spired by propaganda motives,” the statement continues. “In fact we were informed today by the North German Lloyd itself that the Warburg cancellation was in their hands days ago.”
“The anti-Nazi boycott has so curtailed sailings on these lines that their New York offices are apparently finding it necessary to fictionize their sailing lists in an effort to disseminate the impression that important personalities are still using their vessels. In addition to this insidious angle, this type of trickery is mischievous because it does direct damage to other shipping companies,” the statement concludes.
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