The temporary stay in execution of the order barring publication of foreign-language newspapers in Uruguay, which had been granted to the Jewish press here, ended yesterday when police closed down the two Yiddish newspapers, the Folksblatt and Unzer Fraint.
The press order was aimed primarily at anti-democratic propaganda which was being disseminated by Nazi and Fascist publications here, but it was phrased so broadly as to include all foreign language newspapers including the Yiddish.
Receiving a Jewish delegation that came to intervene with him, Dr. S. Amaro, Minister of the Interior, told the group that the order was a general and temporary measure until the inner security of the country had been assured. He promised that as soon as the internal situation in Uruguay returned to normal the particular nature of the Yiddish press would receive careful consideration. At the same time he expressed appreciation for the loyalty of the Jewish people and for their willingness to make great sacrifices for the ideals of democracy.
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