No Jewish employee is to remain in any firm in Germany after October 1 according to strict orders issued by the Nazi Party to Nazi cells in business and industrial concerns throughout the country today. It was reliably learned here that the order emphasizes that no mercy is to be shown and no exceptions are to be made, even in the case of ex-soldiers who are to be dismissed under various pretexts.
Non-Jewish businessmen are not finding displacement of their former Jewish competitors any source of increased prosperity, it was learned, and on the contrary, is adding to their woes. The placing of Nazi commissars in firms formerly controlled by Jews has resulted in heavy deficits for these concerns and instead of being profitable enterprises, they are becoming a financial burden on the government treasury and the banks which are financing them. This development is being watched with great anxiety even by interests friendly to the Nazi regime, who fear that as a result of the closing down of many stores, increased unemployment and chaotic financial conditions will ensue.
A tremendous impression was created here by the news that Jewish buyers avoided the annual Leipzig fur fair despite the assurances of the Nazi fair administration that Jewish visitors would receive consideration and would not be molested.
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