Evening star., 1933-10-12
NAz| ASSAULTS
TIGHTEN STRAIN
AMONG NATIONS
27 Attacks Made Upon U. S.
Citizens in Last Six
Months.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, October 12-Four powers
have served notice on the German gov
eminent that assaults on their citizens
must cease or the most serious conse-
quences concerning the relations of
their countries with the Reich may re-
suit
William E. Dodd, American Ambas-
sador. this morning received the latest
instructions of Secretary of State Cor
dell Hull, while the Spanish and British
embassies and the Dutch legation were
similarly advised to make representa-
tions
Meanwhile deep concern was mani
tested at the American embassy over
the recurrence of Nazi molestations Of
Americans
A foreign Office spokesman. comment
ing on information that Hull had de-
manded the prompt apprehension of the
offenders, declared: We are doing all
possible to hasten the prosecution of
cases."
Nothing Seems to Happen.
The burden of the complaint of the
four countries was that apparently
nothing ever happens after the attacks
on their nationals beyond a formal
apology by the German foreign Office.
These four actions, added to the pre-
vious American protests as well as the
earlier representations by Switzerland,
Poland. Russia. Austria and CZechoslo-
vakia, indicated that something more
than an announcement in the press that
foreigners are not to be molested II
they fail to salute in the Nazi fashion
is necessary to assure their safety.
At least 81 affidavit cases are on rec
ord with the American authorities of
assaults on Americans since April 4.
IN all but seven. the assailants were
brown-shirted storm troopers.
Experience of the American mission
has been that police authorities do not
consider it eXpedient to prosecute storm
troopers. A formal apology by the for
eign Office invariably was accompanied
by assurance the assailants would be
prosecuted. but that usually ended the
incident and later proddings by the en-
bassy proved to he without result.
Police Wouldn't Help.
The affidavit in the case of Samuel
Bossard of Chester. Pa. who was as
saulted September 2. indicated he asked
two police officers to pursue the aSsail-
ants. but they replied: what is finished
Is finished"
In only two cases were the assailants
apprehended. This was in connection
with an attack OH Julian Fuhs. a New
York musician, March II. and the case
of Dl. DAME! Mulvinhill of Danbury,
Conn.,, connected with the Long Island
Medicsl College, who was assaulted Au-
gust II In connection with the Null
vihill case. no information was available
concerning when the storm trooper as
sailalt will be brought to trial
Oskar Joost. who assaulted Fuhs. was
fined SO marks Approximately $17.50 at
today's exchange rate). The judge
brought out during the trial that Joost
was a German Aryan Nazi, while the
complainant was an American Jew.
The statement of the foreign Office
spokesman was prompted by new rep
resentations to the German government.
occaSioned by the assault on Roland
VelZ, native of Maryland and former
resident of Connecticut.
Velz was struck twice in the face by
NaN trooper Tuesday at Dusseldorf,
he told American embassy attaches,
when he failed to give the NaI salute
as parade passed
Ambassador Complains.
United States Ambassador William E.
Dodd complained of government delay
in answering his requests for the prose-
cution of those guilty in the series OF
molestations of Americans.
"The embassy Of its own accord last
Thursday addressed formal note to
the foreign Office along the same lines
as indicated by Secretary Hull" the
Ambassador said, but all these days
have elapsed and no reply has been
received"
It was explained at the foreign office,
however. that the delay resulted from
the illness of the staff member in
charge of the American section.
The impatience of the American OFF,
cials has been increased by the fact
that although apologies have been off,
cred for the molestations, no prosecu-
tions have been undertaken.