A conference of the West German Printing Trade Union passed a resolution today calling on all members to refuse to work for fascist and anti-Semitic publications. In announcing the decision here, Heinrich Hansen, chairman of the union, declared that printers occupied an essential position in the political life of the country and “we do not want to repeat the mistakes of 1933.”
Delegates to the conference found that the West German laws designed to insure free and equal rights for all, and outlawing anti-democratic activities, were not enforced “strongly enough” by the Federal Government. “For this reason, the trade union movement and other social organizations must take action on their own,” the resolution reads.
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