Decries Delay in Regulating Import Labels

Samuel Untermyer, as president of the Non-Sectarian Anti-Nazi League to Champion Human Rights, in letters to Collector of Customs Harry M. During here and Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Stephen B. Gibbons in Washington, protests continuance of permission to German importers to bring merchandise into this country without adequate identification as to place of origin.

Charging it is “a fraud on our consumers” to mark goods made in Germany as “Made in Saxony,” “Made in Dresden,” etc., Mr. Untermyer writes to Mr. Gibbons: “We are tired of having the department deliberately playing into the hands of German law violators.”

After listing the delays of the Department in enforcing the ruling, the letter declares that unless “a prompt and reasonable, “the subject will be brought to the attention of the country from the floor of the Senate.”

Mr. Untermyer insists there is no justification for extending to July 8 the enforcement of the Treasury Department decision which makes it mandatory to place the mark of the country of origin on imported goods.

The letter to Mr. Durning calls attention to “huge amounts of foreign goods” which because of “a fault in the procedure at this port” are entering this country without being properly marked.

“I find,” writers Mr. Untermyer, “that notwithstanding the ruling of the Treasury Department another shipment of A. S. S. china stamped ‘Made in Bavaria,’ was permitted to enter the country on May 18 on the S. S. Hamburg. We protest the release of that lot.”

MADE PREVIOUS PROTEST

The two-letters of protest were preceded by a notice to the Treasury Department some time ago to the effect that the Anti-Nazi League had prepared the papers on an application to the court to put a stop to the practice of lax enforcement of the regulation. At that time the league was advised that thenceforth “Made in Germany” labels would be required as specified by the law, but that this regulation would not go into effect for three months. Enforcement later was further extended to July 8.

LETTER DEMANDING HALF TO HOODLUM ATTACKS SENT TO ENVOY

A demand that the Polish government take immediate steps to stop anti-Semitic outbreaks was forwarded to Stanislaus Patek, Polish Ambassador in Washington, by the Jewish Labor committee. It was signed on behalf of the organization by B. C. Vladeck, general manager of the Jewish Daily Forward, as chairman of the committee; David Dubinsky, president of the I. L. G. W. U.; Joseph Baskin, general secretary of the Workmen’s Circle, and Benjamin A. Gebiner, executive secretary of the Jewish Labor Committee.

BLAMES POGROMS ON NARA

although the Polish government is not officially a part of the anti-Semitic attack, it nevertheless must be held responsible for these violent outbreaks of anti-Semitism. The government Jacks no means to suppress these attacks, if determined to stop them.

“At every anti-Semitic outbreak the police appears after the attack has been well stated, and arrests, in many cases, all who dare to oppose the hoodlums.”

JEWISH PRESS CENSORED

“There are two Polish daily newspapers, published in Warsaw, entirely devoted to anti-Semitic propaganda. Practically every day they publish appeals to organize attacks on the Jewish population. The government takes no steps to stop them. On the other hand, the government censors do not permit the Jewish press, especially the Jewish labor press, to publish full reports of these anti-Semitic outbreaks. Even ordinary informative items about these outbreaks are confiscated.”

The Daughters of Zion Hebrew Day and Night Shelter will give an entertainment and ball at the Hotel Pennsylvania June 10.

Proceeds will be used in the maintenance of the institution’s medical and dental staff, day nursery and summer care for orphaned and needy children. Elias B. Desatnek is president of the institution, which is non-sectarian.