Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-12-24 | Page 2 | Rebuff to Germany Meets Criticism

Rebuff to Germany Meets Criticism WASHINGTON Dec 24 Ri- Ri Some congressional criticism developed developed developed de de- de- de today of the state departments department's departments department's depart depart- ments ment's stiffened attitude toward Germany as demonstrated in its brusque refusal to apologize for Secretary Ickes' Ickes recent denunciation denunciation denunciation tion of that country's treatment of minorities Fear of retaliation against the Jews in the reich as well as concern concern concern con- con cern cern over the possibility that this S attitude might needle needlessly sly entangle the United States in a controversy which would accomplish no good goodS S prompted several senators to counsel coun- coun iel sel caution in future exchanges S Believes It Unwise S Asserting that he agreed with I Ickes' Ickes blunt criticism of nazi treatment treatment treatment treat treat- ment of Jews Senator Burke D. D Neb said aid however that he believed it was unwise at this time Ickes said aid Jewish persecutions had taken Germany back to an unlettered S benighted and bestial period There cant can't be any war between the United States and Germany unless spokesmen for executive departments departments de- de apartments like Ickes make inflammatory matory statements that take us beyond beyond beyond be be- yond the point where level heads can operate Burke declared Ickes is the sort of person who S can can say Merry Christmas' Christmas to you fin in in a ut way that makes you want to fight him Fears New Outbreaks r Senator Lewis D. D Ill III the administration administration administration ad- ad ministration whip said he feared that exchanges between between be- be tween officials of the German and American governments might be followed followed followed fol fol- fol- fol lowed by new outbreaks against 1 the Jews in the reich 4 r Senator Schwartz D. D Wyo also cautioned against putting any avoidable strain on relations with 1 l Germany Representative Fish R. R N. N Y 5 agreed with the state departments department's action but said sald that cabinet officers 5 5 should not publicly denounce foreign for- for ign eign governments or indulge in abusive abu- abu sive tirades i S