Dr. Theodor Heuss, President of the West German Republic, today expressed concern over the spate of recent anti-Semitic incidents in West Germany. He said he would continue to fight neo-Fascism in the Federal Republic after the expiration of his term as President this year.
Dr. Heuss expressed these views in a one-hour audience he gave to Zachariah Shuster, European director of the American Jewish Committee. Dr. Heuss said he hoped for the development of a democratic and parliamentary spirit among Germany’s youth. He promised he would exert his influence on the provincial ministries and on various associations for the creation of a program to acquaint German youth with the history of Nazism.
Mr. Shuster also met with Dr. Adolf Arndt, judicial expert of the opposition Social Democratic Party, who expressed the opinion that existing laws should suffice to combat anti-Semitic literature. Dr. Arndt disputed recent assertions that the anti-Semitic incidents were inspired by Soviet agents. He said this assertion did not explain the recent incidents.
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