Chilean Deputies Deplore Nazi Reign; Pass Resolution

A resolution against persecutions of the Jews in Germany has been adopted after a heated discussion in the Chilean Chamber of Deputies.

Some deputies endeavored to check the adoption of the resolution. They argued that the reports about the anti-Jewish atrocities are exaggerated, that German Jews have themselves denied these reports and that it was not right to interfere in the internal affairs of any country.

This point of view was, however, combatted by other deputies, who declared that the Nazi atrocities have been substantiated. They also emphasized the contributions of the Jewish people to the world in general and in particular to Germany, whose culture Jews have enriched.

The resolution which was proposed by Deputy Fuensalido was finally adopted after the word “condemn” was substituted by the word “deplore.”

The resolution reads as follows:

“Whereas persecutions have been decreed against the Jews in Germany expelling them from public offices and depriving them of the possibilities of existence, and

“Whereas, the right to live is holy for all rational beings in this world,

“The Chilean Chamber of Deputies, decides, without thereby pretending to interfere in the internal policies of Germany, to deplore in the name of humanity all these events, which amount to a step backward in civilization and which violate the rights of the national minorities that have been recognized by all nations.”

Deputy Vicunia, who supported the resolution, delivered a moving address which was several times interrupted by pro-German deputies.

In his condemnation of the criminal assaults on the rights of Jews in Germany, he defended the race, terming it the “father of modern civilization as creator of the monotheistic religion.”

Deputy Varas, a Catholic, expressed his deep sorrow over the Nazi anti-Jewish persecutions, emphasizing that the foundation of all human order should be respect for the human personality irrespective of belief, political ideas or racial origin.