FASCISTS AND REDS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22543, 7 October 1936, Page 13

FASCISTS AND REDS

CLASH IN EAST LONDON LABOUR PARTY'S PROTEST LONDON, Oct. 5 The Labour Party's conference at Edinburgh carried a resolution deploring yesterday's events in the East End of London and condemning the Government for not banning the Fascist march. Tt also demanded the prohibition of political uniforms and militarised politics.

Following upon a communication from the police a Fascist meeting which was to have been held at Bow, East London, was cancelled a few minutes before it was due to start. The Fascists marched to another meeting at Bethnal Green.

PRAISE FOR POLICE DANGEROUS SITUATION BOTH. FACTIONS BLAMED British Wireless RTIORY, Oct. 5 In connection with the Fascist march in London, altogether about 80 persons were arrested and are being charged with obstructing the police. Most of the newspapers praise the police for their handling of a dangerous situation. The Times, in a leading article, headed, "A Public Nuisance," says: "This sort of hooliganism clearly must be ended. The activities of both Fascists and Communists in this country seem to most people to be a tedious and rather pitiable burlesque, but the law rightly allows them, like other people, to express their opinions and testify to their beliefs by methods of procession and public meetings. "What can be done —and what was done yesterday—is for the police to decide at the time on every occasion whether a procession or a meeting is likely to provoke a breach of the peace and to decide, accordingly, whether it is to be held or not.

'"Such a decision can be made without any regard to the relative merits of Fascists and Communists. To most people there does not seem to be much to choose between them as dangers to public order."