Headlined “A Note to Hitler,” the following editorial was published by the Washington Times-Herald today:
“The man who saved 577 of your sailors from death when they obeyed your order to scuttle the Nazi luxury liner, Columbus, is a Jew.
“His name is Harry A. Badt and he was born in Tyler, Texas, on Sept. 22, 1884. He commands the U.S.S. Tuscaloosa by commission from the Government of the United States to defend freedom of conscience, freedom of speech, freedom of the press and freedom of movement for free people.
“Would any of your men on the Columbus have rescued Captain Badt had they found him where he found them?”
The German Embassy yesterday conveyed to the American Government the appreciation of the courtesies shown the crew of the Columbus by the United States cruiser and particularly by its commander, Capt. Badt.
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