Evening star., 1938-08-22
WILL BEGIN
CENSUS OF JEWS
Count Starts Tomorrow to
Fix Races Proportion
in Population.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Italy has turned to dnti-Semit-
ism under the impetus OF the
German drive to exclude Jers
from the national life. Decldrd-
ton OF Arvdn race doctrine in
July mas tollo1Ued quickly BY meas
Hres to remope Je,Dish elements
from positions OF prominence.
Race issue has created sharp con-
fict betUeen Pope Plus and Premier
Mussolini
By the Associated Press.
ROME, Aug. 22-Italy will start
counting her Jews tomorrow in q
special census ordered under the new
Fascist race program
All italian Jews, regardless OF re-
ligion. will be compelled to answer
comprehensive QUESTIONABLE con-
cerning their origin, economic status,
past military service and other mat
ters.
The information asked will be as Of
midnight tonight. and tomorrow,
therefore. will be the official starting
day TO the census. In some parts
of the country, it was reported. emu
meration Of the answers began today.
Penalties for Dodging.
The census of Jews who volunteer
the information is expected to be COM
pleted quickly, but tracking down
dodgers. on whom heavy penalties are
to be imposed, may continue for some
time.
Non-Jewish families having one or
more Jewish members by marriage
will be included in the census, the
first modern count of 1taly's Jews.
The Fascist government. aided by
Nazi Germany's tried methods, in
tends to find out how many Jews
there are in Italy so that their par
ticipation can be limited in the armed
forces, civil service and professions
to their proportion of the population
Specific testimony that Justice Pc
cora threatened to throw out concerned
wholesale dismissal of policy de-
fendants by the late Magistrate Fran
els Erwin, one OF those named by Mr.
Dewey as Influenced by Hines. Mr.
Stryker argued that no connection
has been shown between Judge Erwin
and Hines.
Others expected to testify this week
include Davis. disbarred lawyer and
one-time mouthpiece Of the policy mob
who was indicted with Hines, but
pleaded guilty and will testify for the
State, and julius (Red) Williams, an
illiterate Negro election captain in
Hines district who last week recanted
testimony he gave before the grand
jury and was thrown into the Tombs
under bail increased from $500 to
$4,000.
Foreign Jews to Lose Jobs.
Fascists say foreign Jews will be
forced to give up their work in Italy
and. perhaps, expelled. Those who
emigrated from Germany and Austria
in the past few years again face an
uncertain future
The census Is to be carried out by
the ministry Of interiors newly ere
ated bureau of population and race"
1t is to be based on blood, not religion,
Jewish figures estimate Italys Jew
ish population OF $4,000, among whom
many of Jewish origin who no longer
profess the Jewish religion are not
counted
Experts from the German race office
have been in Rome as advisers, to ex-
plain how Germany keeps tabs on her
Jews through careful filing systems.
Several Causes Blamed.
Italian espousal of anti-Semitism,
disavowed until recently by Fascism,
is attributed to several causes. OFF,
cial spokesmen name three:
l. A desire to defend the newly ac-
quired empire through prohibition of
intermarriage Of Italians, to prevent
creating mixed race.
2. A wish to strike a blow at "in-
ternational Hebrewism," which Fas-
cists accuse OF leading attacks on
Fascism.
3. The Fascist belief that Jews have
attained position in Europe dispro-
portionate to their numbers.
NaZidom's desire to see Fascism
follow its ort}Caro{t;, .o1;.,, g..