EMERGENCY SITUATION IN SWISS TOWN

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 68, 25 March 1929, Page 5

EMERGENCY SITUATION IN SWISS TOWN

BASLE RESEMBLES - BESEIGED CITY COMMUNIST DEMONSTRATION | THREATENED. SEVERAL LEADERS ARRESTED AT GENEVA. i (Received 11. 5 fe-niO GENEVA, Maa-eh 21. Since Saturday Basle has resembled a besieged town. All the surrounding Villages hold troops, including three battalions of infantry, cavalry, frontier guards and motor lorries, ready to march into the town if the Communists hold) the pro. hibited demonstrations.

The principal buildings, the tele, graph and' telephone offices and the consulates aire guarded by soldiers and police..

Armed' police" occupy the stations and all persons seeking io enter Basle are examined and all suspects forced back or arrested. The police raided the focal Communist newspaper "Vorwaerets", destroyed the type, confiscated the edition and placed a guard over the building. ~.

Several well known Communist leaders were arrested at Geneva, Lau_ sanneand Berne Avhen entraining lor Basle and were imprisoned. , Army pioneers, armed with quick-.. firers, strongly guard the German frontier.

An important group of German Communists from Loerrach. were drivon back.

T*te army has commandeered tha Basle radio station for military purposes.

The Federal Government is sitting in continuous session at Berne to deal with, emwgencied.— Preisis, Assm, "Sun" Cable.