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intervene in case of further violence.
From all accounts it appears that
none of these orders was needed, for
the campaign went on.
Government Acts.
AT the proper psychological mo-
ment-that is, when popular senti-
ment had been adequately wrought
up-the German government began
to act. 1t decreed that all immi-
grated Jews must leave the country
in the near future. It excluded all
Jews from attending concerts, shows,
lectures. 1t forbade Jewish visits
at museums. 1t made it instantly
impossible for young Jews to study
at any German university-indeed,
they were even told that they must
not enter any university building,
even for the purpose of paying a
visit. 1t ordered the Jews to pay
cash for the damage done by the
anti-Jewish mobs. 1t commanded the
insurance companies to cancel all
policies covering damage to jewish
owned buildings.
And then, to top it all, that same
government fined the entire Jewish
group the amount of $500, 100000 to
be paid in expiation of the Paris
shooting, perpetrated by a l7-year
old boy,
RepercussiOns.
Foreign correspondents in Berlin
were told by members of the govern
ment that if other countries showed
signs of resentment, the rough treat
ment of the Jews would become still
more violent But abroad, opinion
was distinctly adverse to the Hitler
administration, and public men as
well as newspapers in many coun-
tries-the United States included
expressed horror at the German
atrocities.
For Neville Chamberlain, British
prime minister, it was a very bitter
pill to swallow, for not long ago he
hobnobbed at Berchtesgaden, Codes
berg and Munich with Hitler him.
self, and since his return from Ger
many he has repeatedly stressed the
Importance of British democracy
working increasingly in conjunction
with German dictatorship. He had
not foreSeen this fly in the ointment,
and reports are numerous to the
effect that the trusting and some
what unsophisticated Mr.. Chamber
lain is deeply panied at the way his
dear, good friend Herr Hitler is car
rying on. In fact, there are reports
that Chamberlain himSelf-or his gov
ernment-may this week voice a
strong protest, in the name of human
itarianism, against the methods en-
ployed by the German Fuehrer.
Conference Planned.
Speaking of the Jews: Experience
has convinced the British government
that its plan to divide the National
Home for Jews"-Palestine- a
Jewish, an Arabic and British
controlled neutral zone is impractical
and unavoidable Others had force
fully pointed this out before, but the
British government is stubborn in
stitution and did not want to alter
the zoning plan. AS things developed,
it became necessary however, and a
few days ago the plan was officially
Scrapped while at the same time pre-
parationS were begun for d jewish
Arabic conference to discuss the pos
Sible solution of most vexing prob
lem.
The crux of this matter is that
Great Britain practically had prom
ised Palestine to the Jews; that the
Arabs in Palestine are numerically
far superior to the Jews and pro-
test against mass immigration of
Jews from other countries, and that,
in consequence, major warfare has
taken place between the two ele-
ments, with British constables acting
as umpireS, often intervening with
tanks and machine guns. The Arabs
have demanded limitation of the Jew
ish immigration and the discarding
of the zoning plan. And now Great
Britain has yielded, for a few weeks
ago it restricted immigration, and this
week it gave up the coming.
Reunion.
Edward, duke of Windsor and for
merly king of Great Britain, has lived
in a more or less self-imposed exile
since he married commoner, the
American woman, Wallis Simpson
That marriage, occurring about half
a year after Edwards abdication, was
a terrific blow to family pride and
actually staggered the conservative
elements in England. Officially, re-
lations between the duke and his rel
atives in London have been allowed
to appear quite cool, but there have
been frequent limitations that were
never really broken off.
A few days ago Windsor's brother
the duke of Gloucester and his wife
returning from Africa, called on the
duke and duchess of Windsor in
Paris, and the four spent some ami
able hours together. 1t is limited
that Gloucester carried a message
from the present king, and that the
Windsors may soon return to Eng
land But it is added that Windsor
will insist on his wife being giver
the same high rank as that enjoyed
by his sisters-in-laW, the duchesses
of Gloucester, Kent and York, anC
until that privilege is granted he NAV