GERMANY AND THE JEWS
[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.] SIR,—Herr Wolf von Dewall, in his interesting article on the German situation in The Spectator of April 28th, deprecates "the deliberate legislative and administrative Acts directed against a whole class of German citizens—the Jews," but suggests that the Central Government is "already endeavouring to give the ,Government measures a more reasonable course."
There is, unfortunately, no evidence to support this view. A decree designed to drive "non-Aryans" from the Civil Service (including State Universities and Schools) was issued on April 7th ; on the same day a Decree was issued with reference to the exclusion' of " non-Aryans " from the Bar ; on April 26th the Frankfurter Zeitung printed the text of a Decree excluding " non-Aryan " members from panel practice ; on April 27th the official Vtilkische Beobachter announced the institution of a numerus clausus for " non- Aryan " students at High Schools and Universities.
No doubt a point must eventually be reached at which no further discriminatory legislation will remain to be passed ; but it is only in this sense that there can be said to be any slackening of the persecution. That the Decrees are being strictly applied is shown by the lists of dismissals of Civil Servants, Professors and holders -of medical and other appoint- ments, including many names of the highest eminence, which appear almost daily in the German Press.—I am, Sir, &c.,
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