Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-04-30 | Page 1 | Officials Fear May Day Riots

OFFICIALS PEAR FEAR MA MAY Y DA DAY Y RIOTS Authorities of Many lands reto t M Me Prep r t ks By Ass Associated Press Police and soldiers of many lands were fOl extraordinary duty Monday as authorities girded for battle in outbreaks feared on Ma May da day New York laid the most extensIve plans in its history to guard against I violence ns as parades were announced in which marchers are expected expect expect- ed cd to appear All police leaves were suspended ed Other American cities made similar drastic precautionary preparations French mobilizations gave ave the country country coun- coun try a wartime war aspect In Paris Tuesday Tues Tues- day police mobile guards and mounted guards will wiil willbe be ready for action Military units I near Paris and other cities will be beheld beheld held in readiness Red flags flew fiew and red signs popped out in many parts of Havana calling upon all classes to join irs in communist May day demonstrations in which are expected to participate e. There were rumors of radical anti government plots Soldiers built sandbag sandbag sand sand- bag barricades at all brid bridges es around the capital and made ready with gas bombs and bullets to meet any up up- rising A state or of alarm already had been declared in Spain There was fear of violent disorders in connection with witha a general strike called b by socialists and extremists irs in Madrid Fearing clashes between members of the ZIonists revisionists and the H Ills Ills- s. s tad general ruth federation or of Jewish labor authorities banned all demon in Jerusalem