Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-28
Berlin Newspapers Demand
Formal Apology by u. S.
for Defiling of Flag During
New York Demonstration.
CARR STATES REGRETS;
AGlTATORS ARRAIGNED
Reich Jewry Grows More Uneasy
as Count Helldorf Announces
State Will Take Over Task of
Prosecuting Anti-Semitic Drive.
Catholics See Peace.

Termination of the German-American
commercial treaty by the action OF
Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia in
refusing business permit to Ger
man resident in New York was
claimed yesterday by the official
German press service.
Berlin newspapers, meanwhile. loudly
demanded a formal apology for
the defiling of the German flag Fri
day night when it was torn from the
bow of the liner Bremen during
a demonstration of Communists as
the vessel waited to sail from New
York. Acting Secretary of State
Wilbur H. Carr informally expressed
regret at the incident.
Seven of the Bremen demonstrators
were arraigned in New York and
two more. suffering from bullet
wounds, were arrested in hospitals.
German Jewry became increasingly
uneasy as Count Won Helldorf, Ber-
lin chief of police, forbade Jew
batting by individuals, announcing
that the state would prosecute the
campaign against Jews "in another
way" Greater indications of peace
were seen, however, by Catholics,
heretofore under heavy fire from
the Nazis.
Treaty Held Terminated.
BERLIN, July q tP).-The official
German press service announced to-
day Germany considered her COM
mercial treaty with America termi-
mated.
The press service communique said
the treaty was broken by the action
of Mayor Fiorello La Guardia Of New
York in refusing to license German
resident there rs masseur because
of alleged anti-Jewish acts by the
Nazis.
This constitutes clear breach OF
the German-American friendship,
commercial and consular treaty of
December 8, 1928" the communique
said.
1T is up to the American Federal
Government to give instructions to
officials concerned to observe the
treaty"
No Diplomatic Steps Taken.
Oficials here said no diplomatic
steps had been taken in the matter,
but stated they hoped the COM
munique would "be read by respon-
sible authorities in America"
The German press also today called
for diplomatic action and an apology
from the United States because the
German flag was torn from the liner
Bremen during a Communist demon
stration in New York Friday night.
The Deutsche Allegemeine Zeitung
carried an editorial in which it as
serted the Bremen had been attacked
according to a well-prepared plan of
Communists known to police who
were impotent to protect the steamer.
A picture of an arrested woman,
supposed to be Jewish. appeared in
the Nazi paper Der Angriff. 1t was
captioned, "Rebecca arrested in
Washington" Below was Notice
her face! 1t is Enthusiastically of the
race of La Guardia, New York's
burgomaster."
MoscOw's Specter Seen.
The Boersen zeitung limited that
Moscow was behind the incident and
said: "Bolshevism prefers this kind
of,activity in those nations where the
authority of the state is not powerful
enough to suppress it. 1t is Americas
task to prevent communistic
arrogance from poisoning German
American friendship"
Note-In Washington yesterday
Acting Secretary of State Wilbur
H. Carr expressed regrets over
the New York incident.
Meanwhile Naziism's big offensive
against reactionaries struck new ter
ror into Jews and Steel Helmet war
veterans. but Catholics, heretofore
(See GERMANY, page 81