Evening star., 1933-03-26
OFFICIALS SEEKING
FACTS|
State Department Exercis.
ing Caution to Prevent
misunderstanding.

. With Jews of Washington and other
cities rallying in protest against alleged
indignities to members of their race in
Germany. the State Department Is con-
tinuing exercise Of great care to avoid
any act which might cause misunder-
standing between the two governments.
Information of actual conditions in
Germany. being received from the
American embassy and consulates, will
be withheld until the record is complete.
Meanwhile, it was said in statement
last night, Representative Hamilton
Fish of New York urged that all the
facts be obtained before judgment is
passed and further protests aimed at
the Hitler government.
Meeting Tomorrow.
Plans were to be completed today for
q meeting here tomorrow night at the
Belasco Theater, when Jews and Gentiles
alike are expected to make q concerted
appeal to the United States Government
for q formal protest to Germany against
the reported outrages.
Speakers at the meeting will include
the Right Rev. James E. Freeman,
Bishop of Washington; Bishop William
F. Mcdowell Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. Rev. John A. Ryan Of Catholic
University. Charles Edward Russell. au-
thor; Rev. Russell j. Clinchy of the
Mount Pleasant Congregational Church
and Representative Emanuel Celler Of
New York.
The Jewish war veterans have called
on posts in IS cities to hold parades
tomorrow or as soon as possible there
after to show disapproval Of anti
Semitic acts in Germany.
While officials are careful not to COM
Ment on the German political situa-
ton. 1t is apparent they earnestly hope
anti-Semitic or other disorders will not
lead to diplomatic representations
which might offend Hitler and his fol-
lowers.
The cooperation Of Germany Is re-
garded here as o! great importance if
definite progress Is to be made in re-
vival of world trade at the Interna-
tioral Economic Conference this Sum-
mer or at the Disarmament Conference
now in progress at Geneva.
Formal Protest Received.
Yesterday the State Department re-
ceived a formal protest against treat
ment of Jews in Germany from a COM
mittee representing the National Coun-
Gil Of Jewish Women in America. The
committee, composed of Mrs. Alexander
Wolf chairman; Mrs. Mark Lansburgh
and Mrs. Lester j. Pollock, were re-
ceived by Undersecretary Phillips.
In his statement, Representative Fish
said he declined, until further investi-
cation, to introduce a protest resolution
in Congress.
The statement follows, in part:
The Jewish people in the United
States are well within their rights in
calling for protest mass meetings
against the indignities and attacks on
Americans OF Jewish origin in Germany,
but the advice coming from Jewish war
veterans and other sources In Germany
that there has been gross exaggcration
in the report issued by the Marxists
and intellectuals that have fed from
Germany into adjoining countries should
be weighed in the balance before further
protests are aimed at the German gov
eminent.
1T is no concern Of Americans what
form of government Is set up in Ger
many or any other nation. 1t is the
right and duty of self-respecting Amer
leans to protest any interference With
the freedom and liberty of American
citizens travelling or sojourning in for
eign lands.
THE State Department reports in
dicate that only six Americans were
molested and only one beaten up and
that apologies have been offered by the
German government and assurances
given that our citizens will be pro-
tected"