Clashes when Nixon starts Italy tour

leader, Mr Gough Whitlam, issued a mildly critical statement about the police violence.

The audience was then witness to the Labour Party and union big guns speaking in opposition to the Vietnam war — without the words socialism or imperialism being mentioned once.

A Royal Commission will be held into the cause violence on the Adelaide march, and efforts are being made for the same in Sydney.

But no one should expect any condemnation of police to come out of suct liberal doings.

Labour Premier of South Australia Mr Dunstan prepared an escape for the police while announcing the Commission when he said that he had received no allegation that the police had overstepped their powers.

Heed words

Efforts will be made to see that such political/police action does not create the same unfavourable back-lash again.

Though future demonstrators, whether students or trade unionists, should heed the words of Inspector Platfuss of Melbourne police who was in charge of a university contingent of the march, more than any liberals expressing dismay at events.

Inspector Platfuss said:

'But they needed what they got. They got some baton today and they'll get a lot more in the future' OPEL STREIK plant PRESIDENT Nixon's whistle-stop European tour started on Saturday evening with the descent of his helicop ter into the courtyard of Italian President Saragat's Quirinal Palace in Rome.

'Security' was tightened with the presence of 15,000 riot police stationed in and around the capital to prevent any too close encounters between the Italian workers' movement and the archbutcher of imperialism.

Simultaneously a demonstration of over 15,000 marched Rome's San Giovanni Square to protest against his visit.

Feeling was high in Italy, where rank-and-file pressure Reform strike on Friday ITALY's • main (Stalinistdominated) trade union, the CGIL, confirmed at the weekend the decision for a two-hour national strike on Friday in support of inter-union demands for reforms in health and housing.

Socialists in the union leadership had opposed any strike action at all, claiming the need for 'unity' with the Catholic and Social-Democratic unions.

has compelled Communist Party leaders to support the Palestinian guerrillas.

march on Sunday by workers and students near the embassy led to fierce clashes with the police.

Demonstrations were also called in many other Italian cities, including Naples — today's stop on Nixon's itinerary.

Sunday's demonstration 1n Rome was a shining exercise in 'left unity'-extending right into Nixon's entourage.

Sharing the platform with notorious 'left' Stalinist Berlinguer was Enrico Manca, leading member of the Italian Socialist Party.

Meanwhile Manca's fellow'Socialist' (and deputy Prime