Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-12-07 | Page 2 | Nazi Anti-Jewish Laws May Hit U. S. Property

Nazi Jewish Anti Laws L w ws May Hit U. U US U.S. S. S Property BERLIN Dec 7 AP The AP-The The United States embassy was understood understood understood under under- stood today to have sent a detailed report to the state department expressing belief that the Jewish anti-Jewish property decrees announced Monday by Economics Minister Walther Funk may affect American T property The embassy was said to have asked Washington for instructions Since publication of or the Funk decrees decrees decrees de de- de- de crees United States officials have been trying to obtain official German German German Ger Ger- man interpretation of them Funks Funk's decrees made certain se sections sec sections sec sec- of the law law forbidding forbidding Jews to acquire pawn or sell precious metals and jewels without official permits and requiring them to deposit deposit deposit de de- de- de posit all securities in banks banks banks-ap- ap applicable specifically to German and stateless Jews Find No Distinction But American officials found no such distinction in the sections forbidding forbidding forbidding for for- bidding Jews to acquire real estate and empowering German officials to compel Jews to liquidate or sell their real estate and industrial en en- Therefore it was believed that American Jews owning property in Germany might be affected It was understood the British embassy had called attention of the German foreign office to London's London's London's Lon Lon- dons don's apprehensions lest British Interests in interests interests in- in be involved Arm Bands Ordered Jews doing compulsory labor on construction jobs in near Vienna were ordered to wear wearon wearon wearon on their right arms a yellow badge similar to the badge worn by Jews in the middle ages The order was issued by Joseph Buerckel nazi commissioner of to avoid contamination of Aryans who recently have been put to work with the Jews The Jews working on the project have been at since the Semitic anti-Semitic campaign started November 10 Most of or them were and they had been conducting a like camp-like school for young Jews learning trades preparatory preparatory pre pre- I to emigrating I Aryans were engaged to help them when Buerckel decided to enlarge the labor camp by erecting additional barracks and workshops work work- shops i