The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-31
German Dispute Has
Govt. On "The Spot"
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4. The conviction, from prelim-
mary reports from New York, that
officials of the German shipping
incident aboard the liner Bremen.
line were largely to blame for the
Police had warned of the danger
of permitting hundreds of visitors
aboard the Bremen. The line Off
Gals disregarded this warning.
s. Balanced against these feel
ings is the sincere desire by ad-
ministration officials for strict OBJ
servance by this country of all
treaty obligations.
6. Equal dislike of Commun-
lists, and belief that to condone
this incident would be likely to en-
courage other such incidents.
Protest Sent Governor
The. German protest was COM
municated to Governor Herbert
Lehman of New York by Acting
Secretary of State William Phil
lips, together with request fof
full details of the flag incident
Indications were that any reply to
Germany must await Lehman
answer.
Findings may enable the state
Department to give Germany a
formal but polite reply to the Ber'
lin protest, perhaps coupled with
a routine expression of official re-
gret, which would be expected Il
Save face" all around.
New York, July 31-(UP)-Pres'
ident Roosevelt was drawn into
current anti-Nazi manifestations to.
day on the side of those opposing
repressive. activities of the German
government.
Pro-Nazis and anti-Nazis were
organizing and protesting, one
against the other in a manner thai
alarmed police.
Addressing an anti-Nazi meeting
last night, Rep, Emmanuel Celler
D., N. Y, said the chief executive
had told him Of his sympathy with
American protests against thu
treatment of Jews in Germany.
At the very time he was talking
his name, with those of Mayor FL
orefio La Guardia and both New
York senator's, was being booed a
two mass meetings in New York;
German colony of Yorkville, at
tended by approximately 5000 Ger
mans and American citizens of Ger
man origin.
Boycott Olympic Games
The editors ofthe Commonweal
influential Catholic weekly, wer'
preparing proofs of ringing edi
torial calling for a Catholic boy
colt of the 1896 Olympic Games II
Berlin. The editorial will appea
Monday.
Mayor La Guardia heaped coal
on the flame by reiterating hi
determination to refuse occupation
al licenses to German aliens unit
Germany alters it's anti-Jewish an,
anti Catholic attitude. Adherent
of both sides made such of tn
state departments expression yes
terday of sympathy for Germany
/ Jews, interpreted as answering tn
German governments protes
against an attack on the Swastik'
flag aboard the liner Bremen Il
New York harbor.
CelleP Speaks 10 Jews
Speaking to 700 persons meeting
under auspices of the Federation
of American Jews of German origil
Representative ceiier said he ha'
assurance that President Roosevelt
approves anti-Nazi activities.
81 visited the White House thi
morning." he said. II visited tn
4 president and ! am happy to tel
you he IL in sympathy with meet
ings such M this. He wants you 4
protest.
II know for a fact that Presiden
Roosevelt has protested In the past
both 10 schacht. head Of the Ger
man Reichabnnk. when he was q
this country. ana % the uermai
Ambassador At Washington. He ha