The Archive · 1934

GOERING'S GUARDS MUTINY

Berlin, June 23.

Reports of a mutiny among the private guard of General Herman Goering, Minister for Air, are current here.

is alleged that 150 members of jthe guard rebelled against too frequent parades and were placed in a concentration camp for snsubordina Peter Meyer, the Swiss gate, attacked Merr 'Toller, declaring that' the latter himself once persecut= fed writers and editors.

"The German retorted by calling Mf, Meyer a liar, whereupon -pandemonium broke out.

Eventually order was restored, and the resolution was passed, Later, Herr Emil Ludwig, the German dramatist and author, suggested resolution providing for the convocation of PEN. clubs, so that the [writers of the world may take conlcerted action, in the case of war or threat of Mr. H. G. Wells appeted the suggestion and threatened to resign if it were adopted. He derided the Idea as futile, and suggested that it should not be voted upon.—Reuter.

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