Evening star., 1940-01-30
Broodcosts Termed
Insulting by Reich

Broddcdsts Termed
Insulting by Reich
BERLIN, Jan 80 (P.-Diego Won
Bergen. German Ambassador to the
Holy See, has called attention OF
the papal secretary of state to what
he termed "prejudiced broadcasts,
insulting to the Reich" on Polish
conditions, informed sources said
today.
Wilhelmstrasse circles said the
German diplomats stand amounted
to a "demarche"-a term signifying
in one sense a change in diplomatic
policy.
The Vatican radio station last
week broadcast accounts critical OF
German treatment of the civil and
clerical population in the conquered
areas of Poland, and the Polish EN-
bassy at the Vatican has issued
similar charges. Vatican officials
have withheld comment and their
newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano,
has not carried the stories.
The Vatican radio station is under
church control, but the Polish ac-
counts broadcast were not official
announcements of the church.
Protectorate Hinted.
Hans Frank, Governor General OF
the German-occupied part OF Po-
land not formally annexed by Ger
many. intimated in an address at
Krakow last night that Germany
intends to make a protectcrate OF
what is left of Poland after Ger
many and Russia have completed
annexation of large sections.
Frank assured his audience at
the Deutches Theater that "the
population will be taken under the
protection of the Reich"
The working population of Po-
land" he said, will be able to
pursue its chosen callings peacefully.
The family, property and the honor
of the population stand under the
protection of the German Reich"
He added that production in the
area under his administration would
be stepped by all possible means.
Frank spoke at celebration of
the seventh anniversary of Fuehrer
Hitler's rise to power Similar cele-
brations were held in other parts
of the occupied area of Poland.
Arthur Greiser, German governor
of Pcznan, Polish district annexed
by Germany declared Poles are
much happier under German rule
than they ever were under the
Polish regime" and that he has no
intention of forcing them to move
to make room for repatriated Ger
mans.
There are some 100000 small
farms within my area, and 3,400
larger estates, on all of which Poles
can remain if they wish" Greiser
said yesterday.
The 100000 Germans from the
Baltic states, plus 10000 more to
come, as we'll as some 10000 Ger
mans from Volhynia who have been
assigned to my district, will settle
chiefly on farms abandoned by Poles
or those formerly belonging to the
Polish state"
He praised the Polish peasants
and said Polish prisoners Of war
were being returned in large num-
bers to resume their civilian callings.
Given Facilities to Leave.
Several thousand" Poles who in
sisted on going to the Governors
area" (German-held part of Poland
not annexed to Germany were given
facilities for departure, he said
Greiser said the Poles had opened
the prisons and asylums, and that
this required him to rule with a
heavy hand when he first took
charge.
So long as they do not meddle in
politics, priests have not been mo-
Tested, he said. and only one priest
has been shot in the district, this
execution following a court martial
The Polish Embassy's pamphlet said
IA priests had been shot to death
The priest mentioned by Greiser
was identified as the vicar of the
cathedral at Gnesen, formerly
Gniezno A military court found
him guilty of melting other Poles
to sniping.
Polish Jews no longer will be
permitted to emigrate, authorities
of the Jewish community have been
Informed.
The reason given is that the Brit
ish remove such emigrants from
ships bound for the Americas or
Palestine and force them to join
the Polish legion in France.
Previously, Polish Jews in concen-
tration camps have been released
on producing evidence that their
immediate emigration was assured.
Jewish leaders reported that since
January 8 they had received 465
urns containing the ashes of Polish
Jews from the Buchenwald concen-
tration camp.
Since the total of Polish Jews
in this camp was estimated at $500,
this indicates death rate of 30
per cent.