The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-08
HITLER GUILTY,
MASS MEETING
IN n. Y. FINDS
NaziS Charged With Crimes
Against Civilization:
No Defense.
By United Press

By United Press
NEW YORK, March 8.-Adolph
Hitler and his Nazi associates were
adjudged guilty" last night of
crimes against civilization.
They were tried" before $4,000
men, women and children at a
Madison Square Garden mass meet
ing sponsored by the American Jew
iSh Congress, the American Fedora
ton of Labor, and fifty other liberal
groups.
An elaborate case was presented
against the German chancellor and
his followers, but no defense was
offered. According to sponsors of
the meeting, German Ambassador
Hans Luther did not reply to an
invitation to present the Nazi side.
Crowd Roars Approval
The assembIage roared approval
of the verdict, presented in the form
of resolution by United States
Senator Willard E. Tydings of Mary
land.
1--WE declare" said the judgment,
that the Hitler government is
compelling the German people to
turn back from civilization to an
Anticipated and barbarous despotism
which menaceS the progress of man
kind toward peace and freedom, and
is a present threat against civilized
life throughout the world"
Twenty speakers, representing a
cross-section of every field of hui
man endeavor, various political and
religious creedS and public opinion"
appeared as witnesses" against the
Hitler regime.
Among these were former Cover
nor Alfred E. Smith, Mayor F. H.
La Guardia, Matthew Vol, vice
president of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, representing Presi-
dent William Green; Michael Will
liams, president of the Calvert Asso-
ciates and editor Of the Common
veal; the Rev. DR.. Arthur Brown,
chairman of the American Commit
tee of the Rights of Religious Mi
noritieS and secretary-eneritus of
the Presbyterian Board of Foreign
Missions, and Gustavus Kirby,
treasurer of the American Olympic
committee.
cambridge Colby Judge
cambridge Colby secretary of
state under President Wilson, pre-
sided as Judge" Aldermanic Pres
ident Bernard S. DeutSch read the
indictment" charging the Nazis
with crimes against democracy, free
press, free assembly, religious and
civil liberties, academic freedom,
against the arts and sciences, world
peace, against women and against
all workmen, minorities and liberals.
His concluding statement, public
opinion here indicts Hitlerism,"
brought a wave of applause.
The psychopathologic case against
the Nazis was presented by DR..
L. F. Barker, professor emeritus Of
Johns Hopkins university. He an
alyzed Nazism as a ''psysichic cpl
demic."
Mr.. VOL f1ayed Hitler's suppress
sion Of the German labor movement;
Mr.. Kirby spoke on the discrimina-
ton of Nazi Germany against Jew
ish athletes; Chancellor Harry
WOODBURY. Chase of New York uni
versity, denounced the "barbaric"
interference with intellectual free
dom in Germany.
Mr.. Smith said Hitler had re-
turned Germany to "caveman law,
the law of the sharpest tooth, the
angriest growl, and the greediest
NAV" Before seeking international
justice from other nations Germany
should "do justice to her own ele-
ments," he said
"Bigotry and intolerance is not a
thing that can be controlled. 1t is
something that runs wild. 1t is
cancer in the body polite and the
only thing to do is to cut it out"