SINISTER INFLUENCE ABROAD

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21216, 10 December 1938, Page 17

SINISTER INFLUENCE ABROAD

Attitude of German Business Will Employ No Non-Aryans Strongest Resentment Aroused Onlted Pres? Association -By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received December 9, 9.15 p.m.) LONDON, December 9. That German firms carrying on business in England, have been ordered to dismiss all Jewish employees by December 25, is alleged in a question that Fletcher is asking in the House of Commons next week. “The Sketch” says: It has been known for some time that German employers in London have been sacking Jewish employees, particularly chipping and forwarding firms. INFLUENCE IN SWEDISH FIRMS PROTEST OF FOREIGN MINISTER United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received December 9, 5.5 p.m.) GOTHENBURG. December 9. The Foreign Minister (Dr. Sandler) during a speech complained of the German attempts to carry Aryanisation from Germany by influencing Swedish firms through trade relations. The Swedes were informed of the unsuitability of having non-Aryan employees and were asked the race of ememployees and shareholders. Dr. Sandler declared that the limits of propriety were thereby exceeded by pretentions to apply a specific German law, which is offensive to the sense, of Justice in Sweden, any yielding to which was disloyal to Swedish traditions. RESENTMENT IN UNITED STATES » NEW YORK'S MAYOR THREATENED Onlted Press Association—By Electric Tel egraph —Copyrlgh 1 (Received December 9, 5.5 p.m.) NEW YORK, December 9. The Mayor of New -'ork, Mr F. La Guardia, has received a letter containing a .22 calibre loaded cartridge, threatening: “You will get this if you continue to attack the German Nazi Party." The missive, which was signed with a Swastika, coincided with the ■ citizens’ meeting under the chairmanship of the Mayor, at which a protest was planned against persecutions in Germany and other ountries.

NAZI RESENTMENT NEGOTIATIONS CEASE WITH DUTCH United Press Association —By Elertn« Telegraph—CopvrighT (Received December 9, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, December 9. The Berlin correspondent of “The Daily Telegraph” says: Hans Vontschammer Undosten, the Reich sports leader, has broken off German and Dutch spoils relations in retaliation for the Mayo of Rotterdam banning the German-Dutch football match there on December 11, ostensibly out of fear of anti-German demonstrations owing to the pogioms. ELABORATE RING BROKEN IN SCANDINAVIA NAZI PLOTS EXPOSED United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyrlgh t Independent Cable Service LONDON, December 7. “The Evening Standard” says the police have broken up a vast elaborate German spy organisation throughout Scandinavia. Fourteen have been arrested and documents seized. In Denmark, the pro-Nazi parties have been dissolved. In Finland, several suspects have been arrested. In Sweden, a special police section is being organised to combat espionage.