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Jews Uphold Greek Regime in Uprising

March 4, 1935
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Standing fully behind the Greek government, the Jewish population of Greece is watching with unprecedented interest the measures taken by Premier Panayoti Tsaldaris against the insurgents led by ex-premier Venizelos, who has openly committed himself as anti-Jewish.

The entire Venizelist press, which has been pouring out anti-Jewish propaganda ever since the Jews failed to vote for Venizelos in the governmental elections, has been suspended all over the country and will probably not be permitted to reappear. Many of the editors are under arrest.

JEWS PROTECTED

The governor of Salonica today ordered special precautions to protect the large Jewish population in the city against possible attacks. Arrests are still being made in Salonica, where the Venizelists were especially active {SPAN}###{/SPAN} where they were prepared to start a revolt upon a signal from Venizelos, who is now in Canea, on the Island of Crete.

Jewish leaders here believe that the Venizelist uprising will end the anti-Semitic propaganda which has reached dangerous proportions despite the fact that the government has done everything in its power to suppress it. The propaganda was conducted and ###nanced by Venizelos, in revenue for the defeat which he sufferer in the government elections due to the Jewish votes. Venizelos himself has made no secret of his anti-Jewish sentiments and has declared openly that if not for the Jewish votes, Premier Tsaldaris would not have received a majority.

PRESS STIRRED HATE

Anxious to return to power, Venizelos recently launched a drive to segregate Jews into a separate electoral college in order to prevent them from voting with the entire Greek population in favor of the Tsaldaris candidates. At the same time, the entire Venizelist press did not miss a single opportunity to stir up animosity against the Jews and to create

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