Criticizing the State Department for its “indifference” to the plight of Jews in Germany, Representative Emanuel Celler of New York is renewing his demands for an official protest by the United States government against anti-Jewish movements in Germany.
Representative Celler points out that the Catholics of this country are confronted by a similar situation in their efforts to get this government to protest against persecution of Catholics in Mexico.
During the first days of the present session of Congress, Representative Celler introduced a resolution which, if passed, would direct the State Department to protest to the German government against the persecution of Jews. This resolution is pigeon-holed in committee and is not expected to be reported out without prior approval of the State Department.
A similar resolution calling upon the government to protest the persecution of Catholics in Mexico, which was introduced some time ago by Senator Borah, failed to be reported out from the Senate Committee because the State Department objected to the resolution.
Representative Celler maintains that in view of the continued persecutions of Jews in Germany and Catholics in Mexico, the United States should enter protests to these two countries. He pointed out that such action would not set any new precedents as there are a number already on record in which the United States intervened in instances where the rights of American nationals were not involved.
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