Record of Bloodshed Sunagawa

On October 12 1956 53 surveyors and 1300 armed police rushed the gathered union and Zen Gaku Ren the All Japan Federation of SelfGoverning Students Associations members who then formed a scrum to protect themselves 278 people from both sides were injured On the 13th at the protests peak 5000 workers and Zen Gaku Ren members had been mobilized when the police attacked the demonstrators picket lines 844 protesters and 80 police were injured Public opinion erupted against the the violence of the armed police and the governments lack of a policy and on the 14th the radio suddenly announced that the government would stop its survey Sunagawa overflowed with joy and excitement and a victory demo was held On the 15th a National Peoples Rally was held to celebrate the victory of Sunagawas fight against the base and protesters who had sustained grave injuries came from the hospital to address the meeting