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• The Southern Israelite
Friday, October 19, 1934
Untermyer Protests To
Hull Against German-
American Trade Treaty
New York < WNS) —Taking oog-
nlzancc of the widespread rumors
of negotiations for a Gcrman-Amer-
lcan reciprocal trade treaty which
would open American markets to
German goods and thus break the
boycott. Samuel Untermyer. as pres
ident of the Non-Sectarian Anti-
Nazl League, formally protested
against any such treaty in a letter
to Socretary of State Hull. Point
ing out that there have been num
erous rumors that the State De
partment i 8 negotiating with Ger
many for a commercial pact. Mr.
Untermyer declared that he has in
formation that five German cotton
merchants, acting for their gov
ernment, are now in this country
with authority to buy large quanti
ties of cotton against payment in
American merchandise.
"These reports, if true, are now
sufficiently definite to Justify us in
entering a formal emphatic protest
against any such agreement or any
further negotiations looking in that
direction, as contrary to the best
interests of the country,” Mr. Un
termyer declared. Regardless of
what agreement might be made be
tween Germany and this country it
will be Impossible to "overcome the
righteous, country-wide trade-re
sistance ngalnst German goods” be
cause "outraged Catholics, Protes
tants, Jews, labor unions and wom
en cannot be compelled to buy
them,” Mr. Untermyer asserted.
Reverting to Mr. Hull’s recent
ttntement that such measures as the
anti-Nazi boycott would cost the
United States five dollars in ex
ports for every dollar’s worth of
goods kept out of this country, Mr.
Untermyer said that this is a
"glaring inaccuracy” since last year
the United States sold to Germany
only $1.15 worth of goods for every
dollar’s worth bought there. He al
so asserted that "the uniform re
sult of our past experience in com
mercial and financial^ transactions
with Germany ever since the war
has been disastrous to us. When
Germany has not defaulted upon its
solemn obligations, or repudiated
them, we have been paid either in
‘stage money’ or depreciated cur
rency."
Mr. Untermyer further declared
that Mr. Hull’s “views on the re
fusal of Americans to purchase Nazi
goods, as a protest against the per
secution by the Third Reich of its
helpless minorities sounds very
much like qualified approval of the
Hitler-Schncht policy that has thus
far resulted in the repudiation by
Germany of more than a billion
dollars’ worth of bonds owned by
American investors; has deprived
the latter of some $70,000,000 an
nually due them as Interest on their
holdings, and has caused a decline
in the market value of American-
owned German bonds of almost one-
third of a billion dollars."
The protest ended with Mr. Un-
termyer’s insistence that "judged by
post experiences of our dealings
with Germany, which have cost us
literally billions of dollars, the less
goods we sell that country, and the
less business we do with it, the
better off we will be.”
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Harvard Whacks Nazism
Rejecting Hanfstaengl’s
$1000 Scholarship Offer
Cambridge, Mass. (WNS)—Acting
in the spirit of the traditional lib
eralism of Harvard, the Harvard
Corporation, speaking through Dr.
James Bryant Conant, president of
Harvard University, administered a
resounding rebuke to the Nazi re
gime by refusing to accept a $1,000
travelling scholarship offered to the
university by Dr. Ernest F. 8.
Hanfstaengl, Hitler's press agent
and a Harvard alumnus. The
grounds for refusal were Harvard’s
unwillingness to accept any favors
from one so intimately associated
with a regime whose policies have
been responsible for driving so many
authors and educators out of Ger
many and doing such violence to
the fundamental principles of uni
versities everywhere. The members
of the Harvard Corporation, who
were unanimous in their decision,
are President Conant, Thomas Nel
son Perkins, Boston; Charles Pel
ham Curtis, Jr., Boston: Roger Ir
ving Lee, Boston; Greenville Clark,
New York; and Henry Lee Shat-
tuck.
The rejection was in the form of
a letter from Dr. Conant to
Hanfstaengl, replying to a letter
from the latter in which he offer
ed the scholarship. The text of Dr.
Conant’s letter follows:
"At a meeting of the president
and fellows of Harvard College held
today (September 24) your offer of
a travelling scholarship, to be known
as the Dr. Hanfstaengl Scholarship,
was considered. I am authorized to
say that although the corporation
appreciates your generosity as a
Harvard alumnus, they have voted
to decline your gift.
"We are unwilling to accept a gift
from one who has been so closely
associated with the leadership of
a political party which has inflicted
damage on the universities of Ger
many through measures which have
struck at principles we believe to
be fundamental to universities
throughout the world.
“Since your offer was made pub
lic and has been the subject of dis
cussion, we deem it proper to make
this letter public."
The "Harvard Crimson," under
graduate daily, which urged that an
honorary degree be given to Hanf
staengl when he was in this coun
try last June to attend the twenty-
fifth anniversary of his class, de
nounced the rejection of the schol
arship as "political.” The “Crim
son” declared: “that politics should
prevent a Harvard student from en
joying an opportunity for research
in one of the world’s greatest cul
tural cities is most unfortunate and
scarcely in line with the liberal
tradition of which Harvard is
pardonably proud.” The paper ex
pressed particular resentment at
the “curt and caustic” tone in which
the rejection was couched.
Statements expressing full ap
proval of Harvard’s attitude were
issued by President Woolley of
Mount Holyoke College, President
Marsh of Boston University, Pres
ident Neilson of Smith College.
Campaigns to Open For
United Jewish Appeal
New York (WNS)—Immediately
after the series of Jewish holidays
campaigns will open in more than
200 cities throughout the country to
raise the $1,500,000 still needed to
reach the $3,000,000 quota of the
United Jewish Appeal, according to
an announcement by Harry L.
Glucksman, chairman of the ad
ministrative committee of the drive.
N. Y. Nazis Open War
On Jewish Candidates
For Political Offices
(Continued from page 1)
handed way of appealing for Nazi
support of Hylan. Zahne declared
that "Hylan is a victim of a Jewish
conspiracy,” and added that “in
the Congressional districts the en
tire Old Testament is running.
Meanwhile political circles wait
ed for Judge Hylan to comment on
the Nazi meeting, where the names
of Governor Lehman apd Mr. Moses
were booed, but Judge Hylan re
fused to say a word. "I am making
no deal for the support of any group
and I will welcome the support of
all groups. I am going to repudiate
no honest man or woman who is
with me in the fight for honest
and decent government. National
ities and creeds mean nothing in
the fight for decency and govern
ment," was all he would say. At
the same time Charles Solomon,
Socialist gubernatorial candidate,
flayed Zahne's address as " a bald
appeal to anti-Semitism” and call
ed on Governor Lehman and Mr.
Moses to Join him “in condemn
ing the introduction of such senti
ments in our political life and dis
avowing support from such a
source.”
SPANKNOEBEL
SMUGGLED BY
GOEBBELS AIDE
(Continued from page 1)
became satisfied that its actions
were both unlawful and disgraceful.
He revealed that he had been a
member of its secret committee of
investigation and punishment,
known as "Uschla,” which reported
regularly to Germany on the ac
tions and words of Germans in this
country. These reports were sent by
German agents cnmloyed on Germ
an ships.
Kruppa frankly admitted that
the Nazi movement in this country
is the same as that in Germany.
The following questions and ans
wers indicate the line of Kruppa’s
testimony:
"In other words, this movement
was working for the suppression of
freedom of the press?” McCormack
asked.
"Yes.”
"Freedom of Statement?”
"Yes.”
"Suppression of freedom of re
ligion?”
"Yes.”
"The State would be made omni
potent?”
"Yes.”
"It would be made capable of
massing people into concentration
camps, as in Germany?”
"Yes.”
“The privilege of trial by jury
would be taken away?”
"Yes."
"It is the purpose of the move
ment today?”
“Today it is the purpose to fos
ter German-Americanism.”
"The old-line German people
that are here have not been in
volved in this movement, have
they?”
“Very little.”
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Nazi Probe Committee
Hearings Are Re-Opened
Washington, D. C. (WNS)—Evi
dence of an “extremely startling”
nature regarding Nazi propaganda
in this country will be revealed in
testimony to be given at the re
sumption of public hearings of the
House Committee Investigating Un-
American Activities in New York
on October 15, according to Repre
sentative Samuel Dickstein. vice-
chairman of the committee. The re
newed inquiry will be conducted by
a sub-committee consisting of
Chairman McCormack, Representa
tive Dickstein and Representative
Guyer of Kansas. Arrangements are
being made to broadcast the pro
ceedings of the hearings, according
to Mr. Dickstein.
Vogelstein, Lay Leader
Reform Judaism, Dies
New York (WNS)—Ludwig Vogel
stein. prime mover in the building
up of the Union of American He
brew Congregations and internat
ionally known both as a^ indus
trialist and an exponent of Reform
Judaism, is dead here at the age
of 63. A native of Germany, Mr.
Vogelstein was a leader of that
wing of American Jewry which be
lieved in the efficacy of philan
thropy and education rather than
mass protest and national action to
solve Jewish problems and meet the
dangers of anti-Semitism. Elected
chairman of the Union of Ameri
can Hebrew Congregations in 1925,
he had devoted himself whole
heartedly to extending the influ
ence of Reform Judaism in this
country and abroad. He was a
member of the board of governors
of the World Union for Progressive
Judaism and actively identified with
the work of the Hebrew Union Col
lege, the. Federation for the Sup- j
port of Jewish Philanthropic So
cieties of New York and the Nat
ional Council for Jewish Education.
He helped devise the plan for pen
sioning aged rabbis. Mr. Vogelstein
was a retiring person and seldom
quoted on any subject but he was
an outspoken opponent of Zionism.
His philanthropies were many and
varied but his modesty prevented
his generosity from becoming wide
ly known. Until Temple Beth-El
emerged with Temple Emanu-El he
was president of the former con
gregation. In the business world he
was an acknowledged authority on
metals, serving as chairman of the
board of the American Metal Com
pany. On his sixtieth birthday the
Union of American Hebrew Congre
gations presented him with a gold
loving cup, probably the only pub
lic recognition of his efforts which
he permitted.
M, f'".. — -
League Committee Votes
To Continue Work Of
Refugee Commissioner
Geneva (WNS)—Lavish praise of
the work of James G. McDonald,
League of Nations High Commis
sioner for German Refugees and
the adoption of a report recom
mending to the Assembly that it
should continue his office featured
the session of the second commis
sion of the League of Nations. Sum
marizing for the commission the
work of the Refugee Commission,
Geoffrey Shakespeare of the British
delegation, pointed out that $5,-
000,000 has been raised by Jewish
organizations, 25,000 refugees assis
ted in finding a livelihood and the
initial advance of the League to
the Commssion repaid. He pointed
out that although McDonald’s Job
is a stupendous one the work of
financing it has been carried ex
clusively by private organizations.
McDonald himself lauded the work
of the Jewish organizations and
$100 Contributed To
Sesquicentennial Fund
Baltimore (WNS)—A contribution
of $100 toward the fund being rais
ed for the Methodist sesquicenten
nial convention opening here Octob
er 10 has been received from the
Baltimore Hebrew Congregation of
which Rabbi Morris S. Lazaren is
spiritual leader. In commenting on
the donation Rabbi Lazaron re
called that on two occasions Meth
odist congregations had worshipped
in the synagogue of the Baltimore
Hebrew Congregation, the oldest
Jewish congregation in Baltimore.
urged Christians to assume their
share of the burden. He expressed
fears that the forthcoming plebis
cite in the Saar would add tre
mendously to the number of refu
gees.
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