Ambassador Hans Luther’s declaration that he knew nothing about any anti-Jewish discriminations and that anti-Semitism sprang from the German people and not from the government was characterized by Samuel Untermyer, in an exclusive statement to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, “as being on a par with the other statements issued by this German propagandist who is masquerading as an ambassador.”
“If I remember correctly,” said Mr. Untermyer, “it was Luther who said that there were no atrocities and no terror against the German Jews. What is the use of discussing seriously any subject with a man who spreads such false information through his propaganda bureau?
“Perhaps he will tell us why the German Government under his direction is spending great sums in publishing and subsidizing newspapers in this country to counteract the effects of the boycott, when in Germany, the Jews continue to be persecuted by every conceivable form of boycott.”
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