MAY DAY OBSERVANCE

Northern Advocate, 2 May 1933, Page 5

MAY DAY OBSERVANCE

IN MOSCOW AND BERLIN . COLOSSAL CONCOURSES. SPECTACULAR PARADES. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received 10.20 a.in.) CONDON, -May 1. “Rod” Russia and “Nazi” Germany vied in staging a most spectacular May Day. Berlin’s programme extended from early morning to midnight, while in Moscow all business,

except political propaganda, was suspended for two days. In Moscow the day was celebrated, with the customary importance. A force of 2d,000 troops deployed in the streets surrounding Red Square, which was dominated by huge portraits of Lenin and Stalin, that wore produced everywhere on a smaller scale. Stalin, from Lenin ’s tomb, watched’the troops march past accompanied by 1000 tanks, j while overhead were 200 aeroplanes. British officials were the only foreign representatives absent, but it was noticeable that, no anti-British slogans were displayed. March Past Lenin’s Tomb. While Berlin was echoing to the tramp of marching men, over a million people participated in the parade in Red Square, Moscow. Workers began assembling at dawn and endless columns of men, women and children, led by 2d,000 picked troops, started to pass Lenin’s tomb at .10 o’clock. The rearguard did not cross the square until d o’clock in the evening, Moscow was decorated with posters, many of which urged preparedness for war, “which is just around the

corner. ’’ Germany celebrated-May-Day on an unprecedented scale, but in a manner ■vastly- different from the pre-Hitler regime, Berlin’s programme began Avith a demonstration by 100,000 youths and school children before President Hindenbnrg and Herr Hitler, in front of the -ex-Kaiser’s Palace. Later 10 vast processions, some exceeding 120,000, began to converge through streets decorated Avith millions of Nazi and Nationalist flags. Prom the Tomplehof aerodrome, Hitler addressed the throng by means of 100 loud speakers. The Avorkcrs AA T erc paid for the holiday instead of celebrating it at their cavu expense. Herr Goebels, Minister of Propaganda, paid a tribute to the youth movement as the corner stone of uoav Germany. The movement had freed Gorman labour from international money change. He declared that the barriers of class hatred had been torn doAvn, and that the brotherhood of the people had arisen, Germany lost the Avar, but had Avon the revolution. LONDON QUIETUDE. HYDE PARK DEMONSTRATION. (British Official Wireless.) ■ (Received 11.20 a.m.) RUGBY, May 1. Loudon had the usual May Day celebrations, AAiicn a long procession assembled on the Embankment and, led by small contingents of police, marched to Hvde Park for the customary do-

monstration. The event passed -off without any dis order or excitement.

PARISIAN HOLIDAY TONE

VIENNA'S PEACE ENSURED.

(Received 1 p.m.) LONDON, May 1

Paris streets wore a holiday air for the big Labour meeting in the Bois de Vincennes, which resembled a picnic day, contrasting witli the militaristic Russian and German celebrations. Five thousand workers downed tools hi Paris, while dockers made holiday in Le Havre and Brest. Public services wore interrupted by peaceful demonstrations. The Vienna authorities ensured a peaeful stroll -for the customary .Socialistic parade by training guns on the streets and blocking the main thoroughfares with barbed-wire entanglements'. Public services in Madrid were paralysed. Banks, offices and shops were closed and traffic was suspended, but the day was peaceful. Oxford University students marched in the streets shouting: “We won’t fight.’’ Two thousand unemployed -at Glasgow had a conflict with the police and disorganised the traffic.

BOLSHEVIK RULE. OVERTHROW- IMMINENT. GRAND DUKE’S DECLAMATION. (Received .12.2.0 p.m.) PARTS, May 1. The Grand Duke -Cyril, head of the Russian Imperial Hoiuse, in an impassioned indictment of the Bolsheviks, accuses them of soaking the country in blood, resulting in ruin and desolation. The discord among the miens, he says, proves that their overthrow is imminent and that the Nationalist forces are approaching a triumph.