Evening star., 1940-08-01
Prominent French
Lose Citizenship
And Properties
RothschiIds included in
Long List PenoIized
For Leaving Country
BY the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Aug. / (Via Radio).-A
long list Of prominent Frenchmen,
reading like pages from Frances
pre-armistice who's Who" have
been ordered deprived Of their citi-
zenship and their properties confls-
Gated, the German wireless an
nounced today.
The list, the first since the Petain
regime decreed action against those
who left France without valid rea-
sons" between May 10 and June 80,
included two members of the inter-
nationally known Rothschild bank
ing family. It was broadcast by
the government station at Vichy
and picked up here.
The two Rothschilds were Baron
Edouard, head of the French branch
Of the family's far-flung banking
operations. and Baron Maurice, q
member Of the French Senate.
Baron Maurice de Rothschild
arrived in Montreal this week
with a cousin, Baron Robert de
Rothschild; the latter's wife and
daughter, after having taken
temporary refuge in Britain.
Baron Edouard, his baroness and
their daughter arrived in New
York July 10 by Clipper plane.
Baron Maurice, described by
fellow passengers as nervous and
shaken" by his experiences, de-
clined to comment today on the
French governments action)
Others Included in List.
Others on the list included some
Of Frances leading industrialists,
political leaders and journalists.
Among them were Deputies Harri
Mayer of the international banking
Arm Of Lazare Freres, and Edouard
Jonas, widely known Paris antique
dealer: Louis Rosengart, automo-
bile manufacturer; M. Solenski, one
Of Frances largest hat makers;
Raoul Buchard, leading Industrial
list; M. Huysman and M. Coen, direc-
tors Of the Beaux Arts and National
Library; M. Levitan. furniture and
radio magnate, and Louis Louis
Dreyfus, banker and importer.
Journalists included were Ellie ].
Bois, publisher of LIE Petit Parisien;
Nine Genevieve Tabouis, foreign
editor of L'Oeuvre; Pierre Lazaref1
and Joseph Kessel OF -Soir;
Henri de Kerillis and Andre Geraud.
(Geraud, who writes under the
name "Pertinax," and Nine. Ia
bouis are In the United States.)
Persons in this list may yet try
to explain why they left France be-
tween May 10 and June 80 in order
to retain their French citizenship
and prevent confiscation of their
property" the Vichy radio said.
1T Is doubted, however, whether
any Of these persons will be able to
give q plausible explanation for
their leaving. 1t is stressed, more
over, that all those whose names
are mentioned in the provisional
list were engaged in activities detri-
mental to the interest of the French
state already prior to May 10.
The composition of the provision
al list appears to confirm rumors
prevalent here for some time that
drastic measures are to be taken,
above all, against persons of the
Jewish race who engaged in activi-
ties detrimental to French national
interests.
Many Of Jewish Race.
"As great part of those on the
list are of the Jewish race, it ap-
pears certain their interests in
France will be confiscated by the
state unless they can prove their in
terests served only France, which,
according to opinion prevalent here,
will prove extremely difficult. = :
1T was found that a majority Of
French financial undertakings were
owned by Jews, and therefore not
serving France alone, but interna-
tional interests.
1T is pointed out here that the
property of those on the list will in
clude probate property and all prop
critics belonging to their enterprises
themselves, together with equip
ment, as well as all securities still
found in France.
These people on whom the French
people bestowed the highest honors
placed their private interests above
those of the French nation, thus
showing that they were not all
| Frenchmen.
They supposedly left France on a
special mission, but 1t was strange
most of them took along on this
mission not only their families, but
also their money and household