Although it is well known everywhere else in the world that J. P. Morgan is a pure Aryan, the Nazi press today printed blasting articles condemning him, not only as a Jew, but even as “the un-crowned Jew king.” The Nazis are angry at the American financier because of his anti-German statements made recently in the United States.
Replying to Mr. Morgan’s statements criticizing Germany, the Prussian Press Department of the Nazi party circulated an article written by Wilhelm Berger, Reichstag member, condemning him as a Jew.
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