The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-30
Formal Request On
Indignity To Flag
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that Germany Disseminated against
Americans.
1t was understood that the pro-
test dealt entirely with the flag in
cident and din OF take up the case
of the German masseur in New
York.
N. Y. Oflicials Failed
It was understood the note pro-
tested that New York City authori-
ties failed to give adequate police
protection to the Bremen in the
face of the threatening crowd
Three communists broke through
the police lines and tore the Ger
man Nazi flag from the Flagstaff OF
the liner.
While officials were uncommunl-
cative, pending translation and
study of the protest, it was under
stood this governments position In
the case was definite and clear.
The protest expressed desire
that American authorities in charge
of enforcing the law make siren
uous efforts, to apprehend and pun
ish the guilty persons. However,
no request for an apology was
made.
Ship officials Told
Reports from New, York said the
authorities there had warned ON
Gals of the German shipping line
of the danger of demonstrations by
crowds who resented the Naz
campaigns against Jews and Cath
olics and had advised the line &c
permit only passengers to board
the vessel.
Officials of the line disregardeo
this advice, it was stated, and the
flag incident followed. Police were
said 10 have done all that reason
ably could have been expected.
Meanwhile, it was disclosed tina
that state department has prepar'
ed a letter in answer to the recen
appeals of a delegation which pro
tested alleged NaZi excesse:
against Jews in Germany.
President Suggests
President Roosevelt suggested tt
Rep. Emanuel Celler, d., N. Y.
that he go to the state department
and see whether Acting Secretary
William Phillips would give him
the letters for use in a speech
tonight dealing with Nazi excesses
The letter sconcerns the question
of religious liberty.
Cellar had gone to the White
House seeking advices ON the re-
ligious situation preparatory to his
address before a group OF Jews
all naturalized American citizens
who originally came from Ger:
many. The meeting will also be tt
protest restrictions placed on Ro'
man Catholics by the Hitler gov
eminent.
State Dept. Answered.
The state department later sale
that the acting secretary of state
on July 20, replied to a letter pre-
scented on behalf of the American
Jewish committee, the American
Jewish congress, B. Mai Birth anc
the Jewish labor COMMITTEES:
IT have given careful study te
the views embodied in the Letter.
II fully understand your solicid'
tude regarding the experiences
which these groups are reported tc
be suffering in Germany. The con-
cept of religious freedom and Ii.
berty of conscience for all consti.
tute the most fundamental prin-
ciples of our our civilization and
political faith. This being so, the
American people are always
sympathetic to the maintenance OF
these concepts in the United States
as we'll as in other nations"
Police Did Everything.
New York, July 30-(UP)-Po.
lice officials, informed of the Ger.
man governments protest over the
ahti=Nazi riot on board the liner
Bremen, reiterated today thai
everything possible was done tc
prevent the demonstration:
They said officials of the North
German Lloyd steamship line had
failed to heed a police warning te
take steps toward preventing any
demonstrants from slipping aboard
the vessel.
Police had been tipped" there
would be a demonstration and 15(
patrolmen and detectives were sent
to the pier.
Meantime there were no new
developments in Mayor La Guar
dia's refusal to grant masseur's
license to a German alien on the
ground that Germany had discrim-
mated against Americans.
The mayor was in Washington
and the alien, Paul Walter Kress
said he would appeal to the courts
He said he had applied for citi-
zenship papers and expected to get
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