The British Government is of the opinion that there may be no particular anti-Jewish or political significance behind the smearing of swastikas in England since Christian churches have also been daubed. Home Secretary R.A, Butler told the Parliament today. He was replying to a request by Socialist deputy Gordon Walker urging punishment of culprits.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Fisher, addressing a convocation at Coventry warned not to pay attention out of all proportions to the anti-Jewish incidents. He said these incidents did not represent the general feelings of the community. A resolution deploring anti-Semitism in England and abroad and asking for unity of all nations was adopted at the convocation.
The Archbishop of York, addressing the convocation, called the recent manifestations “loathsome.” He urged all members of the convocation to do their utmost to bring above” solidarity of all religions within the country.
The church and the schools of West Germany have failed in their attempt to eliminate the anti-Semitic teachings of Nazi Germany. Dr. Otto Dibelius, Bishop of the German Evangelical Church, declared here. The Bishop is taking part in a week-long meeting on Christian unity and will preach in the Coventry cathedral. He said he agreed with Chancellor Konrad Adenauer’s suggestion that young West German offenders caught in anti-Jewish acts should be thrashed on the spot.
Thirty British firms announced today that they would not supply products to West German industry in protest against anti-Semitism in the Federal Republic. The firms followed the lead of the Jewish-owned Stanmor Clothing Company which announced publicly last Friday that it had canceled all business dealings with West German companies.
One-fourth of all British families taking part in student and children foreign exchange visits have refused to accept German exchange visitors this year, it was reported today. R. Blaks, director of a London agency which arranges such visits, said that 180 of the 750 British families registered with his agency had indicated they would not accept West German students or children as visitors with their families.
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