World Press Digest

The New York World-Telegram, commenting editorially on the plan of Salmon O. Levinson to prevent a new war, says:

Salmon O. Levinson, Chicago lawyer, reorganizer of big industries and father of the Kellogg-Briand peace pact, has evolved a plan to salvage something out of the war debts wreckage. He proposes to forget the interest, accept sixty cents for each dollar of the principal and make up the difference in savings on armaments. America and her European debtors would build no new armaments for five years, and gradually reduce existing armaments fifty per cent.

This plan may not be popular with the 100 per centers who insist that European countries pay to the last dime. But our present policy is forcing American taxpayers to shoulder Europe’s debts, sink more billions into bigger and costlier arms and drift on toward another possible world war.

Some new approach to the problem is imperative if it is ever to be amicably settled. And we will have to take the initiative.

ADDING INSULT TO INJURY

Under the title “Honorary Aryans,” the New Statesman and Nation of London publishes the following:

Moses Mendelssohn (1729-1786) was the first great champion of Jewish emancipation. His family has continued to play an important part in German life: the composer was his grandson, the great Mendelsson Bank is run by his descendants, and the youngest generation of Mendelssohns includes Eleonora, one of the finest German actresses, and Francesco, who has distinguished himself both as a cellist and as a theatrical producer. As a recognition of the services of the bank, the Nazis have made the grotesque decree that the Mendelssons are “honorary Aryans.” Could there be a subtler insult to a family which has always been particularly proud of its Jewish ancestry?”

GOERING CAUTIOUS AT WEDDING

The New York Sun, reporting on the marriage of Goering, brings out the following details:

There was a slight delay at the church while identities were established to the satisfaction of the Secret Police, a feature of the activities at this point being a half-hour fight with non-“Aryans.” When order was restored the happy couple entered the edifice.

JEWISH VOTERS CURBED IN DANZIG

Ludwig Lore, commenting in the New York Post on the Nazi defeat in the Danzig parliamentary elections, says:

Fortunately the Nazis of Danzig will not be able to blame the Jews for their defeat. The National Socialist Commission had carefully weeded out the names of 1,500 Jews from the election lists, reports the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. The League of Nations High Commissioner was manifestly unable to cope with the situation. Jewish citizens appealed to him for help, but he made no effort to come to their assistance.

The Polish Commissioner was made of sterner stuff. When he learned that Polish citizens of Jewish faith were to be deprived of the right to vote, he protested so emphatically that the Nazi election commissioners were forced to give in.

Ignati Abramovitch Bernstein, engineer of the Chinese Eastern Railway, was killed by Chinese Boxers.