The future policy of the German government will be to decrease further the number of Jewish doctors, Dr. Herman Brauneck, official spokesman of the sixty-three Nazi physicians who are here for a tour of the chief medical centers in this country, declared yesterday.
Exhibiting with pride a metal “No. 9” which he wears on his lapel, Dr. Brauneck explained that every physician wears a similar numbered tag and that they prefer to be addressed by number.
Explaining the attitude of the Nazis toward Jewish doctors, “No. 9” said:
“Jewish doctors will have to confine their practice to Jewish patients exclusively. As far as the government is concerned, only Jewish war veterans will be permitted to practice. “Aryans” will receive medical care from “Aryan” physicians, just as white people in America are treated by white physicians and Negroes by Negro doctors.”
Asked how many Jewish doctors will be permitted to practice, Dr. Brauneck said he did not know, but that the number would be commensurate with the Jewish population. He said, however, that no force would be applied to “black ‘Aryan’ sheep” who stray from the fold and insist on being treated by Jewish doctors.
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