BRITAIN & GERMANY

Hokitika Guardian, 12 August 1937, Page 5

BRITAIN & GERMANY

EREUTT’S BAN

NAZI ACTIVITIES.

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright).

LONDON, August 10

The Berlin correspondent of “The Times” says that. in view of Mr iKbbutt’s standing with the Foreign Press Associations, representing 103 correspondents from *- 23 countries, of which Mr Ebbutt is a former president, a meeting is to be-held oii August 11, to investigate the situation, legally and professionally. “The Times’-’ says: ft can be stated with absolute certainty that the termination of the right of the three German journalists to remain in London has nothing whatever to do with the way in which they have discharged their 'professional duties. They have clearly been asked to go on account of activities which outside their professional activities, and it may become necessary to state precisely what, these activities have been.

“The Times,” referring to the projected action against their Berlin correspondent, says that there could be no question of replacing Air Ebbutt by a more amenable correspondent.

ArORE NOT WANTED LONDON, An mist 11

The “Daily (Herald” discloses that there now are before the Home Alinister, Sir Samuel Hon re, a hatch ot names of Germans who will be informed that they are not wanted in Britain.

The batch 'of names is based on reports madp by German-speaking members of Scotland Yard on activities of Nazi 'organisations in London .

The three German journalists who have been ordered to leave. England, La infer, Crome, and Wredge, were heads of the Nazi organisations in London.

The “Daily Telegraph” asserts that a hundred Germans as journalists, landed at British ports a few weeks ago. P

GERMAN JEWS’ SAFETY LONDON. August 11

Tt is estimated that there are five hundred Nazis in Britain spreading propaganda, snving, and organising plans threatening the safety of the Gorman-Jewish refugees in Britain.

PRESSMEN PROTEST

BERLIN, August 11

An emergency meeting e? the foreign Press Association passed a resolution deploring the Ebbutt decision and decided to protest to Baron von Neurath and General Goebbles against the expulsion of correspondents because of journalistic activity.