Evening star., 1939-05-17
Reich Taking Census
To Assist Further
Regeneration
Count Also Expected to
Provide International
Propaganda Material
BY LOUIS p. LOCHNER,
AAsnciated Press Enreirn Cor re snnnde


BERLIN, May ia volunteer
army of 10000 Germans began work
today on a census which will afford
the Nazi regime information on
which to base further RECOMMENDATION
of the life of the nation.
One important purpose of the
count, 1t was officially stated is to
determine exactly what callings,
trades, professions or branches of
labor are too scantily supplied to
satisfy the needs of the nation and
which ones are overcrowded from
the national viewpoint.
Measures designed to make indi-
vidual talents and achievements bet
ter serve the dominating interests
OF the Reich are expected to follow.
Colonial Solidarity" Stressed.
Meanwhile the axis powers, Ger
many and Italy, emphasized Co
lonial solidarity action for
overseas gains-as a new phase of
their policy. Simultaneous tours of
fortified frontier zones overlooking
France by Chancellor Hitler and
Premier Mussolini underscored the
axis unity.
Figures revealed by Germany's
census are expected to have deci-
slve effect on German education and
vocational training of the future. 1t
is possible that young men and
women will not be permitted to enter
11iycr tho1J phoocn htyf will ho
assigned to tasks considered essential
to the nations welfare.
Another phase of the enumeration
expected to produce material for
propaganda in international contro-
versies is a series of three ques-
tions:
/. Of what country is the indi-
vidual a citizen? 2, What is his
mother tongue? 8. OF what folk
dom does he feel himself part?
An authoritative informant said
that man living on the French
German or Belgian-German from
tier, for instance, might say that he
was French or Belgian citizen and
his mother tongue French, but that
he really felt himself member OF
the German "folkdom.'
A German government spokesman
declared that no pressure of any
kind would be brought upon any
inhabitant to declare himself Ger
man unless he really feels himself
to be such.
Nevertheless, trained foreign OBJ
servers believed many non-Germans,
especially in small towns and viii
lagos where everybody knows them,
will consider 1t wise to register a
desire to be considered part of the
German community.
Polish newspapers charged that
Germany would try to establish by
the census that the Polish minority
in Germany is negligible
Pact Signing Monday.
Hitler's tour through the Saar VAL
ley-timed with Mussolini's swing
throughs Piedmont frontier towns
and the Reich Colonial Congress in
Vienna are to lead to a climax with
the signing of the Italian-German
military pact, probably in Berlin
next Monday.
The new policy, aiming at enlarg-
ing Germany's and Italy's respective
space for existence" was pro-
claimed when an Italian delegation
to the Vienna convention yesterday
assured Germany of Mussolinis full
cooperation in efforts to regain lost
overseas possessions.
Mussolinis cabinet director, DR..
Mariengazzl, declared that Italy
will march at the side of Germany
In the colonial question" to which
Gen. Franz Ritter Won Epp, presi-
dent of the Nazi Colonial Associa-
ton, replied he felt sure that the
colonial claims would be met may
be in year, or in decade"
Won Epp at the same time de-
clared it was mistake to believe
that Hitler is unfriendly to Eng
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