Thursday, 30 January 1930

Paris:  

Alexander Koutiepoff, a former general of the White Russian forces that fought against the communists’ rise to power in Russia, goes missing, and a witness claims to have seen him kidnapped by “three husky men, including one who seemed to be a policeman.”  This has aroused suspicion that he was a victim of operatives of communist Russia working in France. 

Elsewhere:  

Hamburg: In preparation for a “hunger march” to be held Saturday, communists hold a demonstration in front of the unemployment bureau, which devolves into a riot, resulting in 11 injured police, who end up using motorized riot squads to suppress the demonstrators.  Twenty are arrested.  Demonstrators began stoning the police, who fight back with pistol whips. 

Vienna: Communists and the unemployed march through the streets here and in leading cities throughout Austria, demanding jobs and increased public unemployment assistance.  Estimates are that 30% of Austria’s industrial labor is unemployed. 

United States:  More bad economic news: the American Federation of Labor reports that unemployment increased 3% just in the last month.