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FASCIST MARCH.
DISORDERLY LONDON
SCENES.
MOSLEY'S BLACKSHIRTS.
(Australian Associated Press.)
LONDON, October 3.
Shouts of "Mosley shall not
pass" greeted the big Fascist
march from Millbank to Ber-
mondsey. The route from Lam-
beth Bridge to the Houses of
Parliament was lined on both
sides by crowds who broke
through the police guard at sev-
eral points. A number of arrests
were made.
A barricade of barbed wire sur-
mounted by a red flag barred a long
lane, but was removed by the police.
Another was immediately erected far-
ther down the road, and was similarly
demolished. Two police were injured.
STONED FROM ROOFTOP.
While the third barricade was be-
ing erected police reinforcements ar-
rived, in a bus. They were met by
stones and other missiles, and made a
baton charge. Further on a score of
men hurled missiles from a roof. The
police went up and cleared the build-
ing.
EFFORTS TO IMPEDE.
The procession was a mile long, and
included 5000 marchers and five bands.
Sir Oswald Mosley, who wore a
grey suit with a black shirt, inspected
them, amid hoots, and led them under
the Fascist banner, protected by a cor-
don of mounted and foot police. The
crowd hurled itself at their ranks,
tremendous efforts being made to im-
pede them, including barricades con-
sisting of paving stones, tanks, cis-
terns, barrows and palings.
The throng, waiting for four hours
at one point, learned that the proces-
sion had been diverted, and rushed
thither and created further trouble.
They pelted Mosley, and a number of
arrests followed the arrival of police
reinforcements.
THIRTEEN INJURED.
Double-decker buses carried the
bulk of the procession, which halted
before reaching West Lane Square,
where a portion listened to Mosley's
address, which, despite loud speakers,
was almost inaudible owing to the
hoots and jeers, and the explosion of
fireworks, but the words caught were:
"Once again we have marched. We
have passed."
The police repeatedly charged to
clear the abutting streets, and the
ambulances removed 13 injured. The
meeting broke up after 90 minutes.
Hundreds of Red Flag opponents
headed the police guarding the proces-
sion, which was the target for bottles,
crackers and dirt until the parade was
dismissed at the Southwark Bridge.
Sir Philip Game remained on duty
at Scotland Yard until the evening.
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