New measures against the Jews of Slovakia are being demanded by the Hlinka Guards, according to reports from Bratislava.
The Guards, with the approval of German Nazi leaders, reportedly submitted to Interior Minister Tuka a memorandum urging enforcement of “Ten Commandments for Jews.” These “commandments” are described as even more severe than the Nuremberg laws. They include immediate adoption of German racial legislation, confiscation without compensation of all automobiles belonging to Jews and immediate conscription of all Jews over 18 for compulsory labor service in connection with military defense. All costs connected with this conscription would have to be borne by the Jews themselves.
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