Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
The election campaign meetings organized by Jewish labor parties contesting in the parliamentary elections are assuming the character of free-for-all fights, often leading to serious incidents.
An election mass meeting called yesterday by the Jewish labor party, Bund, was invaded by Communist agitators. A fight developed during which knives were used. Nathan Finkelstein and Moses Weinstein, Bund campaigners, were stabbed. The meeting broke up in confusion.
A mass meeting called in Bialystock by the Left Poale Zion developed into a fight between the party adherents and Bund campaigners. The police intervened closing the meeting.
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