The eyes of all German Jewry are focussed to-day on the probable results of the referendum which will be taken this Sunday as to whether the German Parliament is to be dissolved. This referendum, it is felt here, may bring about serious consequences, since the Hitlerists have as their allies their most bitter enemies, the Communists.
The unholy alliance of the Hitlerists and the Communists may mean the end of the present German Cabinet and the beginning of anarchy, of which the Jews may be the first victims.
Mobilising themselves for Sunday’s critical day, the Hitlerists have issued to-day a proclamation against the Liberal German press branding the “Berliner Tageblatt” as “the paper which was established for the protection of Jewish interests”. The Hitlerist proclamation asserts that the Liberal press in Germany is dragging the country into chaos. The proclamation calls upon everybody to vote on Sunday in accordance with the Hitlerist platform.
On the other hand, the Government gave out a declaration to-day against Sunday’s referendum, warning that this referendum may ultimately bring civil war between the Communists and the Hitlerists. Those who want to save the nation from civil war should not participate in the referendum.
The police authorities throughout Germany are absolutely confident that they will be able to deal with any disturbances should any occur.
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