Friday, 8 November 1929

New York:  

A crowd of perhaps 200 anti-fascists holds a demonstration outside the Italian Consulate, waving banners that read “Down with Mussolini!” and “Down with fascism!”  When police attempt to confiscate their banners, the crowd rushes the building.  Outnumbered, the police call in reinforcements, who quickly restore order.  Eleven are arrested.

Vienna:  

The subcommittee in parliament that has been discussing Chancellor Johann Schober’s proposed constitutional amendments to reduce the autonomy of largely socialist Vienna, terminates its work.  It has not reached any agreement on the proposal, as the legislators with ties to the nationalist Heimwehr and those with ties to the socialist Schutzbund cannot agree on anything.  Next step: send the proposals to the full Constitutional Committee, to see if they can sort it out. 

Kyoto:

The Institute of Pacific Relations conference ends with historian James T. Shotwell urging all parties to pursue peace.  

James Shotwell, © German Federal Archives, Bundesarchiv, Bild 146-2004-0095 / CC-BY-SA.

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