Nazi Envoy to London Finds Cold Shoulders in Official Quarters

A cold reception by the British press and officialdom was granted Alfred Rosenberg, the latest Nazi emissary, who has arrived in London, in an attempt to improve Anglo-German relations. Following the failure of the mission of Prince Otto von Bismarck and Dr. Thost, the mission of Herr Rosenberg is regarded as most difficult, as part of the press openly declared today that British sympathies cannot be regained as long as discrimination against the Jews is continued in Germany.

Prime Minister MacDonald has flatly refused to see Herr Rosenberg, in spite of a request from the German Embassy that the emissary be granted an interview for “an important conversation.” Stanley Baldwin will see Herr Rosenberg, not in his capacity as a member of the government, but as the leader of the Conservative party. Sir John Simon, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, will not see the Nazi representative; the Foreign Office interview is assigned to Sir Robert Vansittart, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs.

The London News-Chronicle, in a most outspoken editorial, declares that the “first and foremost cause” which has contributed to the destruction, within a few weeks, of England’s friendliness toward Germany, that have been developing for twelve years, “is the detestable Jewish persecution, which half-hearted and unconvincing denials have done nothing to appease.”