DANGER TO THE PUBLIC

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19138, 6 October 1936, Page 6

DANGER TO THE PUBLIC

HOOLIGANISM IN LONDON FASCISTS AND REDS NOT MUCH TO CHOOSE (British Official Wireless.) Reed. 1 p.m RUGBY, Oct. 5. In connection with the Fascist inarch in London yesterday, altogether some 80 persons were arrested and are being charged with obstructing the police. Most 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 must clearly he ended. The activities hot:*, of Fascists and Communists in this country seem to most people to he tedious and a rather pitiable burlesque, hut the law rightly allows them, like other people, to express their opinions and testify to their beliefs by methods of processions and public- meet.

“What can he done, and what, was done yesterday, is for the police to docido. at the time on every occasion whether a procession or meeting is likely to provoke a breach of the peace, and to decide accordingly whether it is to he held or not. The decision can be taken without any regard to relative merits ol Fascists and Communists. To most people there does not seem much to choose between them as dangers to public order.” ELEVEN ONLY CITED 1500 AH RESTS IN PARIS (Klee. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Jlecd. Oct. 6,2 p.m.) PARIS'. Oct. 5. Ci'nlv eleven of the 1)500 people arrested in connection, with Sunday’s disturbances, arising, from the clash of the Social Party supporters with Communists, are lo be charged.