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 Spain. We must say that we Ger mans in Adolf Hitler's national so- cialist (NazD Germany feel very well, and that there is no reason for anyone in the world, including the pope, to cry over us. Germany would feel the greatest happiness if the pope in Rome instead of weeping would call representatives of the church in Germany to order and see to it that they put themselves under the states authority"
 Claims Vote of Parents
 Wagner said that the abolition ot the denominational schools was de- creed as the result of a final vote a week ago in the Munich Upper Ba- varia administrative district. The parent-voters, Wagner asserted, reg istered 97.5 per cent vote in favor of community schools (controued by Nazi authorities) instead of confes- sional schools. Mayors of all towns in the district, Wagner said, applied for establishment of community schools as the result of the vote.
 Discussing recent article in Os- servatore Romano, the Vatican news paper organ, condemning the clos ing of Catholic schools and the dis missal of Catholic teachers in corn- munity schools, Wagner said that II cloister schools in various parts of Bavaria had been closed on moral grounds. Justifying dismissal of Catholic teachers from community schools, he said that the state was empowered to hire or dismiss as it pleased.
 Schools in the Third Reich must teach lessons useful in life," he said, "and these teachers were not doing that"
 Wagner's speech coincided with the death of one Catholic church. man who was good friend of Hitler the Monk Albanus Schachleitner, 76, at Feilnbach. Scachleitner ad- hered to the Nazi movement ever since 1926, despite disciplining by the pope for political activities.
 Pastors Continue Attack
 Pastors of the confessional move ment, the opposition in the Eyangel- ical church to Ratification of relig- ion, continued their attack on con- ditions. Pastors read from their pull pits yesterday an agreed statement which said that 26 pastors were in custody. that 24 had been driven from their parishes and that 18 had been forbidden to preach, Charging that this repression was incompatible with Nazi promises to the church, the statement said:
 We declare herewith that our brothers acted only in fulfillment of their duties and violated no state laws" An election decree of Fabru- ary 16 was cited, containing prom ise that neither the state nor the Nazi party would interfere with the church. After the Rev. Martin Me- moller, one of the most determined oppositionists, had read this state ment to his parishioners, they rose spontaneously and sang:
 "A Mighty Fortress Is Our Lord.
 "White Book" Up To Date
 Castel Gandolfo, Italy, June 21- (UP)-Pope Plus has ordered that a diplomatic white book" on Roman Catholic church conditions in Ger many be kept up to date in event he decides to publish it as world Y,rotoct ooo met ocfS 0f the NaZi pnV- ernment, 1t was understood today.
 It appeared that the Vatican would adhere to its traditional policy and make no move toward breach of diplomatic relations.
 The pope held meeting yesterday of the Congregation of Extraordi- nary Ecclesiastical Affairs.
 It was reported that in discussing the Spanish situation, the question