Evening star., 1935-07-27

the congregation. Luitgardis Kneppek
her successor. Felicitas Portz; the bur.
Sar, RoSalie Bell. and her successor
Rosa Voelkel. All were charged with
violation of Germany's exchange laws
They were accused of having car.
ried money over the Netherlands Dor
der through the German banker, Hof.
ius. who was described In the indict-
ment as the instigator of Catholic
money smuggling"
The Vicaress Kneppek was charged
additionally with having smugglec
10000 marks about $4,000 into
Czechoslovakia for the support of the
Czech branch Of the congregation.
Secret police raids on the homes
of members of the Steel Helmet Or
ganization, which followed the out
lawing of that organization in Par
chin, Ludwigslust and Warren, dis
closed the possession of many fire.
arms and huge amount of ammu-
milton, an official announcement to-
day said
The weapons were confscated and
several Steel Helmet leaders we're ar
rested.
Although the week end gave pause
to activities which have alarmed
Catholics, Jews and members Of the
steel helmet organization during the
past week. the whispers of more
trouble coming continued as Jews re-
cited the activities of Hans Hinkel and
Julius Streicher.
Hinkel has been appointed chief OF
the Reich Culture Chamber. his an
nounced purpose to rid German art
of all mosaic influence.
Streicher. anti-Semitic publisher
was hailed in Munich as the savior
of the German soul" as he pressed for
resolution against the Jews and out
lined their invasion of the Aryan ma
tionS.
Meantime Catholics found cause for
jubilation In widely-circulated reports
that a second note from the Vatican
had been delivered to the Reich. This
was vigorously denied by the ministry
of propaganda, but Catholics insist
Msgr. Cesare Orsenigo. papal nuncio,
handed the foreign ONCE a communi-
cation from the Pope.
Hinkel. the 34-year- old dictator of
Reich art, was appointed by DR.. Paul
Joseph Goebbels, minister of propa-
ganda. The official reason for the
appointment was summarized as fol-
lows:
Culture Bund Grows.
The Jewish Culture Bund, founded
with Nazi consent in the Fall of 1898,
has grown In membership so fast that
1t now numbers 5000 in Berlin alone
and more than 10000 in the Reich.
The Nazis allege members of this
organization instead of limiting their
activities to Jewish circles attempted
TO insinuate themselves into the
sphere OF Aryan art and culture-a
heinous crime in Nazi eyes, since to
them Jewish art is synonymous with
bolshevism.
To supervise control of all Jewish
activities in this particular field will
bc Hinkel's special job. Nothing def
mite has been allowed to leak out on
how Hinkel proposes to carry out
Goebbels' precise instructions except
that he Is expected to deal with art
science and the stage, especially mo-
ton pictures.
A persistant report is that Streicher
will be mace a super "gauleitter." Or
party district leader, with authority to
push his anti-Semitic program every
where as he deems fit.
The reports also forecast the re-
placement Of DR.. Wilhelm Frick as
minister of the interior. with Heinrich
HimmleI head of the secret police.
Frick is held too conservative In q
post made to order for the anti
Catholic. anti-church, anti-Steel Hell
met Himmler.
Goebbels In Control
Behind all these efforts to place
radicals in strategic control Is said
to be Goebbels, at whose Summer res
idence at Heiligendamn, on the Bal
tic, conference was held recently
to plan these and other changes.
In his Munich address last night
Streicher was accepted as a man
"unspoiled by education, as he re-
counted the Jews destructive infiu-
ence on Aryan circles.
However, secret police OF Freiburg
continued to include Catholics in the
reactionary drive by seizing the cur
rent edition of st. Konrad's Blatt, in
which Archbishop Conrad Greiber re-
Gently marshaled arguments against
the dissolution of Deutsche Jugend-
kraft, the Catholic youth organiza-
ton.
Directly affected by the new church
ed1cts are 2l,l72,0s7 Catholics and
499,682 Jews, resident IN Germany.