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persons occupation. Academic titles.
however, viii still be awarded. NO
tokens OF honor may be given out by
the Government. and no German may
accept a title or order from foreign
State.
Every citizen Of an individual state Ia
q citizen. of the empire. Every Ger
man will have equal rights anywhere
within the empire and may live where
he pleases. He will have the right to
own real estate and purchase food In
any State. Every German, permitted
to emigrate will have the privilege OF
being protected in foreign countries, and
no German may be delivered UP to q
foreign country for prosecution and
punishment Foreign speaking Ger
mans may not be prevented from de-
veloping the free use OF their mother
tongue. In instruction and legal AFFAIRS
the freedom Of the individual is invul-
nerable. The Germans house will be
his castle
Postal. telegraph and telephone
secrecy Is guaranteed. Every German
has the right to express his opinions
by written or spoken word, print or
picture. There will be no censorship,
save for moving pictures. for which
regulations will be made to suppress
Objectionable films for the protection Of
youth.
Marriage safeguarded.
Under the heading Community Of
Life" the Constitution declares that mar
riage constitutes the basis of family life
and the salvation Of the nation, and 1t Is
therefore under the special protection Of
the Constitution on the basis of equality
of the sexes. 1t Is pointed out that It
Is the duty of the State to keep pure and
healthy the family life and that families
with several children have the right to
necessary care. Motherhood, II II de-
clared, has n prior claim to the protec-
ton of the State. Legitimate children
shall be placed under the same bodily.
spiritual and social conditions as legiti-
mate ones, and youth must be protected
from moral. spiritual or physical neglect
long list of thes rights of German
citizens. which seem obvious outside Of
Germany, comes next, The list includes
the right to hold gatherings, to belong
to societies and organizations or social.
political and religious groups->, 1t IL de-
clared that petty officials appointed for
life may not be discharged unless the
complaints against them are first SUBJ
mitted TO them.
Under religion the Constitution de-
clares that all citizens Of Germany shall
enjoy complete freedom of belief and
conscience. No State church exists and
religion plays no part In citizenship. It
is provided that there must be universal
attendance at school for a period OF
eight years and that pupils must attend
advanced schools until IS years old. 1t
will not be necessary to pay intuition,
and State aid will be given needy pupils
and their families. Private schools can
be run only with Government permits
sion. All schools, It 10 provided, must
make an effort to educate their students
In the spirit of the German people and
In the spirit of reconciliation with the
peoples Of the world. Instruction in
constitutional Government and manual
labor Is obligatory In all schools
The Constitution lays down basic rules
for the economic future, guaranteeing
the rights OF spiritual work and inven-
ton and protects art. A system of
councils Is created for industries, by
which employees will have a voice in
the decisions reached by the employers,