to express alarm regarding the Jewish danger in Germany. All papers emphasize the fact that the fear that tonight may prove a St. Bartholomew’s Eve for the Jews in Germany is not unfounded. They see confirmation in the ominous revelation that the Nazi supporters had been ordered to display flags in their houses tonight bearing the Swastika. This is interpreted as intended to distinguish non-Jewish houses from Jewish, so as to facilitate an attack on the Jews.
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