Evening star., 1933-06-02
TENSION GROWING
OVER BISHOP ISSUE
Demonstrations Feared al
Whitsunday Services in
German Churches.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, June 2.-The Protestant
Church, by all indications today. seemed
split wide open over the Reich bishop
issue.
Rev. Friedrich Won Bodelschwingh,
elected to the post by the various
church groups, and Rev. Hermann
Mueller, his unsuccessful Nazi opponent,
are receiving hundreds Of kilograms
daily from their adherents assuring
them of support. The Nazi aspirant has
been accorded the benefit of the COM
plete government propaganda system.
Rev. Alfred Bierschwale, Nazi pas
! tor in charge of religious broadcasts,
refuse DR.. Won Bodelschwingh permis-
sion to deliver an address over a ma
tional broadcasting station Whitsunday.
Endorsed by Younger Clergy.
An overflow meeting, called last night
by the young reformatory movement" !"
consisting chiefly of the younger clergy,
unanimously indorsed DR.. Won Bodel-
schwmgh.
Bishop Heinrich Rendtorff of Neck
lenburg, who recently joined the Nazis,
requested all Mecklenburg Protestant
clergymen to support DR.. Mueller. The
clergy obeyed.
Possibility of Whitsunday church
disturbances over the bishop question
was envisaged by Dr. Joachim Hossen-
fielder, president of the German Chris
tian (NazD movement.
In a letter to Herman Kapler, one
of the Evangelical Church leaders, the
militant Hossenfelder pointed out that
the Evangelical Church heads have
sent instructions to all ministers to
include an Endorsement OF DR.. Bodel-
schwingh in the Whitsunday prayers.
He further expresses the suspicion that
CONGREGATIONS will be asked to rise and
sing a hymn of praise in token Of ap-
proval of DR.. Bodelschwingh's election.
Demonstrations Expected.
'T do not think this plan can be
carried out without serious unrest"
the letter says, "but I anticipate a
spontaneous protest and that demon
strations win start during divine
services"
DR.. Hossenfelder urged Herr Kapler
to renounce the Whitsunday plans "in
order to avoid desecration OF divine
services by protests"
whitsunday sermons by Dr. Mueller
and DR.. Hossenfelder will be broadcast
although use of the national broadcast
ing station was refused to DR.. Bodel-
schwingh.
NewIyweds to Get Aid.
Government aid for young folk who
want to get married Is part of Chan
cellor Hitler's plan Of attack on the
unemployment problem, details OF which
were revealed here yesterday.
A portion of the proposed billion
mark fund to finance vast employ
ment program will be assigned to en-
courage matrimony by the issuance of
interest-free loans up to 1000 MARKS
to prospective brides and bridegrooms.
The essential condition attached to
this assistance Is that the bride shall
engage only in the duties of a house
wife. thus leaving other jobs free for
men to fill.
Count Servants as Children.
Henceforth, under the Governments
new scheme, domestic servants will be
counted as children for purposes Of
computing the income tax Of the head
of the house, who receives certain
exemptions, according to the size OF MS
family.
Conscience money and other volun"
tary contributions will be received into
the billion mark employment fund,
Fritz Reinhsrdt, States secretary Tor
the minister of finance, revealed.
Voluntary contributions can be made
ANONYMOUSLY, and the receipt for such
payment will be valid as credit on the
tax bill owed to the State.
Tax Attachments Provided.
Interest-free loans also will be Of
fered to communes for the repair OF
public buildings, bridges and other
works which viii increase employment.
Special tax abatements for the re-
placement of tools and machinery are
also provided by the employment
scheme.
Various industries. including build
ing, textiles and furniture and macnne
manufacturers are expected to be stim-
ulated by this program.