The Archive · 1929

Day of Mourning in Germany

Demonstrations and Clashes

with Students Berlin, June 28, The "Day of Mourning," on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the signature of the Peace 'Treaty' ending the Great War, was marked by a number of demon. strations and some clashes with the police, One demonstration was organiz. ed in the Reichstag by "patriotic" organizations and another large one in Grunewald Stadium by the Nationalist Party. The*Protestant churches have hoisted for the day church flags trimmed with crepe, and mourning services are: being held in all of them. Some buildings half-mast. displayed the old imperial flag at

The newspapers published long articles on the Treaty of Versailles, Bodies of students came into collision with the police several times during the day owing to the feet that the authorities had prohibited meetings of protect in sailles. On the first occasion the students gathered in front of the University but were dispersed, Then they proceeded to the Ministry of Education, where they had to be driven off; while a gathering in front of President Von Hindenburg's residence was only broken up after the police had made a charge with their batons and arrested several of the demonstrators.—Reuter,

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