New Nazi “Protective” Measures

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7210, 17 July 1933, Page 6

New Nazi “Protective” Measures

Punishing Relatives of Offenders MORE SEVERE REPRESSIVE METHODS United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Received Sunday, 10.30 p.m. AMSTERDAM, July 15. An anti-Fascist and anti-Hitlerite weekly, the Freie Prcisse, printed in German, starts to-morrow. The editor and staff are ex-members of the German Left Wing parties and tho contributors include Thomas and Heinricli Mann, Arnold and Stefan Zweig and Leon Feuchtwanger. Inaugurating a new method of ‘'‘defending Nazi Germany against attacks from enemies abroad” five relatives of Herr Schicdemann, an exiled Socialist and ex-Chancellor, were arrested in Berlin and sent to a concentration camp as a warning to “slanderers.” Schicdemann is accused of trying to start a new atrocity campaign by articles published in America.

Tho Nazi Cabinet has passed directed against Sehiedcmann and other exiles decreeing that tho enemies of the State living abroad may forfeit their property and also lose their German, citizenship if they refuse to return to Germany when summoned. Naturalised Germans may have their nationality revoked if deemed advisable. Tho formation of new parties is treason. Ludwig Diels, who as • chief of the Prussian political police, is responsible for tho arrest and detent jm in concentration camps of 18,000 enemies of tbo Nazi regime, has been challenged to mortal duel with pistols by ono prisoner, by six with sabres and eleven with rapiers under the recently-relaxed bann on duelling. Diels has accepted all the challenges and fights them immediately his opponents are released.

No More Handshaking in GermanyReceived Sunday, 9.50 p.m. BERLIN, July 16. Handshaking in Germany has been banned, Hitlerito orders prescribing tho Nazi salute, raising the arm for all.