Evening star., 1938-11-14
Clergy, Lay Leaders
F|ay Mad Savagery'
OF Nazi Jewish Acts
NotubIes in Many
Walks Use Strong
Language in Protest
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Clergy and lay leaders in the
United States and abroad using Ian
guage of unspared strength. yester-
day denounced the German govern
ments subjugation of its Jewish cit
liens. Mad" "inhuman' -.
"bestial' "barbaric." -.
Those are words from sermons
and other public utterances on the
first Sabbath since the newest Nazi
oppressive movement. aftermath OF
a Jews Staying of Nazi diplomatic
official.
Some of the strongest sermons
we're delivered in Protestant, Church
Of England and Roman Catholic
Churches, and rabbis we're unani-
nous. though tempered in at least
one instance.
Outside the pulplts strong express
SONS came from the ranks of poll
'lcs, labor. the arts and many forms
and classes OF human endeavor.
Among those who raised voices
we're former President Herbert
Hoover. Archbishop Michael j. Cur
ley of Baltimore, Bishop William 7.
Manning Of New York, Sinclair
Lewis. the author; President Will
liam Green of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. Dr.. Edgar De Witt
Jones. president of the Federal
Council of Churches OF Christ IN
America: William Randolph Hearst,
the publisher and Norman Thomas,
Socialist leader.
Amid their denunCiatiOnS. Rabbi
F. NJ. ISserman OF St. Louis eau
toned the Chicago Sunday Evening
Club: Not by seeking the deStruc-
ton of our oppressor. but by their
regeneration and restoration to SAN
ity. not by yielding to hatred
and revenge, but through justice will
international peace and security be
brought about.
Curley Flaws "Savageries."
With President Roosevelt seated
before him. Brig. Gen. Frank T.
Hines told the congregation at St.
Thomas Episcopal Church in WASH
ington' The President when he laid
wreath ON the Tomb of the Un-
known Soldier. had no thought
whether that soldier was a Gentle
or a Jew-a Protestant or a Cath
olic."
The Most Rev. Michael J. Curley,
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Bal
tlmore: The savageries of Hitler
today exceed any recorded in his
tory. His persecution of the Jews
will never succeed. Centuries after
Hitler is gone, Jews will still be in
Germany.
Referring to the Jewish origin of
Jesus he added:
"CathohcS remember that Jesus
founded their church and Will pre-
serve His church as He will protect
His creatures from being eXtermi-
mated by madmen like Hitler or
Crlpple-mlnded men like Goebbels.' y
The congregation of 1,l00 in the
nonsectarlan Community Church of
New York rose to its feet in approval
Of message which the Rev. John
Haynes Holmes said he wished to
send Ambassador Dieckhoff of Ger
many in Washington. In part, it
read:
I'VE beg you to teach your gov
ernment what it should know
that those who would heal hostili-
ties and still the hatreds of our
time by restoring peace of justice
for all nations are rendered help
less, either to speak or act. in the
face of these denominations against
the Jews
German People Not Blamed.
Mr.. Hoover said: 1T is not the
|orman people at large who are
- be blamed for this action The
blame is squarely up to the political
agencies in power. These lndi-
'lduals are taking Germany back
30 years in Civiliza ton to Torque-
nlada's expulsion of the Jews from
spain.
They are bringing to Germany
not alone the condemnation of the
public opinion of the world. These
men are building their own con-
demnation by mankind for centuries
10 come.
1t is still my belief that the
German people, if they could ex-
press themselves. would not approve
these acts against the Jews"
The Rev. Dr.. E. w. Barnes, Bishop
of Birmingham. speaking at st.
Paul's Cathedral, London: Every
nation to its shame breeds bar
barians"
The Right Rev Mr.. Manning.
Protestant Episcopal Bishop of New
York; Such action as that which
is now taking place in Germany
is an open defiance of God and a
shame to humanity 1t is an amaz-
ing and shocking thing that. in
this clay in which we are living,
such crimes can be permitted.
They violate every principle not
only of religion. but of common hu-
manlty and decency and will stand
condemned by every reputable gov
elnment and by the whole civilized
world. Such barbarous and inhu-
man acts cannot long continue. Any
government guilty of such acts will
i2Il through its own wickedness."
Godfrey Shakespeare. parliament
2rN secretary to the British ad-
mlralty: Il sincerely hope the Ger