Anil-Senrititic Campaign Launched
as Bonn Cabinet Weighs Extension;
World Protests Growing Stronger
BONN (JTA) — A campaign to
prevent the extension of the statute
of limitations, which limits the
prosecution of Nazi war criminals
after May 8, was started by the
right-wing Deutsche National-Zei-
tung and Soldaten-Zeitung which
has a large circulation among Ger-
mans who formerly served in the
German armed forces.
In an outspoken anti-Semitic
front-page article, carrying the
headline "Capitulation B e f ore
World Judaism," the newspaper
dealt with the debate now going on
in West Germany over the exten-
sion of the statute of limitations.
"German politicians," the paper
wrote, "have given in to Jewish
blackmail and pressure to prolong
the statute of limitations."
An indication that the West
German government will back
the extension developed last week
from statements on the issue by
the government spokesman at a
press conference here.
Guenther von Hase said that the
government would assist the Bun-
destag, West Germany's lower
house of Parliament, "in its effort
to let justice be done in accordance
with the principles of law." Pre-
viously, the cabinet had announced
it would not seek an extension of
the statute, which will become ef-
fective May 8, if no action is taken.
When he was asked whether this
meant that the government now
favored such an extension, he said
that there were "various positions"
within the government on this point
but that when the government
made its decision, it would be
unanimous.
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He also disclosed that the cabi-
net discussed a report submitted
by Ewald Bucher, the justice minis-
ter, who has been one of the most
obdurate foes of extension. He said
Dr. Bucher had told the cabinet, in
giving the report, that the possi-
bility could not be excluded that
after May 8 new Nazi crimes might
be uncovered which would neceg-
--- sitate additional investigations. The
Bucher report was to be presented
to the Bundestag Thursday.
The Bundestag will consider a
bill to extend the statute next
month.
Dr. Bucher also told the cabi-
net that as a result of the appeal
in 1964 by West Germany and the
Bundestag to all governments to
send documentary material on
Nazi crimes, more material was
now available, particularly from
the Eastern countries, which
might serve to help check known
eases and provide knowledge on
as yet unknown Nazi criminals.
Asserting that these investiga-
tions were still underway, Dr.
Bucher reported that more than
70,000 Germans had been tried for
Nazi crimes and that an additional
13,000 had been accused whose
cases were still pending. For these
cases, he said, the limitations sta-
tute cannot he applied nor could
it be effective after May 8 even if
the statute was not prolonged.
Gerhard Jahn, a Bundestag mem-
ber of the opposition Social Demo-
cratic Party, said after the von
Hase press conference, that the
Bucher report proved how neces-
sary it was to act on his party's
decision of Dec. 9, 1964 which had
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asked for the Bucher report. He
said "all our apprehensions were
justified."
Even the government now was
admitting, he added, that it was
only due to special efforts that ad-
ditional Nazi criminals had been
discovered and more material
found. The von Hase statement, he
declared, proved that prolongation
of the statute was necessary and
that the parliamentary group of
his party would submit a proposal
for extension to the Bundestag
Saturday.
bers of Parliament and Sir Barnett
Janner, all of whom castigated the
West German government on the
isuue. Sir Barnett, however, was
the only speaker who also denounc-
ed West Germany for its action in
halting arms shipments to Israel.
The Board of Deputies of British
Jews and the Zionist Federation re-
fused to join 400 members of a
memorial committee who demon-
strated in front of the German Em-
bassy in protest against Bonn's
plans to halt prosecution of Nazi
war criminals. The two Jewish
It was reported from Prague groups demanded the inclusion of a
that the Czechoslovak Justice protest against Germany's halting
Ministry transmitted to Bonn re- of arms to Israel.
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cently discovered Nazi documents
on killings of European resistance
In Paris, two solemn protest rites
fighters and of many thousands were conducted by war veterans,
of Jews. The report said that members of the French parliament
documents on 400 cases which re- and leaders of the French Jewish
quired immediate attention had community. The demonstrators,
been transmitted to West Ger- who marched silently to two
man authorities in support of sites but carried the official flags
those seeking the prolongation of and emblems of the various
the prosecution of Nazis.
groups, had been organized by the
A West German legal authority Council of Jews of France.
was sent to Washington to study
In Strasbourg, a resolution call-
documents of the Nazi era in an ing upon Bonn "not to forget the
effort to uncover new evidence.
honor" of its regime and enact
Gustav Matschel, district judge "at the earliest possible time"
from Munich, was sent by the Bonn necessary legislation for the ex-
government in response to a State tension of the statute was adopt-
Department suggestion.
ed unanimously by the Franco-
The State Department suggested,
German Conference of Jurists
in response to the Bonn appeal for and Lawyers.
evidence, that a German expert
More than 100 magistrateS, law
come to search remaining docu- professors and prominent members
ments seized by the U.S. Army in of the bar in France and Germany
Germany in 1945.
requested the German parliament
In New York, Morris B. to issue a declaration holding that
Abram, president of the Ameri- crimes against humanity are not
can Jewish Committee, hailed as covered by any statute of limita-
"a victory for the rule of law" tion.
the news that the West German
The conference also called for
cabinet had voted unanimously the framing of an international
to support the proposed exten-
convention which would declare
tion. He had made a personal ap-
crimes against humanity as outside
peal for such extension last any statute of limitation; for co-
month in a visit to Bucher in ordination of the prosecution of
Bonn.
war criminals by various countries
Abram, a noted constitutional in which such criminals may have
lawyer who served on the prosecu- found refuge; and the establish-
tion staff of the Nuremberg trials, ment of a secretariat to prepare
said: "We applaud the action of briefs for presecution of war crimi-
the West German cabinet, and nals before law courts.
hope that the Bundestag will trans-
Maurice Rolland, a counselor in
late this recommendation into law. the Supreme Court of France, also
We are particularly happy that called for a joint East German-
this is being done within the frame- West German committee for deal-
work of the rule of law, to which ing jointly with the cases of war
we at the American Jewish Com- criminals in either section of the
mittee are completely dedicated." old Germany.
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In his visit with Dr. Bucher Jan.
In Montreal, over 1,000 demon-
18, Abram urged that the statute
of limitations be extended to the strators paraded outside the Ger-
year 1975.
man consulate protesting the de-
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cision to cease war crimes prosecu-
In various parts of the world, tion.
meanwhile, prominent individuals
In Melbourne, a mass meeting of
continued to call upon the West the Association of Jewish Victims
German government to extend the of Nazi Persecution heard a plea to
statute. On the floor of the Brazil- Australians to join in the world-
ian Senate in Brasilia, Aron Stein- wide campaign to persuade West
bruch, a Jewish member of that Germany to extend the statute.
body, said that the Bonn govern-
Prior to t he meeting, Jewish
ment owed it to humanity to extend youth groups, clad in school uni-
the statute.
forms, paraded in trucks and
In Boston, Richard Cardinal buses, carrying appropriate slo-
Cushing said that "there should be gans, through the crowded city to
no moratorium on an evil as great the Martyrs Monument.
as genocide and those guilty of the
murder of Jews under Nazism
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that the extension of the statute of Laboratories. Always follow di-
limitations is "desirable."
rections offered by the manufac-
In Copenhagen, Per Kaekkerup, turer. Don't overload a circuit
Danish foreign minister, declared with too many appliances. Check
in Parliament that "deep concern" the nameplate of the appliance for
had been expressed to West Ger- the required current. If a room
many over the inaction on exten- has too few outlets, have more in-
sion.
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In London, a mass protest meet- disconnecting heaters when not in
ing adopted a resolution warning use.
of the urgent need for the exten-
sion.
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Speakers included several mem-
Friday, March 5, 1965-9
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Israeli Fighter Jets Repulse Egyptians
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire to
The Jewish News)
TEL AVIV — Israeli Mirage
fighter jets drove off a group of
Egyptian MIGs which penetrated
Israeli airspace in the southern
Negev, the army spokesman an-
nounced Wednesday. The air
clash developed, the spokesman
said, after the Israeli jets took
off to meet the Egyptian planes
when it was learned that the latter
entered Israeli airspace.
The Egyptian planes returned
to their own territory after the
Israeli jets fired a number of shots.
All the Israeli planes returned
safely to their bases.
Tuesday, United Nations observ-
ers had to intervene to arrange
a cease fire after an exchange of
fire lasting several hours between
Syrian positions and Israelis in
the Almagor area north of Lake
Tiberias. The exchange of fire
developed after the Syrians fired
on an Israeli tractor working in
the fields of Korazim. The Israelis
returned the fire after the Syrian
positions intensified their attack,
and two posts used machine guns.
The exchange lasted until 5 p.m.
local time Tuesday, when the cease
fire was arranged. There were no
casualties on the Israeli side.
"Voyage, travel and change of
place impart vigor."—Seneca in
"De Tranquillitate Animi."
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