The Arizona post., 1960-02-05

thcred by a personnel policy of State and
Federal Governments, and serves as bad
examples Certain authoritarian measures
by the Federal Government must also be
regarded as an encouragement of people
reared in Nazi spirit
The way in which even highest gov
ernment officials have spoken on the res
titution to former victims of the Nazl
regime made it appear as if these pay
ments would endanger the German cur
rency This has led to most exaggerated
notions among the public on the size of
payments to the recipients and, in its
train nourished unjustified feelings of
personal envy.
Before final judgment on the present
anti-Semitic manifestations can be given,
it is necessary to know the relevant facts
Therefore it is our first demand that the
Government of the Federal Republic
should present a survey of rightWing ac-
tivities on all levels in connection with
their present examinations. The proposal
to ban right-wing parties should be care
fully considered. In our opinion this ls
however, a dubious course; no ban can
by itself protect a community from out
bursts of a nature we have recently wit
messed. Another question would be to try
to cut off the financial resources of right
wing groups. To these sources belong
number of publishing houses which, be-
sides ordinary publications, have become
notorious for the production of neo-NaZl
literature.
The Federal Government has proposed
as a first measure to pass special law to
protect racial minorities. In agreement
with all Jewish organizations in Western
Germany, the Social Democratic Party
has from the very beginning rejected
such a course. We consider it as an ex-
preston of thinking on authoritarian
lines We fear moreover, that such pro-
cedure is designed as mere alibi for
international public opinion. The legal
code of the Federal Republic of Germany
provides sufficient clauses to punish any
offenders. The task is to apply them and
not to pride ones self with the existence
of new laws when there is lack of will
ingness to use present legislation. Any
offenders against the present democratic
order will find punishment only by judges
willing to apply the law firmly and quick
ly. There should be no great interval be-
tween the arrest of delinquents and the
verdict.
Education for democracy m us t be
strengthened. Already sufficient good lit
erature is available and should be used
civ in ND
tional institutions. Our children must be
acquainted with the crimes committed in
the name of the German people. Here
again it would be the task of the educa-
tional authorities to come forward quickly
with suggestions in order to stop the pro-
cess of CLOSING over the barbarian afro
cities committed by the Nazis. Teachers
must be placed in a position to execute
this task by appropriate training, On the
upbringing and education of German
youth in the spirit of humanity and toll
erance against racial and other minor-
ties will largely depend the future polit-
ical life in Germany.
Finally double morality must be over
come AS long as small offenders infected
by the Nazi creed or merely because of
juvenile ignorance, who were given hard
punishments, can point to persons who
have served the Nazi regime in leading po-
stions and are still being employed today
in equally leading positions, no solution
to our problem can be found. This dis
crepancy must be overcome; in dealing
with it we must not stop before persons
in Whatever high ranks. Our criterion
must be that, whoever played a leading