Violence In France And Italy
(Recd. 9.55 a.m.) ROME, November 13. Hundreds of Communists demonstrated in the main streets of Naples, attacked newspaper stalls, and burned Right Wing newspapers. The demonstration was a protest against anti-Communist violence. Workers left their factories before noon and went to the municipal square, rioting and burning the newspapers on the way. There were many fights in the main street between Communists, Nationalists and Rightists of predominantly Monarchist Naples. Troops guarded the city hall. The police used tear gas and clubs and had to open fire. Several Communists were wounded and at. least 20 ol -the demonstrators wore injured. Newspaper offices were stoned and the demonstrators' invaded headquarters of "theT National Monarchist Party, threw the furnishings from a balcony and burned the archives. A later message says that demonstrations and violence have flared up in many Italian cities from Milan to Bari. Tanks are standing by in Rome, Milan, Naples and Turin to assist the police. Communist groups sacked, manyoffices of the Right Wing political parties. Disturbances In France While. the Marseilles authorities ordered the troops to disperse any groups of people forming in the streets, the French Assembly itself almost produced a riot during a discussion on the Marseilles disturbsncos. The Premier, M. Ramadier, challenged the Communists: “If you want dictatorship, we will fight you to the end.” He blamed the Communists for the riots. The Communists blamed De Gaullists. An earlier message said that more than 2000 trades unionists stormed the Marseilles Law Court, overcame police resistance, and freed two prisoners who had been arrested in demonstrations against increased train fares. The crowd broke windows and office equipment, threw away files, and tried to seize the president of the local Bar as a hostage, but he locked himself in a telephone bo?c The Communist Party in Marseilles has issued a communique protesting against the “scandalous provocation of the Ramadier Government, the general, secretary ■of police, and the new Mayor of Marseilles.” . Sixteen persons were injured in the fight, including the Mayor, and two de Gaullist and six Commuinst councillors. Flags Hauled Down The demonstrators hauled down the British and American flags from the town hall, where they had been flown for the Armistice celebrations. They then broke into several night clubs, shouting: “Here are the haunts of the French People’s Rally. Hang de Gaulle.” Some of the night clubs were wrecked. . Waterfront workers in Marseilles walked off the job, dislocating the port after the rioting.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 14 November 1947, Page 5
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