Prague, May 21, Tension is growing in Czecho~ slovakia as a result of disturbances throughout the country involving Sudeten Germans and Czechs, Mounted police and gendarmes are guarding the headquarters of the "German Party at Bruno, where intermittent disorders occurred all day yesterday, Large numbers of factory workers at Schodau, near Carlsbad, left their work yesterday and assembled outside the police station. Gendarmes fired into the air and drove back the people with bayonets, Unconfirmed reports say that several people were injured, Trouble also broke out at Komotaw, where a scuffle occurred after Gi mans had allegedly insulted Czech soldiers off duty. Three were injured in the fight, and order was only restored after the police had been called out to get the soldiers back to their barracks, Sudetens Refuse Parleys The Committee of the Sudeten Ger: man Party, following a meeting y terday, issued a communique alleging that Sudeten Germans had been the "objects of unheard of attacks and provocations" and that the authorities failed to carry out their duty during disorders, The meeting, according to the Party's. press bureau, decided to refuse to negotiate with the Czech Government so long as order was not guaranteed in Sudeten German regions, 3 Tt also decided to lay down conditions for freedom of speech and pre hold public meetings, and permission to form groups of Sudeten Germans,—Reuter.
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