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GENERAL

Generalissimo TREATMENT OF GERMAN Tells of Visit NATIONALS IN GERMANY To The Front

The following is the continuation ut the fall English translation of the speech delivered by Generalia- simo Chiang Kai-shek at the 6th Plenary Session of the C. E. C. of the Kuomintang on Nov. 12.

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The following is an extract taken from a White Paper con- cerning the Treatment of German Nationals in Germany (1938- 39).

Below is a statement by a Jewish ex-prisoner communicated to the Foreign Office on October 28, 1938, by a Charlly Organisa- tion "working in Germany:-

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business man, was for six weeks 800 Eraste Bibelforscher (Inter myself, and I am in a position to Buchenwald. In order to preserve rrot

the concentration camp at national Bible Students). The inform you, my comiades, that a semblance of legality, police re- criminals and gypsies Each man were politicals; so-called

AS ILLUSTRATED WITH to-day our soldiers not only have cords are

CONVERTIBLE searched through and wore a badge-Jews yellow with

COLLAR a Arm faith in final victory. but the slightest bad mark against a the star of David, Bible Students

BELTED IF NECESSARY there is on the part of our rank Jew, sometimes & trifling offence of violet, &c. The Communists and and file in the various war zones forty years ago, is made the ex- others who were prisoners of long a general impatience to recover

cuse for the arrest. our lost territory. Besides, there is

standing, acted as sub "warders," another noticeable improvement, hours were sixteen per day, Sun-ed letters twice a month.

Herr X said that the working Jewish prisoners wrote and receiv- namely, the advancement of aght days and week-days alike. During ing technique in mur army and the these hours it was forbidden tono communication with the out- Trie Bible Students were allowed thoroughness with which orders are executed. This is the principal The food in itself was not bad, but their rations were not cut down.

drink. even in the hottest weather. side world, but on the other hand, GABARDINE SHOWER- reason why in our north Hunan quite insuficient. Weak coffee at Herr X spoke with the highest res- victory we could deal the enemy dawn and a half litre of soup at pect of these men. Their courage such a fatal blow,

INDOMITABLE SPIRIT

V

midday; bread allowance for the and religious faith were remark- whole day 250 gramms. (Men who able, and they professed them- had any money could sometimes selves ready to suffer to the uster- buy condensed milk, &c., from the most what they felt God had or- ranteen

dained for them.

?

Speaking of the people's morale, it may be said that during these past nine months the shameless-

While he was there the work of ness and wickedness of the trai-

DEATHS DAILY Jewish prisoners was doubled, and tors have reached the zenith.

Deaths took place daily in the However, the indomitable spirit of

their rations halved. The work.camp (Their relatives were often our people has been heightened in heavy stones, often far beyond the from an official who said they

course. cpnsists in moving first informed of this by a call: direct proportion to the multiplied strength of even a normal well-could have the ashes on payment Inducements and increased coer-fed man. The Jews were sneer- of 3 marks.) Herr X-a man in clon from the traitors. Not ugly told by their guards that the elatles-had a complete col- single self-respecting man has they were only experiencing the inpse after his release, and was vacillated in his determination. same treatment 1.8 their forethree weeks in bed. Another man As to our energetic activities fathers in Egypt, and that was taken to the City Hospital behind the enemy lines, the grow Pharoah had not gone half far with such high fever that he was ing strength of our guerillas, the enough. universal enforcement of the Peo-

not expected to live, and another. The men were kept standing at released at the same time, was in ple's Oath, and the perfection of attention for many hours on end. such a state of nerves that he conperation between the army and Floggings were very frequent, for could not cross a road, elvillans, they all go to prove that such small offences as drinking cur people, irrespective of differen- water during working hours. The which was fully confirmed on en- Herr X made the statement. in intelligence, physical wual punishment strength and age, have one and five strokes given alternately by ever released unless he can pro- | twenty-quiry, that no Jewish prisoner is realized that we can never, two guards. This often produced duce evidence that he is able to stand side by side with our enemy unconsciousness, but the and that loyal citizens and tral-, were told that the Fuehrer had be no release from this system of Jews leave Germany. There appears to tors cannot exist together.

himself given orders that the Jews deliberate torture, of mind and Things I have seen and accounts might receive up to sixty strokes. body but death. I have heard during my recent

Herr X entreats that some way inspection tour to the front are too numerous for me to cite theminer who had only one tap at

Herr X was in a group of 480 may be found by which these men

could be released all here. There were civilians

which to wash and drink for a placed in some kind of humane fleeing from the threatened areas quarter of an hour on getting up.

concentration camp in another with their families, who met the Later even this was stopped. Dur. country while their ultimate des- ing the six weeks he was in the tination and fate was being decid-

ces

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as their guides on the way to ng camp Herr X saw neither soap nored. He realises that such a pro- the enemy forces. Others volun- tooth-brusn. tarily asked to be permitted to Join the colours.

When wounded in actual combat they refused to with- draw and fought on until they died. Without exception, these

volunteers obeyed all orders given them.

They were willing to make any sacrifice and undergo any hard- ship required of them whenever they were told that to do so would be to the advantage of our war ófi resistance. The co-operation be tween our army and civilians has developed to a point unparalleled during the first stage of the hostilities.

It is a fact that the longer the war goes on, the weaker the enemy becomes while the greater grows our strength. I am in a position to inform you that no matter how long and under what circumstan- ces they fight, our troops will

There were about 8,000 men in

the camp when he was there, but

posal is quite beyond the scope of any private Refugee Committees, and needs international planning,

it was rumoured that the number but he begs that it may at least was shortly to be increased to

eventually emerge victorious. A defeat is out of the question.

For this very reason, the traitors are now in a state of great perplexity. Persisting in their evil doings, they have submitted various schemes to the enemy. They hope to take advantage of the critical world situation by hastening the un- folding of plots which would enable them to "robothers when their hottse is on fire," and which could in fact result only in great detriment to their own country and race as a whole,

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