DUBLIN DISTURBANCES

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXVI, Issue 3444, 12 November 1932, Page 5

DUBLIN DISTURBANCES

STREET POPPY SNATCHERS CHASED. ANGRY EX-SERVICEMEN. (Press Association.—Copyright.) (Received 10.40 a.m.). London, November 11. A scuffle followed the burning of the Union Jack after two hundred youths wearing tri-colours had marched through the principal streets. Several attempts were made to snatch poppies, and a youth who was grabbing a poppy from a woman, was badly mauled by the angry crowd. The police, ex-servicemen and others chased a gang of poppy snatchers, who rushed the premises of the district executive of the Workers' .Union wherein was a besieged crowd. The crowd rushed the building and the furniture was damaged till the police cleared the premises. Further fighting occurred in the street and tramcar windows were smashed. Communists Foiled. Communists carrying a red banner attempted three times to place a three-cornered black wreath inscribed: "From the Peace Victims to the War Victims," on the cenotaph at Southampton, but a police cordon prevented the attempts.