MAY DAY

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 57, Issue 171, 3 May 1937, Page 5

MAY DAY

LONDON WORKERS’ PROCESSION.

LARGEST IN HISTORY OF CITY.

MILITARY PARADES IN EUROPE,

(United Press Association—Copyright.) LONDON, May 1.

Europe spent a varied May Day. London had the largest Labour and Communist procession in its history. It extended for more than four miles, and included 100 U striking ’busmen, some carrying red flags. In Moscow there was a gigantic military parade of 50,000 troops and 200 tanks, hundreds of modem air fighters and bombers roaring overhead. In Berlin there was a display of troops and hundreds of military aeroplanes.

Paris had vast Labour demonstrations. Work was brought to a standstill throughout.the country.

Warsaw had a Communist demonstration, which was dispersed by police. A child was trampled to death and others were injured. Other celebrations throughout Europe were peaceful, except in Madrid, which was shelled by the insurgents. Loyalist troops, between the bombardments, played football in the streets. Everyone in Bilbao remained at work.

HITLER’S THREAT TO CRITICS.

"OPPONENTS MUST BOW TO US.”

BERLIN, May 1

Herr Hitler addressed a monster May Day gathering in the Lustgarten. His address was broadcast throughout Germany.

He emphasised Germany’s claim to colonies, and added that it was impossible to increase wages, as that would mean increased prices. Ho denounced the critics of Nazism, saying: ‘‘‘Our opponents must bow to us or be broken. This warning applies to the Churches.”

There was an attendance of 180,000 at the Hitler Youth rally at the Olympic stadium. The Fulmer uttered a veiled threat to the Church by! declaring that the Reich would yieid the education and training of youth to nobody 7.

He announced that 917,000 10-year-old hoys and girls had joined the youth organisation on his birthday last week.