Military service in Germany must be conducted on racial lines only, General Erich von Ludendorff, who is expected to be recalled from retirement to take charge of Germany’s new military machine, declared here today, making clear his attitude toward the problem of including German Jews in the forthcoming conscription.
Known for his hatred of the Jews long before the Nazis came into power, General Ludendorff is definitely against admitting them into the German army.
REMOVE MEMORIAL WREATH
The Schild, official organ of the Union of Jewish War Veterans in Germany, discloses today that the Jewish War Veterans were requested to remove the wreath which they laid on the War Memorial in Berlin during the observance of War Heroes Day. When the veterans refused to accede to the demands, the wreath was removed by the authorities.
The same paper reports that many Jewish veterans have received orders from the authorities not to fly the black, white and red flag from their homes, despite the fact that they fought under it during the World War.
The Juedische Zeitung, a Jewish newspaper appearing in Breslau, in an article on the conscription expresses pessimism with regard to the possible admission of Jews into the army.
“We Jews, who are proud of our membership in the Jewish nation, would welcome the decision that general military service should include us too, like all other able-bodied citizens,” the paper writes.
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