Show Texts of U. U S. S Nazi Notes On N. N y 7 Flag Attack I By Associated Press V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Aug 1 Text I-Text Text of ot the United States note to Germany Germany Ger Ger- rr many a on the flag tt k incident signed by William Phillips actIng acting act act- Ing secretary of ot state a and d red Gred to Dr Rudolph Leitner z- z Germ German Ger- Ger m man maii l charge chargo 0 I I have received your note of ot July 2 29 1935 in which upon instructions in instructions In- In from your our government you ou lod lodge e a 11 protest against the action of ot demonstrators rs in New NewYork NewYork NewYork York in te tearing down the G German German Ger Ger- r- r man flag flying from the bow of ot the German steamship Bremen when that that vessel was departing from New York the night of ot July 26 1935 You also give expression to the hope that everything will willbe willbe be done by the appropriate American Ameri Ameri- can authorities s in order that the guilty persons may be punished Gets Get Full Report The appropriate authorities in New York have provided me with witha a full full report on this thi's matter and andI I a copy for lor your Four tion You will note that the police police police po po- lice authorities took most extensive extensive extensive exten exten- sive precautions in order to prevent prevent pre pre- vent any untoward incidents that having learned in advance that a demonstration was planned they consulted with the representatives representatives' of the interested steamship companies companies companies' com com- panics panics' and in cooperation with them them- took tool all an measures which seemed calculated to assure order and that the incident which actually actually actually actu actu- ally occurred was in no sense due to neglect on the part of ot the AmerIcan American American Amer Amer- ican authorities I Invite particular attention to those sections of the report which I indicate that a very considerable number of police were detailed to prevent disturbances that the police police po po- lice suggested measures to prevent prevent prevent pre pre- vent persons persons' other than the passengers passengers passengers pas pas- and other duly authorized visitors from boarding the vessel but that the officers of oC the steamship steamship steamship steam steam- ship line did not deem it necessary to adopt such measures that unauthorized unauthorized unauthorized un un- authorized persons accordingly succeeded in boarding the steamer steam steam- er that before the vessel sailed such elements started a demonstration demonstration demonstration demon demon- that police authorities took immediate Immedi te and efficient action ac action action ac- ac tion with a view to clearing the ship of all an unauthorized persons and that during the course of this action one of the police namely Dete Detective Uve Matthew Soloman in attempting to apprehend the ringleaders ringleaders ring ring- I leaders was set upon knocked down and sustained serious in In- In jury P Persons Apprehended I also invite attention to that section of the report which indicates that the persons implicated in this disorder have been apprehended and are being held for trial It is unfortunate that in spite of the sincere sincer efforts of the policeto police policeto to to prevent any any disorder whatever the German 1 Rational national emblem should during the disturbance which took place not have re re- re th that t respect to Yh which cl it is entitled V WASHINGTON Aug 1 UP p- p Text of ot the Ge German note protesting protesting protest protest- ing a New York crowds crowd's attack on the he nazi nad flag By direction of my government I have the honor to advise excellency of the following Late in the evening of ot July 26 shortly before the dep departure of ot the German steamship Brem Bremen n from New rew York harbor harbor the the German German German Ger Ger- man flag Jag flying t from om the bow o of the steamship was violently torn off by demonstrators I am ant instructed to make the most emphatic protest against this serious Ins insult lt to the German national national na na- emblem and I venture to express the expectation that everything everything ev ev- will be done on the part of ot t the ti a American authorities charged with the prosecution of criminal offenses in order that the guilty persons may be duly pun pun- It was signed b by p Dr Rudolph Leitner German charge |