Evening star., 1933-03-25
HITLER PROMISES
FAIRNESS TO JEWS
Assurances, However, Fail
to Halt Plans for Protests
Throughout World.
BY the Associated Pres

NEW YORK, March 25.-Chancellor
Adolf Hitler, whose assumption of die
tatorial powers has at the came time
burdened him with full responsibility
for Germany's welfare, has taken steps
to make his ng-promised ant:-Semitic
measures at least as painless and
orderly as possible.
But guarantees from Berlin that any
irresponsible element among his follow
ers who commit violence will be dealt
with severely and that legal" rights
Of Jews will be safeguarded has not yet
quieted the fears Of Jews all over the
world for their racial brethren.
Demonstrations Of protest were being
carried out or planned in many coun-
tries today. Certain Jewish organiza-
tions In Germany deprecated reports In
foreign countries Of atrocities.
Protests Are Staged.
In France, where government leaders
have called Hitlers activities menacing,
committee has been organized under
former Premier Paul Painleve to aid
victims Of reported anti-Semitic acts in
Germany. Two thousand Jews and
gentiles In London protested last night
against alleged acts of the Hitler gov
ernment Jewish war veterans led q :
protest parade Thursday In New York
City.
The Jewish war veterans called on
posts in IS cities in the United States
to hold parades Monday or as soon as
possible thereafter. Civic leaders have
promised to join In mass meeting
Monday night in Madison Square Gar
den in New York, and similar demon
strations are planned next Sunday and
Monday in other cities in the United
States and Canada.
Dispatches from abroad state that
plans are being carried out for mani
festations In many countries simul-
taneously Monday. A report from War
saw said Jews there would join In
worldwide protests on that day in re-
sponse to request by the Jewish Con-
gress Of America.
Boycott German Goods.
Jewish leaders will meet in London
tomorrow to decide on what action, II
any, to take. But many Jewish mer-
chants there already have started
boycott on German goods. Jewish lead
ers in Amsterdam warned Dutch jews
to refrain from any action that might
'aggravate anti-semetic tendencies in
Germany.
The Federal Council of Churches Of
Christ in America. speaking for ~
Protestant denominations protested
through its Executive Committee
against discrimination" against Jews
in Germany. Governors Of Pennsyl-
vania, Wyoming. South Carolina, Mas
sachusetts and Maine sent messages OF
sympathy to the Jewish congress here.
Meanwhile, in Germany the Hitler
regime appeared to be attempting to
conf1ne its suppressive measures against
Jews to those associated with Com
munist activities or to the Jews who
poured into the country since the be-
ginning of the World War from East
ern Europe. From Northwest Bavaria
came reports that Eastern Jews would
be deported from that area.
Hitler, the apostle of nattonalism,
who complains the Jews lack the ma.
tionalistic spirit he wants to create in
Germany, has even said in private talks
that decent Jews" have nothing to
fear.
Fight Democratic Spirit.
His war against democracy, which he
calls the evil that ruined Germany and
made her the prey Of foreign nations.
gave force to his anti-Jewish drive.
Democracy IS in principle not German.
but Jewish" he said
The revival of old imperial emblems
and traditions and the solemn cere-
monies this week at Potsdam, seat Of
the old monarchy. are expressions Of
what he asserts is the true German
spirit-the antithesis of democracy.
The renewed drive against the East
ern Jews recalls a bill introduced by
Htler's Nazis last Summer, before they
had the power to carry II, to confiscate
the possessions of all Jews who entered
Germany since August l. 1914. They
were to be taken on grounds that Jews
belong to a race that does not work
productivity, but merely grasps."
Another favorite Hitler thesis is that
Jews and the stock exchanges were re-
sponsible for the World War;"