LISBON STUDENTS STAGE 48-HOUR STRIKE .
A forty-eight-hour strike called by the university unions in: Lisbon was eighty per cent effective January 26 in all departments, It was reported still higher in the schools of medicine and economics. - a
_ “In the evening a violent conflict broke out when the police sought to block a meeting in front of the Technical Institute.
The strike was called to protest the arrest of 59 students since last September on charges of illegal political activities under the fascist government,
Leaflets were distributed demanding the resignation of the ~ rector. To shouts of "Free the students," "Free the political prisoners," "Down with the PIDE [International Police for the Defense of the Portuguese State]," the students made their way through the streets and assembled in front of the Aljube prison where political prisoners are held. They then tried to see the Minister of Interior,
. The police at first did not intervene brutally. Later they moved in with clubs to wound some and arrest others.
The courageous action undertaken by the Lisbon students is an indication of the new winds blowing in fascist Portugal.
Directeur-Gérant: Pierre FRANK. - — 1'éditeur),