The property of East European Jews who immigrated to Germany and became rich should be confiscated to cover the state deficit instead of providing for emergency subscriptions, suggested Deputy Geisler, a Nationalist member of the Prussian Landtag. Geisler, who is a friend of Dr. Alfred Hugenberg, leader of the Nationalist Party and German newspaper magnate, has asked that the Prussian government submit his proposal to the central government.
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