GERMAN JUSTICE ,

Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 19661, 22 August 1935, Page 7

GERMAN JUSTICE ,

CRITICISM RESENTED

INCIDENTS AT PENAL CONFERENCE BRITISH LAWYER’S BOMBSHELL. United Press Assn.—Elec. Yel. Copyright (Received Aug. 22, 11.25 a-m.) BERLIN, August 21. A young London lawyer, Mr G- 11. Bing, startled the Penal Conference by criticising Nazi justice. The delegates were discussing a German report on methods of curtailing long-drawn (rials, when Mr Ring interposed : “ The idea of giving a judge the right to curtail speeches and refuse lo hear evidence in order to shorten a trial is entirely contrary to English ideas of justice. We feel the proposal to curtail trial-s lias been introduced to obtain internal sanction to a type of trial favoured here. The trial of Ilerr Thaelmann is coming soon, but German justice will he on trial also.” Amid a chorus of Nazi protests, the president intervened, and said that speakers were not allowed to resort to Irrelevant examplesIn another section of the conference a French delegate denounced what lie described as “ Nazi repression,” as exemplified by concentration camps. Dr. Franck, head of the Academy of Jurists, later protested against international boycotting, which was just as much a menace to international juridical peace as revolutionary war propaganda.” .