Am Not, Nor Have Been, Anti-Jewish --Kiesiza4t!ier "I would never let myself be of former and ultra-nation- trination programs in the West (Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News) BONN—Dr. Kurt Kiesinger, West Germany's new chancellor, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency Wednesday that he had never in his life taken an anti-Jewish atti- tude and had never done anything against Jews. He told a JTA correspondent also that he had given much thought to the offer to become chancellor be- cause of his past connection with the Nazi Party. He added that he himself had proposed Dr. Eugen Gerstenmair, the president of the Bundestag, West Germany's lower house of parliament, for the post of chancellor but that his Christian Democratic Union Party had de- cided differently. Concerning his membership in the Nazi Party, which he has in- sisted was purely nominal, he added "I never sympathized with the Nazis, and I believed that I would be able to outmaneuver them." The chancellor also disclosed that he wanted to emigrate from Germany when the Nazis took power in 1933, but that he did not have the money to do so. He said he entered the party in 1933 and had nothing to do with it after 1934. He agreed that it was only "natural" for people outside of Germany to be disturbed about the rise of the extremist National Democratic Party, but he insisted there was no comparison betWeen conditions in Germany now and those in 1933. He contended that the two major parties in West Ger- many — the CDU and the Social Democrats, now joined in a coali- tion which he heads as chancellor —both favored direct elections to replace the present proportional election system under which the NDP won parliamentary seats for the first time in November in Hesse and Bavaria. He said that the two major parties favored such change not solely because of the NDP—"such importance is not attached to the NDP"—but because an incidental benefit of such a revised electoral system would he to prevent the NDP from reaching the federal parliament. He added that he was studying "this complex problem." Dr. Kiesinger was asked about his attitude toward statements by Arab spokesmen that they would attach conditions toward efforts by West Germany to establish normal diplomatic relations with the Arab states. Most of the Arab countries severed or suspended ties with West Germany after it recognized Israel. One such condition indi- ! cated by the Arabs was a chance in West Germany's attitude toward Israel. High Officials Charged as Ex-Nazi Suspended BONN (JTA) — Friedrich Karl Vialon, target of consist en t charges over his Nazi past, will give up "for the time being" his post as state secretary in the Min- istry of economic aid for underde- Veloped countries, Gunther von Hase, the government spokesman, said here. It was believed that Hans Wish- newsky, the new Social Democratic minister, had asked that Vialon withdraw. Vialon offered last September a proposal that he be temporarily suspended pending out- come of an investigation as to whether he was involved in the wartime Nazi mass murders of Jews. In addition to that investiga- tion, there is still a case pending in which Vialon was charged sev- eral years ago with perjury in a war crimes trial. - 1 . influenced in this question by outside parties," the chancellor promptly replied. "We have a very s p e c i a 1 responsibility toward Israel. This entails a spe- cially favorable attitude toward Israel, of course." IIe added that he said this previously on a visit to India. Israel's cu r r e n t agreement with Euromart ends next June 30, and Israel has applied for either a much wider agreement or for an association status. Dr. Kiesinger said he planned to dis- cuss the problem soon with Israeli Ambassador Asher ben Nathan. He declared it was nec- essary to remember that he was not in a position to decide by himself on Common Market issues. Nazis alists" in West Germany. The state- ment called the electoral gains of the NDP "a symptom of the steady, erosion of a sense of re- sponsibility for the crimes of the Hitler era and of Germany's obli- gation to purge itself completely of the evils of Nazism." Germ an army, where the NDP is reported to he gaining influence. THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, December 16, 1966-7 1 A Name worth Speakers at the council suggest. Looking Into... 1 Asked whether he intended to ed a number of steps which Chan- maintain that position in the fu- cellor Kiesinger's government and ture, Dr. Kiesinger said, "I will V ). Meanwhile it became known that the West German state govern- do everything so that our relations ments might take "to curb the with Israel, which we have regu- the West German delegation at growth of extremist forces." larized formally, are further de- the Council of Ministers of the Among them were a ban on re- 0.° veloped, strengthened and deep- European Economic Community, unions and demonstrations by SS Murry Koblin ened." He added, "I am letting the governing body for the Euro- veterans' groups, stricter control myself into a position of 'either-or' pean Common Market, has sup- of teaching methods and revisions Advertising ported Israel's request for asso- in this question." 18039 Wyoming of school textbooks which gloss Dr. Kiesinger was then referred ciate status with Euromart. over or ignore the Nazi period and UN. 1-5600 to reports that, at the time diplo- Prinz Says Germany strengthening of democratic indoc- matic relations with Israel were Tested on Neo-Nazism BONN—Dr. Joachim Prinz, who, under discussion in Bonn, he had spoken against that slop. Dr. Kies- as president of the Conference of inger shook his head emphatically Presidents of American Jewish in denial. He said someone had Organizations, said he speaks for written something to that effect, the overwhelming majority of but that actually the opposite had American Jews on international been true. He said that what he problems, stated on his arrival had done was to criticize the here that the new government of "clumsy way" of West German West Germany will be judged by diplomacy in first telling the Arabs "its ability to neutralize the neo- that diplomatic relations with Is- Nazi movement." He called the right-wing Na- rael would not be established and then doing just that. He added he tional Democratic Party, which had always favored diplomatic re- gained strength in the recent elec- tion, "a Nazi party attuned to 1966 lations with Israel. He conceded he had not studied instead of 1933." A spokesman for Interior Min- the question of Israel's dissatisfac- ister Paul Luecke said Wednes- tion over its current pact with the day that the minister did not European Common Market, of intend to take action to ban the which West Germany is a mem- National Democratic Party. Such ber. However, he added he was action has been demanded by aware that the predecessor govern- Jewish organizations in many ment of Ludwig Erhard had taken countries since the NDP won a positive attitude toward Israel's parliamentary seats in Hesse association with Euromart and and Bavaria. that he would make an effort to The spokesman quoted the min- find a solution in which Israel's ister as saying that "The demo- interests would be safeguarded. cratic forces of our people are * * strong enough to deal with these WHILE SUPPLY LASTS `Balanced View' Urged elements," Dr. Luecke previously had described the NDP as "neo- in German Situation; LP 331/2 RPM Nazi." BAGEL and LOX DISH Now Only s295 Bonn Students March LONDON (JTA)—A British Jew- ish leader warned against both complacency about evidence of a resurgence of neo-Nazism in West Germany and hysteria over the fact that "8 percent of the West Ger- man electorate voted for neo-Nazi parties." The warning was made by Harold Sebag-Montefiore, presi- dent of the Anglo-Jewish Associa- tion in an address to the AJA Council. Meanwhile, an estimated 100 students of Bonn University took part in a protest demonstration Dec. 8 against Heinz Jasper, the deputy chairman of the extrem- ist National Democratic Party. The demonstrators marched to the home of the deputy chair- man. They carried protest ban- ners. One read: "Too Many Nazis Are Still Alive." About 3,000 university students marched through the streets of Tuebingen Dec. 7 in a silent pro- test against the growth of neo- Nazism in West Germany. Stu- dents carried signs protesting re- cent election gains in Hesse and Bavaria. A program to alert world opin- ion to the threat of neo-Nazism in West Germany has been drafted by the World Jewish Congress, Samuel Bronfman, WJC vice presi- dent, told a dinner meeting in Chi- cago. He said the program will be submitted by WJC affiliates throughout the world. In Toronto, a resolution calling on the executive of the Canadian Jewish Congress to arouse public opinion in Canada against the "resurgence of Nazism" in West Germany was approved by more than 400 delegates at a conference of the organization's central region here. ewish N „ Meanwhile, in London, the gov- erning council of the World Jewish Congress ended a meeting Tuesday night with an appeal to Chancellor Kurt Kiesinger to avert a "new threat to the peace of Europe and the world" stemming from "the bid for power by extremist right- wing forces" in West Germany. The council, representing Jewish communities and organizations in 64 countries, declared in a state- ment that it was "gravely dis- quieted at the growing influence "FIDDLER ON THE ROOF" 99 BORENSTEIN'S BOOK & MUSIC STORE 13535 W. 7 MILE at SCHAEFER DI 1-0569 or DI 1-3268 OPEN SATURDAY NIGHT, ALL DAY SUNDAY maim , TEL EG R America's 4P11 most beautiful CARPET display!. w NI 4M AM Special! 100% Wool Pile Worth $15.95 Anywhere! 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