Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-08-02 | Page 1 | New German Code Decrees Death for Anti-Nazi Action

New German German Code Code Decrees Death for Nazi Anti-Nazi Action Proposed Law Classifies Party Opposition as Treason Against the People BERLIN Aug 2 AP R AP-R Roland AP-Roland Roland land Freisler state secretary for the ministry of justice disclosed today that activity against the nazi party and its organizations will be bc regarded as treason against the people and will wiH be punished by death under the new criminal code It must be clear clearl that the nazi movement is the pillar of the I German nation and it must be protected protected protected pro pro- by provisions against treasonable treasonable treasonable trea trea- activities in the coming code he be said The state secretary outlined 15 points many of them dealing with technical questions to be bo covered by the forthcoming sweeping penal code Treasonable activities against the people are the most severe crimes he said Traitors place themselves o outside the community and a severe crime of this kind must be punished with outlaw outlawry Including in including including in- in the de death th penalty Severe punishment also Would ouid be beI I I provided for treasonable action by foreigners he be added but such action action action ac ac- ac- ac tion could not be termed treason against the people because foreigners foreign foreign- ers are bound only by an obligation of hospitality not by ties of allegiance allegiance alle alle- glance to the nation His pronouncement was issued as I nazi G Germany observed the first anniversary of the death of Marshal Paul von Hindenburg but excluded the war the war Veterans who were ol close se to the marshals marshal's heart the heart the steel h hel- hel l- l from meters from participating in in memorial me me- morial services at his grave