de Gaulle set the tone
Of his visit after conferring
briefly with authorities in city
hall.
The towering French chief of
state walked through a Gordon
Of security officers to shake
hands with q dozen or so Mos
lens. Beaming, they clasped
his hand and shouted "Vive de
Gaulle." Those present said
Gen. de Gaulle urged European
and Moslem cooperation.
Sees New Algeria
One source said he told city
;ofiicials:
"on your faces I see a new
Algeria which is being trans
formed. Only cooperation be-
tween the two communities
European and Moslem) can
bring success"
The deputy Mayor Of Ain
.Temouchent. Mohamed Mi
mount. came outside with a
French tricolor draped about
his shoulders.
: I'VE are all for De Gaulle
and independence" he told
newsmen.
Gen. de Gaulle is to spend six
days trying to persuade the pop
.Wation his policy is the right
one. His presence, as the
symbol and author of a policy
they hate, stirred settlers to riot
IN Oran and Algiers.
IN oran relative quiet was re-
stared when professional SOL
dierS replaced hated riot police
squads. Tear gas was fired onl
the mobs in both places.
Z. Gen. de Gaulle brushed
aside the demonstrations In a |
talk with the officials at Ain
Temouchent. saying:
Shouts. noise-that signi-
snes nothing. Facts. clarity,
good sense are what we should
show and not a devotion to
outdated slogans and formu-
las"
The President predicted both
Algeria and metropolitan
France will vote "yes" in next |
months referendum.
In Algiers, the demonstra-
tors surged UP the Rue Mi
chelet. a main thoroughfare |
IN the heart Of the city.
Riot police tossed training |
grenades that create more |
noise than damage. hating the |
surge. The conclusions broke |
nearby windows but appai entity |
no one was hurt. OelE0nStra- |
tors hastily threw up. a bar
ricade.
In some parts OF Algiers
nails were strewn on the streets
TO impede traffic and enforce
. transport strike proclaimed
by the opposition.
In Oran buses were over
turned and set up as road
blocks. Students roamed the
streets warning shopowners to
close.
Some storekeepers in Algiers
opened this morning but then
quickly banged down their steel
shutters when snake dancing
students began chanting
through the streets.
ADMIRAL BEATS
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