GERMANY: Tin Soldiers

Herr Editor Richard Dominick of the Dresden Socialist news organ Meissener Volksstimme, was placed on trial last week, charged with "insulting the armed forces of the Fatherland," because he printed last year an editorial censuring the "militaristic" practice of permitting children to play with tin soldiers.

Stern, the Court fined Herr Editor Dominick 525 gold marks ($125) last week.

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