Danger that German Jews may be eliminated from all branches of trade and commerce was seen here today in provisions for the new Reichs-chamber of Trade, which under government supervision will completely control German economy.
Grave fears exist in German Jewish circles that the new chamber will pursue the policy of ousting Jews from commerce and trade in the same manner that the Chamber of Culture, under the direction of Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph Goebbels, ruthlessly ousted the Jews from the cultural life of the country.
All business activities, all vocational classifications of commerce, banking and insurance, and even
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