Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-07-06 | Page 2 | Hundred Hurt in Paris Riots

HUNDRED HURT HURTIN IN PARIS RIOTS PARIS July 6 WP Street P-Street Street fights between rioting nationalists and police police police po po- po- po lice lice left almost 1000 persons injured today The disorders climaxed a memorIal memorial memorial memo memo- rial ceremony at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier yesterday led Jed by Colonel Francois De La Rocque chief of ot the dissolved Croix de Feu league transformed into the new social political party Rightists estimated at crowded the area about the Arch of Triumph and cheered De Dc La LaRocque LaRocque LaRocque Rocque as he placed a wreath on the tomb After the ceremony his followers began their dally daily demonstration demonstration demonstration demon demon- against the popular front government of Premier Leon Blum Tho The riots raised fears in socialist i quarters the nationalists were planning planning plan plan- ning further disorders to coincide with the leftist celebration of Bastille Bastille Bas Bas- Bas I tille tilie da day July 14 I Seeking to break through the steel helmeted line of mobile guards I Ithe the demonstrators attacked the ranks in the Champs The guard line held then began to move slowly toward the rioters whose forces forced scattered In disorder Rightists took refuge in cafes and shops They hurled chairs canes and bottles at the pursuing police Sixteen nationalists were arrested in clashes between small groups A police statement declared 31 officers cers were injured